Jordan Hamilton (soccer)

Jordan Hamilton

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 27)
Place of birth	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Forge FC
Number	9
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	13	(2)
2022–	Forge FC	37	(5)
International career‡
2011–2013	Canada U17	11	(5)
2014–2015	Canada U20	5	(3)
2016–2017	Canada U23	4	(3)
2014–2016	Canada	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 ‡ 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 plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.

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] In June 2022, it was announced that Hamilton would leave the club by mutual consent. ^[19]

Forge FC

On August 5, 2022, Hamilton signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. ^[20] He made his debut the next day against the HFX Wanderers. ^[21] Hamilton scored his first goal for Forge on August 12 against Cavalry FC. ^[22] In October 2023, he helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final. ^[23]

International career

Youth

Hamilton represented Canada at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[24]

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. ^[25] Hamilton followed it up three days later with another goal in a 2–1 victory over Russia's U-21 team. ^[26] Hamilton would later participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with Canada. ^[27] 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. ^[28] He scored in both matches. ^{[29] [30]} In 2017, he scored against Qatar U23 at the Aspire U23 tournament. ^[31]

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. ^[32] Hamilton made his debut for Canada against Colombia as a substitute on October 14, 2014. ^[33]

Personal life

Hamilton attended Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough. ^[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 28, 2023 ^{[10] [11]}

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		Domestic Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental [lower-alpha 3]		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	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	13	2	–		0	0	–		0	0	13	2
Forge FC	2022	Canadian Premier League	10	1	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	1
	2023		17	4	2	0	3	0	—		—		22	4
	Total		37	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	44	5
Career totals			187	45	4	0	13	3	2	0	4	1	211	49

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 ^[35]

Canada
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	0
2015	0	0
2016	1	0
Total	2	0

References

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13. Jacob Myers (November 21, 2019). "Columbus Crew declines options on Connor Maloney and Jordan Hamilton". Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
17. "Indy Eleven and Forward Jordan Hamilton Terminate Contract". Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
18. "Canadian striker Hamilton joins Sligo Rovers". Sligo Rovers. February 12, 2022.
19. "Jordan Hamilton departs Rovers". Sligo Rovers . June 24, 2022.
20. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (August 5, 2022). "Forge FC signs Canadian forward Jordan Hamilton to multi-year deal". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League . Retrieved August 5, 2022.
21. Tierney, Mitchell (August 6, 2022). "RECAP: Forge FC make it six straight wins in CPL action after narrow victory over HFX Wanderers". Canadian Premier League .
22. Rhodes, Benedict (August 13, 2022). "Sights and Sounds: Cavalry FC 2-1 Forge FC". Canadian Premier League .
23. Tierney, Mitchell (October 28, 2023). "Highlights + Analysis: Forge wins 2023 North Star Cup, defeating Cavalry to lift fourth playoff crown (Oct. 28, 2023)". OneSoccer . Retrieved October 29, 2023.
24. "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". October 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
25. "Canada's Under-20 team draws England 2-2 as Toronto FC's Jordan Hamilton scores late equalizer". November 12, 2014.
26. "Goals by MLSers Jordan Hamilton, Marco Bustos lead Canada Under-20s to win vs. Russia". November 15, 2014.
27. Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships". Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
28. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
29. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration". Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
30. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
31. "Canadian U23 side scores second straight win at Qatar tournament". Sportsnet . March 28, 2017.
32. "Young MNT to set up camp in Florida". January 10, 2014. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
33. Squizzato, Daniel (October 14, 2014). "Canada 0, Colombia 1: International Friendly Match Recap".
34. "Jordan Hamilton joins first-team". Toronto Catholic District School Board. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
35. Jordan Hamilton at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Jordan Hamilton at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Jordan Hamilton at Major League Soccer
• Jordan Hamilton at Soccerway