Josh Hope (soccer)

Joshua Hope (born 7 January 1998) is an Australian former professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Melbourne Victory in A-League.[4]

Josh Hope
Personal information
Full name Joshua Hope
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2][3]
Youth career
2012–2013 FFT NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 FFT NTC 41 (28)
2015 FFA CoE 12 (0)
2016–2018 Melbourne Victory NPL 45 (3)
2017–2020 Melbourne Victory 27 (1)
National team‡
2015 Australia U17 7 (0)
2016 Australia U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2017

Club career

On 5 February 2015, Hope became the first Tasmanian in 23 years to receive an Australian Institute of Sport football scholarship; Hope turned down an NPL Victoria 1 contract with Melbourne Victory to accept the offer from the FFA Centre of Excellence.[5]

In July 2016, Hope made his unofficial senior debut for Melbourne Victory as a substitute in their International Champions Cup match against Juventus F.C..[6]

On 9 August 2017, Hope made his professional debut against Brisbane Roar in the FFA Cup as an 80th minute substitute for James Troisi.[7] On 19 September 2017, he signed a professional contract with Melbourne Victory,[8] and made his league debut in a Big Blue, replacing Leroy George in the 65th minute against Sydney FC on 7 October 2017.

On 2 November 2020, Hope announced that he was stepping away from professional football due to online abuse.[9]

International career

On the 6 September 2015, Hope was selected as captain for the U-17 Joeys pre World Cup tour of France[10] and was later a member of their FIFA U-17 World Cup squad in Chile.[11]

On 2 September 2016, Hope was selected as part of a 23-man Young Socceroos squad for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Vietnam.[12]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FFA Cup AFC Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne Victory 2017–18 A-League 50205010130
2018–19 A-League 131202000171
2019–20 A-League 90101100111
Career total 271508110412

Honours

Club
Melbourne Victory

References
  1. "Joshua Hope". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. Luttrell, Alex. "Tassie soccer star Josh Hope has AIS hopes realised". Mercury. News Corp. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. Windley, Matt. "Josh Hope a potential selection bolter as Melbourne Victory looks to cover international losses". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. Josh Hope at Soccerway
  5. Luttrell, Alex (4 February 2015). "Tassie soccer star Josh Hope has AIS hopes realised". The Mercury.
  6. "Victory beats Juventus on penalties at MCG". Melbourne Victory. 23 July 2016.
  7. "Brisbane Roar 1 Melbourne Victory 5". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. "Young guns go pro". Melbourne Victory. 19 September 2017.
  9. "A-League: Former Melbourne Victory player Josh Hope walks away from professional football due to online abuse". News.AU. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. . Walter Pless. 8 September 2015 http://www.walterpless.com.au/2015/march/tasmania-s-josh-hope-captains-joeys-in-france.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. . The World Game. 2 October 2015 https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/10/02/joeys-name-squad-fifa-u-17-world-cup. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Josh Hope named in Young Socceroos squad". Melbourne Victory. 2 September 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.