Joe Hodge

Joe Hodge
Personal information
Full name Joseph Shaun Hodge[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 41
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Manchester City 0 (0)
2021 → Derry City (loan) 0 (0)
2021– Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 (0)
2024 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (1)
2024– → Huddersfield Town (loan) 6 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U17 9 (0)
2019 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (1)
2022–2024 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:16, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Joseph Shaun Hodge (born 14 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in Manchester, England, Hodge is captain of the Republic of Ireland U21 national team.[3]

Career

Hodge started his career with Premier League side Manchester City.[4][5] Before the 2021 season, he was sent on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City but departed the club without making a competitive appearance due to injury.[6][7] In 2021, Hodge signed for English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8][9] He made his Premier League debut against Chelsea on 8 October 2022.[10] On 1 February 2024, Hodge was loaned to EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers until the end of the season.[11]

Wolves then decided to send Hodge on loan to League One side Huddersfield Town for the 2024–25 season.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2021–22[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derry City (loan) 2021[12] LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2022–23[13] — — — 2[a] 2 2 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–23[13] Premier League 6 0 2 0 3 0 — 11 0
2023–24[14] Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 6 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 13 0
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2023–24[14] Championship 8 1 — — — 8 1
Career total 14 1 3 0 4 0 2 2 23 3
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Joe Hodge". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Joe Hodge named Ireland U21 captain". FAI TV. 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ "After swapping City for Black Country, Wolves' Hodge eager to bare teeth". irishexaminer.com. 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Joe Hodge would be a bigger loss to Ireland than Grealish or Declan Rice". otbsports.com.
  6. ^ "Joe Hodge looking forward with 'no regrets' over Manchester City exit". independent.ie.
  7. ^ "Man City's Joe Hodge confident he can meet physical demands of League of Ireland". derryjournal.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland underage stars gear up for Premier League Cup Final". punditarena.com. 13 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Premier League: No Irish need apply...almost". irishtimes.com.
  10. ^ "Stephen Kenny Is Clearly A Huge Fan Of Ireland U17 Midfielder Joe Hodge". balls.ie.
  11. ^ "Joe Hodge completes loan switch from Wolves". Queens Park Rangers FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Manchester City win the 2020 FA Youth Cup after thrilling win over Chelsea at SGP". www.thefa.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2022.


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