Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shaun Jermaine Hobson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Halifax Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Fletcher Moss Rangers | |||
2014–2016 | Burnley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2018 | → Chester (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2019 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Weymouth (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Southend United | 129 | (6) |
2023–2025 | Oldham Athletic | 56 | (0) |
2025– | FC Halifax Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:47, 23 July 2025 (UTC) |
Shaun Jermaine Hobson (born 29 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club FC Halifax Town.
Hobson was born in Manchester and was a Manchester United fan in his youth. [3] He played youth football for local side Fletcher Moss Rangers alongside Marcus Rashford and Ro-Shaun Williams. [4]
Hobson began his career at Burnley in 2014, [5] moving to AFC Bournemouth in 2016. [6] Whilst with Bournemouth he spent loan spells at Eastbourne Borough, [2] Chester, [7] Eastleigh, [8] and Weymouth. [9]
After leaving Bournemouth, in September 2020 he signed a one-year contract with Southend United. [10] At the end of the season he signed a new two-year contract. [11]
He signed for Oldham Athletic in June 2023. [12] [13] [14]
On 22 July 2025, Hobson returned to the National League following promotion with Oldham Athletic the previous season, joining FC Halifax Town. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AFC Bournemouth | 2016–17 [16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2016–17 [2] | National League South | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Chester (loan) | 2017–18 [2] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Eastleigh (loan) | 2018–19 [2] | National League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Weymouth (loan) | 2019–20 [2] | National League South | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
Southend United | 2020–21 [20] | League Two | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 48 | 2 |
2021–22 [21] | National League | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [d] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
2022–23 [2] [22] | National League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
Total | 109 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||
Career total | 171 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 188 | 9 |
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