Bryan Hodge

Bryan Hodge
Personal information
Full name Bryan Johnstone Hodge[1]
Date of birth 23 September 1987 (1987-09-23) (age 24)
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Brechin City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2007 Mansfield Town (loan) 9 (0)
2007–2008 Millwall (loan) 10 (0)
2008 Darlington (loan) 7 (0)
2009–2011 Partick Thistle 45 (3)
2011 Greenock Morton (trial) 0 (0)
2011- Brechin City 5 (0)
National team
Scotland U17
Scotland U18
Scotland U19
Scotland U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Bryan Johnstone Hodge (born 23 September 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Brechin City. Hodge is a versatile midfielder who has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 18, Under 19 and Under 20 levels.

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Career

Born in Hamilton, Hodge began his professional footballing career as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers in August 2006.[2] He was loaned to Mansfield Town in late February 2007 in order to gain first-team experience,[3] and made nine appearances before returning to Blackburn in April 2007.[2] He joined Millwall on loan in November 2007,[4] for whom he made 13 league and cup appearances in a two month spell.[2] He signed a new contract with Blackburn before joining Darlington on loan in February 2008.[5] Hodge made his Blackburn Rovers debut as a 83rd minute substitution for Matt Derbyshire in the FA Cup against Blyth Spartans in January 2009.[6]

On 4 July 2009, Bryan signed a two year contract with Partick Thistle.[7]

In August 2011, Hodge appeared as an unused substitute on the bench, as a trialist, for Greenock Morton in two league games.[8] However, after not being offered a contract at Cappielow, Hodge signed with Second Division side Brechin City.[9]

Representative honours

Hodge has represented Scotland at Under 17,[10] Under 18,[11] Under 19,[12] and Under 20 levels.[13]

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 195. ISBN 9781845964740. 
  2. ^ a b c "Bryan Hodge". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=46286. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  3. ^ "Stags sign Rovers' Hodge on loan". BBC Sport. 2007-02-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6387617.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  4. ^ "Millwall net Blackburn midfielder". BBC Sport. 2007-11-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7074800.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  5. ^ "Darlington sign Blackburn's Hodge". BBC Sport. 2008-02-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/7235602.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  6. ^ Shea, Julian (5 January 2009). "Blyth Spartans 0–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803588.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  7. ^ "Thistle snap up midfielder Hodge". BBC Sport. 2009-07-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/8134455.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  8. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 August 2011). "Ton put up brick wall in Dingwall". Greenock Telegraph. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/mobile/sport/morton/articles/2011/08/08/415930-ton-put-up-brick-wall-in-dingwall/. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  9. ^ "Brechin add Hodge". Scottish Football League. 19 October 2011. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/brechin-add-hodge/. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "UEFA Under 17 Championship 2003/2004: Second Round". The Scottish Football Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland_matches.cfm?curpageid=506. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  11. ^ "Under 18 Internationals 2004/2005". The Scottish Football Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland_matches.cfm?curpageid=499. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  12. ^ "Scotland Under 19 Internationals 2005/06". The Scottish Football Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=907. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  13. ^ "Scotland Under 20 Internationals 2006/07". The Scottish Football Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=1270. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 

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