Alessandro Hojabrpour

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Alessandro Hojabrpour
Alessandro Hojabrpour
Hojabrpour with Pacific FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour
Date of birth (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pacific FC
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2014 Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
2014–2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2017–2019 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Pacific FC 56 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 Canada U17 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 18, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 12, 2019

Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour (Persian: آلساندرو فریدون هژبرپور; born January 10, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Pacific FC as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[]

Early career[]

A product of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy, Alessandro Hojabrpour signed with the under-19 side of Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2017.[1][2]

Pacific FC[]

2019 and 2020 seasons[]

Hojabrpour signed with Pacific FC on January 15, 2019 and made his Canadian Premier League debut on May 12, 2019 against FC Edmonton.[3][4] He was given his first start for the club in the next game during a Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC on May 15, 2019.[5] Hojabrpour re-signed with Pacific in December 2019 for the 2020 season and in December 2020 for the 2021 season.[6][7]

2021 season[]

Hojabrpour received Man of the Match honours for Pacific after his performance on July 4, 2021, completing 92.9% of his passes against defending champions Forge FC.[8] He provided his first assist for the club on July 17, 2021 to Josh Heard against Forge FC.[9] He scored his first goal for Pacific on October 6, 2021 against FC Edmonton at Clarke Stadium.[10] Hojabrpour helped Pacific reach their first CPL final on November 20, 2021 after a 2–1 extra time win over Cavalry FC at ATCO Field.[11] On December 4, 2021, he was nominated for the league's under-21 player of the year award at the end of the 2021 season.[12] On December 5, 2021, Hojabrpour scored the winning goal to win Pacific the 2021 Canadian Premier League Final at Tim Hortons Field.[13] On December 14, he was named the 2021 Under-21 player of the year.[14]

International career[]

Youth[]

Born in Burnaby to an Italian mother and Iranian father,[15] Hojabrpour made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2014. He represented the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team in the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, scoring a goal against Cuba on April 25, 2017.[2][16]

Style of play[]

Hojabrpour can operate as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder.[17] He has been praised for his defensive abilities and reliability in midfield.[18]

Career statistics[]

As of 5 December 2021[19]
Club Division Season League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pacific FC Canadian Premier League 2019 22 0 2[a] 0 — 24 0
2020 10 0 — 3[b] 0 13 0
2021 26 1 3[a] 0 2[b] 1 31 2
Pacific FC Totals 58 1 5 0 5 1 68 2
Career Totals 58 1 5 0 5 1 68 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Canadian Championship
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Canadian Premier League Playoffs

Honours[]

Club[]

Pacific FC

Individual[]

  • Canadian Premier League Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year: 2021[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alessandro Hojabrpour". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Pacific Football Club bolsters lineup with trio of Canadian youth internationals". Pacific FC. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ Jesse Laufer (15 January 2019). "Three Burnaby natives join Langford-based Pacific FC". Victoria News. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Alessandro Hojabrpour". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ @Pacificfccpl (16 May 2019). "Here's our Starting XI for tonight's #canChamp game!