Jason Hoffman (born 28 January 1989) is an Australian association football player who plays as a right back for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League. He is the most capped player in Newcastle Jets History.
 Hoffman after signing for the Newcastle Jets in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Michael Hoffman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Right wing | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mayfield United | |||
| Hamilton Olympic | |||
| 2005–2006 | NSWIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Hamilton Olympic | ||
| 2007–2010 | Newcastle Jets | 29 | (2) |
| 2008 | AIS | 4 | (2) |
| 2010 | Richmond SC | 6 | (3) |
| 2010–2015 | Melbourne City | 80 | (3) |
| 2015– | Newcastle Jets | 185 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 11 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Australia U-23 | 13 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2011 | |||
Club career edit
Hoffman was developed through NSWIS and Hamilton Olympic Warriors FC. He started as trainee at the Newcastle Jets and became a part of the first team squad.[citation needed]
On 2 September 2007 he made his A-League debut for the Jets as a substitute in Round 2 of the 2007–08 season,[2][3] and scored his first goal for the club in Matchday 6 of the Asian Champions League against Ulsan Hyundai.[4]
Hoffman broke his 20 match goal drought in the A-League by scoring twice in the first half of the Jets 09/10 season opener against the Wellington Phoenix.[5]
On 8 January 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Melbourne Heart.[6][7]
After being released by Melbourne City in 2015, Hoffman returned to the Newcastle Jets on a one-year deal.[8][9] He started in 25 of Newcastle's 27 league games that season and signed a two-year contract extension upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 A-League season.[10]
In Round 24 of the 2017–18 A-League season Hoffman played his 100th A-League game for Newcastle but was sent off in the 78th Minute.
Known as something of a utility player, Hoffman began Newcastle's 2018–19 campaign as the club's center forward due to the 10-game ban of Roy O'Donovan that he incurred in the previous season's Grand Final.[11] He started the first six games of the season and scored one goal, coming in a 2–0 win away to Western Sydney on 23 November, earning the club their first win of the season.[12] Not fit for the game against Brisbane on 9 December,[13] Hoffman returned the following week as a first half substitute at left-back for Ivan Vujica in their 2–0 defeat to league-leaders Perth.[14] Hoffman remained in the side ahead of Vujica in Ernie Merrick's defense for their next game, the F3 Derby against Central Coast on 23 December. He leveled the score with a header in the second half and had a second header ruled out for offside as Newcastle would go on to win 2–1 through Ronald Vargas.[15]
Honours edit
With Australia:
- Weifang Cup (U-18): 2007
With Newcastle Jets:
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Jets keen to step out of shadows". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Newcastle Jets – Queensland Roar Match Summary
- ^ "Jets claim historic Asian victory". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Jason Hoffman steps up for Jets
- ^ The Hoff Heads For Heart
- ^ Hoffman signs with Melbourne Heart
- ^ "Melbourne City FC Releases Jason Hoffman". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "CONFIRMED: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Jason Hoffman sticks with Jets". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Roy O'Donovan handed 10-game ban for A-League grand final assault". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 18 May 2018.
- ^ Windon, Jacob (23 November 2018). "Credit overdue for Jason Hoffman, Newcastle's ever-willing unsung hero". Hyundai A-League.
- ^ Gardiner, James (9 December 2018). "Unheralded duo strike to lift Jets to second win of campaign". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Perth Glory beat Newcastle Jets to extend unbeaten A-League run to eight games". ESPN. Australian Associated Press. 16 December 2018.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (23 December 2018). "Mariners' rot continues as Jets seal comeback in F3 derby". The Sydney Morning Herald.