Jordan Hamilton (soccer)

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Jordan Hamilton
Hamilton Jordan Columbus Crew SC Meet the Team 2019.jpg
Hamilton with Columbus Crew SC in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton
Date of birth (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number 10
Youth career
North Scarborough SC
Ajax SC
2011–2014 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Toronto FC 53 (11)
2015–2019 → Toronto FC II (loan) 44 (17)
2014 → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 11 (5)
2014 → Trofense (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Columbus Crew 6 (0)
2021 Indy Eleven 18 (5)
2022– Sligo Rovers 3 (1)
National team‡
2011–2013 Canada U17 11 (5)
2014–2015 Canada U20 5 (3)
2016–2017 Canada U23 4 (3)
2014–2016 Canada 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 14, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 29, 2017

Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton (born March 17, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a forward with League of Ireland Premier League club Sligo Rovers.

Playing career[]

Youth[]

Hamilton started playing with North Scarborough SC, before switching to Ajax SC.[1] He made his U14 Ontario Provincial debut at the U14 All-Star Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He scored 8 seconds into their first match against the U14 PEI team, when they had the kickoff. He went on to score 6 more goals in the match.

Toronto FC[]

After three years playing with the TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League, Hamilton signed with Toronto FC on January 6, 2014.[2][3] Hamilton made his professional debut as a late substitute in 0–1 defeat to Colorado Rapids on April 12, 2014.[4] He was loaned to USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads FC on May 1, 2014.

After 5 goals in 11 games with Wilmington and a goal for Toronto in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, Hamilton was loaned to C.D. Trofense of the Portuguese Segunda Liga.[5] On August 9, 2014, Hamilton made his first appearance for side C.D. Trofense as a 66th-minute substitute. He was recalled from his loan by Toronto on December 12.[6]

On March 20, 2015 Hamilton was loaned to Toronto FC II ahead of their inaugural season in the USL.[7] He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21, and scored Toronto FC II's first ever goal in the same match in the 8th minute.[8]

Hamilton scored his first two goals for Toronto FC in the 2016 Canadian Championship, when he got a brace in the first leg against the Montreal Impact.[9] He scored his first MLS goal on June 26 against Orlando City. He finished the 2016 season with three goals in 14 league matches[10] and two goals in four Canadian Championship matches.[11] He had also made four appearances for Toronto FC II.[11]

Columbus Crew SC[]

On July 11, 2019 Hamilton was traded to Columbus Crew SC along with an international roster slot and $50,000 of Targeted Allocation money, in exchange for forward Patrick Mullins and an undisclosed amount of Conditional Allocation money.[12] Hamilton would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Crew,[13] but re-signed with the club soon after for 2020.[14] The club declined his option for the 2021 season.[15]

Indy Eleven[]

On March 1, 2021, he signed with USL Championship side Indy Eleven.[16] On September 2, 2021, Hamilton and Indy mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club.[17]

Sligo Rovers[]

In February 2022, Hamilton would sign with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers for the 2022 season.[18]

International career[]

Youth[]

Hamilton represented Canada at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[19]

In November 2014, Hamilton was called up to the U-20 team for a series of games. He scored a goal against England's U-20 side during a friendly on November 12 in a 2–2 draw.[20] Hamilton followed it up three days later with another goal in a 2–1 victory over Russia's U-21 team.[21] Hamilton would later participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with Canada.[22] He scored three goals at the tournament, a brace against Haiti in the first game, and a goal against Honduras in Canada's last game.

In May 2016, Hamilton was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[23] He scored in both matches.[24][25] In 2017, he scored against Qatar U23 at the Aspire U23 tournament.[26]

Senior[]

Hamilton's first experience with the senior side was when he was called up for a training camp in January 2014 with the Canadian senior team.[27] Hamilton made his debut for Canada against Colombia as a substitute on October 14, 2014.[28]

Personal life[]

Hamilton attended Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough.[29]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 14 March 2022[10][11]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC 2014 MLS 1 0 – 0 0 – – 1 0
2015 2 0 0 0 0 0 – – 2 0
2016 14 3 0 0 4 2 – – 18 5
2017 8 2 0 0 3 0 – – 11 2
2018 14 2 – 2 1 – 3 0 19 3
2019 14 4 0 0 0 0 – 1 1 15 5
Total 53 11 0 0 9 3 0 0 4 1 66 15
Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 2014 USL Pro 11 5 0 0 1 0 – – 12 5
Trofense (loan) 2014–15 Segunda Liga 5 0 – 0 0 2 0 – 7 0
Toronto FC II (loan) 2015 USL 20 3 – – – – 20 3
2016 4 0 – – – – 4 0
2017 9 5 – – – – 9 5
2018 10 8 – – – – 10 8
2019 USL League One 1 1 – – – – 1 1
Total 44 17 – – – – 44 17
Columbus Crew SC 2019 MLS 4 0 – 0 0 – – 4 0
2020 2 0 – 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 6 0 – 0 0 – – 6 0
Indy Eleven 2021 USL Championship 18 5 – 0 0 – – 18 5
Sligo Rovers 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division 3 1 – 0 0 – 0 0 3 1
Career totals 140 39 0 0 10 3 2 0 4 1 157 43
  1. ^ Includes the Canadian Championship, U.S. Open Cup and FAI Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in the Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Includes the CONCACAF Champions League and the UEFA Europa Conference League

International[]

As of October 6, 2016[30]
Canada
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 1 0
Total 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Jordan Hamilton profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. ^ "Toronto FC sign academy forward, Canadian youth international Jordan Hamilton to Homegrown deal | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Canadian Soccer League". January 26, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "MatchCenter - Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Toronto FC loan Homegrown striker Jordan Hamilton to Portugal's Clube Desportivo Trofense". July 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "Toronto FC exercise options on 15 players". December 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Toronto FC loan seven players to Toronto FC II". March 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston".
  9. ^ CBC. "Toronto FC beats Montreal Impact in 1st leg of Canadian Championship". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Jordan Hamilton » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "J. Hamilton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Toronto FC acquires Patrick Mullins from Columbus Crew SC". July 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Jacob Myers (November 21, 2019). "Columbus Crew declines options on Connor Maloney and Jordan Hamilton". Columbus Dispatch.
  14. ^ Tom Bogert (December 12, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC re-sign Jordan Hamilton, sign Matt Lampson". Major League Soccer.
  15. ^ "Core of 2020 MLS Cup-winning Columbus Crew SC roster to return in 2021". Columbus Crew SC. December 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Indy Eleven Amplifies Attack with Addition of Jordan Hamilton". Indy Eleven. March 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "Indy Eleven and Forward Jordan Hamilton Terminate Contract".
  18. ^ "Canadian striker Hamilton joins Sligo Rovers". Sligo Rovers. February 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". October 3, 2013.
  20. ^ "Canada's Under-20 team draws England 2-2 as Toronto FC's Jordan Hamilton scores late equalizer". November 12, 2014.
  21. ^ "Goals by MLSers Jordan Hamilton, Marco Bustos lead Canada Under-20s to win vs. Russia". November 15, 2014.
  22. ^ Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
  23. ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  24. ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  25. ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  26. ^ "Canadian U23 side scores second straight win at Qatar tournament". Sportsnet. March 28, 2017.
  27. ^ "Young MNT to set up camp in Florida". January 10, 2014.
  28. ^ Squizzato, Daniel (October 14, 2014). "Canada 0, Colombia 1: International Friendly Match Recap".
  29. ^ "Jordan Hamilton joins first-team". Toronto Catholic District School Board. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  30. ^ Jordan Hamilton at National-Football-Teams.com

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