Josh Hope (soccer)

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Josh Hope
Personal information
Full name Joshua Hope
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2][3]
Youth career
2012–2013 FFT NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 FFT NTC 41 (28)
2015 FFA CoE 12 (0)
2016–2018 Melbourne Victory NPL 45 (3)
2017–2020 Melbourne Victory 27 (1)
National team
2015 Australia U17 7 (0)
2016 Australia U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2017

Joshua Hope (born 7 January 1998) is an Australian former professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Melbourne Victory in A-League.[4]

Club career[]

On 5 February 2015, Hope became the first Tasmanian in 23 years to receive an Australian Institute of Sport football scholarship; Hope turned down an NPL Victoria 1 contract with Melbourne Victory to accept the offer from the FFA Centre of Excellence.[5]

In July 2016, Hope made his unofficial senior debut for Melbourne Victory as a substitute in their International Champions Cup match against Juventus F.C..[6]

On 9 August 2017, Hope made his professional debut against Brisbane Roar in the FFA Cup as an 80th minute substitute for James Troisi.[7] On 19 September 2017, he signed a professional contract with Melbourne Victory,[8] and made his league debut in a Big Blue, replacing Leroy George in the 65th minute against Sydney FC on 7 October 2017.

On 2 November 2020, Hope announced that he was stepping away from professional football due to online abuse.[9]

International career[]

On the 6 September 2015, Hope was selected as captain for the U-17 Joeys pre World Cup tour of France[10] and was later a member of their FIFA U-17 World Cup squad in Chile.[11]

On 2 September 2016, Hope was selected as part of a 23-man Young Socceroos squad for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Vietnam.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FFA Cup AFC Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne Victory 2017–18 A-League 5 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 13 0
2018–19 A-League 13 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 17 1
2019–20 A-League 9 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 1
Career total 27 1 5 0 8 1 1 0 41 2

Honours[]

Club[]

Melbourne Victory

International[]

Australia U20

References[]

  1. ^ "Joshua Hope". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ Luttrell, Alex. "Tassie soccer star Josh Hope has AIS hopes realised". Mercury. News Corp. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ Windley, Matt. "Josh Hope a potential selection bolter as Melbourne Victory looks to cover international losses". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ Josh Hope at Soccerway
  5. ^ Luttrell, Alex (4 February 2015). "Tassie soccer star Josh Hope has AIS hopes realised". The Mercury.
  6. ^ "Victory beats Juventus on penalties at MCG". Melbourne Victory. 23 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Brisbane Roar 1 Melbourne Victory 5". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Young guns go pro". Melbourne Victory. 19 September 2017.
  9. ^ "A-League: Former Melbourne Victory player Josh Hope walks away from professional football due to online abuse". News.AU. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ^ . . 8 September 2015 http://www.walterpless.com.au/2015/march/tasmania-s-josh-hope-captains-joeys-in-france.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Joeys name squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup". The World Game. 2 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Josh Hope named in Young Socceroos squad". Melbourne Victory. 2 September 2016.
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