JJ Hooper

JJ Hooper
Personal information
Full nameJonathan James Hooper
Date of birth9 October 1993
Place of birthGreenwich, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Havant & Waterlooville
Youth career
2011–2013Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013Newcastle United0(0)
2012Darlington (loan)0(0)
2012–2013Workington (loan)4(1)
2013–2014Northampton Town1(0)
2013Alfreton Town (loan)0(0)
2014Farnborough (loan)11(6)
2014–Havant & Waterlooville34(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:01, 1 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Jonathan James "JJ" Hooper (born 9 October 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville as a forward.

Career

Born in Greenwich, Hooper began his footballing career at Newcastle's Academy.

On 19 August 2011, Hooper signed a two-year scholarship deal with Newcastle, and scored a hat-trick against Chelsea U18 in the following day.[1] On 14 November 2012, Hooper was loaned to Darlington.[2] A month later, he joined Workington, in the same predicament.[3] On 1 February 2013, he was released.[4]

On 25 July, Hooper signed a one-year deal with Northampton Town, after impressing on a trial.[5] On 3 August, he made his professional debut, replacing Danny Emerton in the dying minutes of a 0–1 away defeat against York City.[6]

Hooper joined Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal on 28 November 2013[7] and made his debut in the FA Trophy against Nuneaton Town on 30 November 2013.[8]

On 14 March 2014, Hooper joined Conference South side Farnborough on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[9] He was released by Northampton on 7 May.[10]

On 21 June, Hooper signed with Havant & Waterlooville. [11]

References

  1. "JJ Hooper - Profile". Newcastle United. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. "Hooper Loaned To Quakers". Newcastle United. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. WORKINGTON REDS SIGN NEWCASTLE UNITED STRIKER JJ HOOPER; News & Star, 7 December 2012
  4. Alan Pardew: Newcastle United will look for striker in summer; Chronicle Live, 1 February 2013
  5. Northampton Town sign JJ Hooper and Gary Deegan; BBC Sport, 25 July 2013
  6. York 1-0 Northampton; BBC Sport, 3 August 2013
  7. "JJ Hooper: Alfreton Town sign Northampton Town striker". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  8. "Alfreton Town vs. Nuneaton". Soccerway. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  9. "HOOPER JOINS FARNBOROUGH". Northampton Town FC. 14 March 2014.
  10. "Four offered new terms, eight released". Northampton Town FC. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  11. Hawks New Striker - JJ Hooper; Havant & Waterlooville FC, 21 June 2014

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