Devon Hodges

Last updated

Devon Hodges
Personal information
Full name Devon Hodges
Date of birth (1984-07-26) 26 July 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth St. Ann, Jamaica
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Mount Pleasant F.A
Number 7
Youth career
Louis Strikers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Wadadah 35 (12)
2004– Rivoli United 145 (64)
2010Tivoli Gardens (loan) 15 (6)
2011Sông Lam Nghệ An (loan) 12 (9)
2012 TDCS Dong Thap F.C. 4 (1)
2013 – 2014 Rivoli United 50 (31)
2014–2017 Humble Lions 32 (14)
2018–19 Mount Pleasant F.A 9 (9)
2019 Molynes United
International career
2009–2012 Jamaica 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2009

Devon Hodges (born 26 July 1984) [1] is a Jamaican professional football player who plays as a striker for Molynes United in the top flight Jamaica National Premier League.

Contents

Club career

Wadadah

He started his career with Wadadah in 2003.

Rivoli United

But moved to Rivoli after teammate Dwight Heron convinced him to join him from Montego Bay to Spanish Town. After relegation to the second level in summer 2006, Hodges scored eight goals in six play-off matches at the end of the 2007/2008 season, with four coming in the last match as his team routed his former club Wadadah 11–0 to gain promotion back to the NPL.

In his first season back at the highest level, he immediately became top league goalscorer, scoring 24 goals in the 2008/2009 season to keep Rivoli up. [2] Hodges has continued his goalscoring pace in the 2009/2010 season with 17 goals as on 5 May 2010. Hodges finished the 2009/10 season with 18 goals in the DPL and finish as the joint leading goalscorer, unfortunately Rivoli United was relegated to the South Central Confederation Super League.

Tivoli Gardens

On 2 September 2010, Hodges signed with a loan deal with Tivoli Gardens.

Sông Lam Nghệ An

In January 2011, Hodges signed a six-month loan deal with Sông Lam Nghệ An

TDCS Dong Thap F.C.

In 2012, Hodges signed with TDCS Dong Thap F.C. for the 2012 V-league season. [3]

Rivoli United

Hodges returned to Rivoli United in 2013 and led them to the Super League title and a return to the NPL. [4]

Mount Pleasant Football Academy

In 2017, Hodges joined Mount Pleasant F.A. and led them to the RSPL. [5]

Molynes United

Hodges joined newly promoted Molynes United in 2019, scoring its inaugural Jamaica National Premier League goal. [6] [7]

International career

He made his debut for Jamaica in a May 2009 friendly match against El Salvador and scored his first international goal in his second match against Panama.

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 June 2009 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–13–2 Friendly match
216 August 2009 Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–01–0 Friendly match

Achievements

Rivoli United

2007/2008

Sông Lam Nghệ An

2011

Mount Pleasant Football Academy

2017/2018

NPL records

Hodges gained local fame by setting the record for most goals scored in a single National Premier League (NPL) game, when he scored 10 during Rivoli's 15–0 trashing (which is also a record) of Invaders in the 2004/2005 season. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tivoli Gardens F.C.</span> Jamaican football club

Tivoli Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club, based in Kingston. The club's senior team competes in the Jamaica Primer League. The club has won the Jamaica Primer League title 5 times and the JFF Champions Cup 3 times. Their home stadium is the Railway oval.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Premier League</span> Football league

The JamaicaPremier League, also known for sponsorship purposes as the Jamaica Premier League, powered by Digicel, is sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation as the top division for men's association football in Jamaica. Contested between 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Jamaica's Tier 2 where the two lowest placed teams are relegated to their corresponding local second division league.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oleg Veretennikov</span> Russian footballer

Oleg Aleksandrovich Veretennikov is a professional Russian association football coach and a former international footballer. He is the runner-up goalscorer in the history of Russian Premier League, and holds several other goalscoring records.

Winston Griffiths was a Jamaican footballer who played in the USL A-League, Jamaica National Premier League, Major League Soccer, South Central Confederation Super League, and the Canadian Soccer League. He also appeared for the Jamaica national football team, and represented his country in the 1998, and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rivoli United F.C.</span> Jamaican football club

Rivoli United F.C. is a Jamaican football team who play in the South Central Confederation Super League.

Keammar Rudolph Daley is a Jamaican footballer who is currently plays for Waterhouse F.C.

The 2010–11 National Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. The regular season began August 29, 2010 and will be completed May 1, 2011. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the final 5 games will be played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a total of 38 games each. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their third Jamaican championship last season.

Marvin Morgan Jr. is a Jamaican football midfielder who plays with Scarborough SC. in the Canadian Soccer League.

Craig Foster is a Jamaican international footballer, who plays as a striker, most recently for Santa Tecla.

Evan Taylor is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Mount Pleasant Football Academy.

Kavin Bryan is a Jamaican international footballer who plays as a striker for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

Highgate United F.C. is a Jamaican football team playing in the second tier of Jamaican football.

Paul Davis, also referred to as Tegat Davis, is a former Jamaican international football player.

The 2013–14 National Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 40th edition of the competition. The season will begin in September 15 and will be completed in May 2014. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the top eight teams will enter a knock-out playoff to decide the campions. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their fourth Jamaican championship last season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molynes United F.C.</span> Jamaican football club

Molynes United F.C. is a Jamaican football club located in Kingston. They were promoted to the National Premier League in 2019.

Peter-Lee Vassell is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hartford Athletic and the Jamaica national team.

The 2019–20 National Premier League is the 46th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 1 September 2019. On March 12, 2020, the season entered a lengthy suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the cancellation of several matches. Three days later, the Jamaica Football Federation officially cancelled the season on 15 March 2020 as part of its effort to help contain the pandemic.

The 2021 National Premier League is the 47th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 26 June 2021. The season operated with a shortened schedule due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, following the cancellation of the 2019–20 season.

Christopher Ricardo Junior Pearson is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club FC Tulsa.

Trivante Vicent Stewart is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for Mount Pleasant.

References

  1. Hodges hopes goals will 'Flow' for Rivoli [ permanent dead link ] – Jamaica Observer
  2. DPL clubs notch record transfers in title bid Archived 9 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Jamaica Observer
  3. "Jamaica Observer Limited".
  4. "Hodges back at Rivoli". 8 January 2013.
  5. "Hodges ready to take Mount Pleasant to RSPL". 9 May 2018.
  6. Richards, Dwayne (4 September 2019). Jamaica Observer http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/article/20190904/ARTICLE/190909894/1504.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Hodges joins Molynes United for new RSPL season". RJR News Online. 31 July 2019.
  8. Devon Hodges: Rivoli's goalscoring machine Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Jamaica Observer