Jacob Hanson

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Jacob Hanson
Personal information
Full name Jacob Luke Hanson [1]
Date of birth (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kirkburton, England [2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Macclesfield
(dual registration)
Youth career
Kirkburton Juniors
Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Bradford City 3 (0)
2018Halifax Town (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019Halifax Town (loan) 24 (1)
2019–2020 Halifax Town 6 (0)
2020–2021 Curzon Ashton
2021 FC United of Manchester
2021– Macclesfield
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:07, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

Jacob Luke Hanson (born 30 November 1997) [2] is an English professional footballer who plays for Macclesfield as a right back.

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Career

Hanson signed for Huddersfield Town at the age of 13, from Kirkburton Juniors, turning professional two years later. [3] He signed for Bradford City on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2017, alongside Charlie Wyke, Kevin Toner and Matthew Penney. [4] He scored his first professional goal for Bradford on his debut in an EFL Trophy tie against Chesterfield on 29 August 2017. [5] In January 2018, Hanson stated that he was inspired by Tyrell Robinson's breakthrough into the first-team. [6] He moved on loan to Halifax Town in March 2018. [7] He re-joined Halifax Town on loan in July 2018. [8] Hanson joined Halifax on a permanent two-and-a-half-year deal on 4 January 2019 for an undisclosed fee. [9] He left Halifax in November 2020 after the cancellation of his contract, joining Curzon Ashton. [10] In August 2021 he moved to FC United of Manchester [11] before later joining Macclesfield on dual registration terms. [12]

Playing style

Hanson began his career as a striker before becoming a right winger when he signed for Huddersfield, and then a right back, on account of his pace. [3]

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2017–18 [5] League One 3010003 [a] 171
2018–19 [13] League One0000000000
Total3010003171
Halifax Town (loan)2017–18 [2] National League 2000000020
Halifax Town (loan)2018–19 [2] National League241400010291
Halifax Town 2018–19 [2] National League6000001070
Career total351500051452
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jacob Hanson at Soccerway . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 Simon Parker (11 February 2017). "Bradford City rookie Hanson takes step back to go forward". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. "Bradford City sign Charlie Wyke, Jacob Hanson, Kevin Toner and Matthew Penney". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Jacob Hanson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. Simon Parker (13 January 2018). "Bradford City: Defender Jacob Hanson eyes possible league debut". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. Matt Howitt (24 March 2018). "Hanson Joins Shaymen". F.C. Halifax Town. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. "Hanson Rejoins Halifax On Loan". Bradford City A.F.C. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. "Hanson Joins Shaymen Permanently". F.C. Halifax Town. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. Gilchrist, Kelly. "Jacob Hanson leaves Shayman". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. Gordon, James. "Saturday's Transfer List - August 21st 2021". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. "Macclesfield FC are delighted to confirm the signing of 23-year-old right-back Jacob Hanson". Twitter. Macclesfield F.C. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  13. "Games played by Jacob Hanson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2018.