Chandler Hoffman

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Chandler Hoffman
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Hoffman with the Galaxy in July 2013
Personal information
Full name Jon Chandler Hoffman
Date of birth (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 UCLA Bruins 54 (29)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Panama City Pirates 7 (0)
2010–2011 Orange County Blue Star 25 (15)
2012 Philadelphia Union 7 (0)
2012 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 LA Galaxy 8 (0)
2014 → LA Galaxy II (loan) 17 (13)
2015 Houston Dynamo 5 (0)
2015 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 10 (4)
2016 Louisville City 28 (14)
2017–2018 Real Monarchs 65 (28)
2019–2020 Birmingham Legion 17 (4)
2020 → Orange County SC (loan) 9 (3)
2021–2022 Los Angeles Force 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024

Jon Chandler Hoffman (born August 17, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

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Career

College and amateur

After leading Oak Mountain High School to two state championships (2007, 2008), Hoffman played college soccer at UCLA between 2009 and 2011. During his time at UCLA, Hoffman was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, NSCAA Third-team All-American, First-team NSCAA All-Far West selection, First-team All-Pac-12 honoree, Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, First-team Academic All-District and Pac-12 All-Academic. [1] [2]

Hoffman also played in the Premier Development League for Panama City Pirates in 2009 and Orange County Blue Star in both 2010 [3] and 2011. [4]

Professional

After his junior season at UCLA, Hoffman was offered a Generation Adidas contract by Major League Soccer which he accepted. He attended the MLS Player Combine, January 6–10, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He then headed to Kansas City, Missouri for the 2012 MLS SuperDraft where he was selected in the 1st Round (13th overall pick) by Philadelphia Union, becoming the first player from Alabama ever selected in the 1st Round of the MLS SuperDraft. [5]

Hoffman made his professional debut on March 31, 2012, when he started for Philadelphia Union in a regular season home game at PPL Park against the Vancouver Whitecaps. [6]

Hoffman was loaned to USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders for two matches on April 20–21, 2012. [7]

Hoffman scored the game-winning goal in a friendly on May 9, 2012, vs. the popular European club, FC Schalke 04. [8]

On the eve of the 2013 season, Hoffman was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy for a conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick. [9]

On December 18, 2014, Hoffman was selected by Houston Dynamo in stage two of the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft. [10] He signed with the club eight days later. [11]

After his release from Houston, Hoffman joined United Soccer League side Louisville City on December 28, 2015. [12] In 2016, he led Louisville City in both goals and points.

Hoffman left Louisville at the end of the 2016 USL season. [13]

On November 17, 2016, Hoffman signed with United Soccer League side Real Monarchs. [14]

On July 3, 2020, Hoffman joined Orange County SC on loan for the 2020 season. [15]

On February 19, 2021, Hoffman was signed by the Los Angeles Force of the National Independent Soccer Association. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 9, 2020 [17] [18]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffs [lower-alpha 1] Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panama City Pirates 2009 PDL 70–––70
Orange County Blue Star 2010 [3] PDL122–––122
2011 [4] 1313–––1313
Total25150000002515
Philadelphia Union 2012 MLS 70–20–90
Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 2012 USL Pro 200000–20
LA Galaxy 2013 MLS0000103141
2014 8000100090
Total80002031131
LA Galaxy II (loan) 2014 USL Pro17132100–1914
Houston Dynamo 2015 MLS50–20–70
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 2015 USL1042000–124
Louisville City 2016 USL28143121–3316
Real Monarchs 2017 USL321611––3317
2018 331210––3412
Total65282100006729
Birmingham Legion 2019 USL Championship1740021–195
Orange County (loan) 2020 USL Championship930000–93
Career total20081931023122287
  1. ↑ All appearances in the USL Cup Playoffs

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Chandler Hoffman Profile - UCLA Official Athletic Site - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com". uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 "2010 Orange County Blue Star statistics". PDL.USLSoccer.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "2011 Orange County Blue Star statistics". PDL.USLSoccer.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Oak Mountain alum Chandler Hoffman, first soccer player from Alabama drafted by MLS, thought he may have been picked in top 10". al.com. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  6. ↑ Jasner, Andy. "Rookie Hoffman's Union debut "something special"". Philadelphia Union. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  7. ↑ "Antoine Hoppenot and Chandler Hoffman join the City Islanders for weekend trip". blog.pennlive.com. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  8. ↑ "Recap: Hoffman's late winner gives Union 2-1 win vs. Schalke 04 | Philadelphia Union". philadelphiaunion.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  9. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire forward Chandler Hoffman". 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Houston Dynamo select Chandler Hoffman, Nathan Sturgis in Stage Two of MLS Re-Entry Draft". Houston Dynamo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign forward Chandler Hoffman". Houston Dynamo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Louisville City Adds MLS Experience, Goals in Hoffman | Louisville City FC". Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  13. ↑ USLSoccer.com Staff (11 November 2016). "Louisville Announces Return of 11 Players for 2017".
  14. ↑ "Monarchs Sign Chandler Hoffman, Daniel Haber and Chase Minter". 17 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "THIRD ALL-TIME USL GOAL SCORER JOINS ORANGE COUNTY SC". Orange County SC. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "We are excited to announce the signing of accomplished professional footballer, Chandler Hoffman. Join us in welcoming him to the Los Angeles Force family!". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  17. ↑ Chandler Hoffman at Major League Soccer
  18. ↑ Chandler Hoffman at Soccerway
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