Alessandro Hojabrpour

Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour (Persian: آلساندرو فریدون هژبرپور; born January 10, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Pacific FC as a defensive midfielder.

Alessandro Hojabrpour
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour
Date of birth (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000
Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Pacific FC
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2014 Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
2014–2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2017–2019 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Pacific FC 32 (0)
National team
2016–2017 Canada U17 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 15, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 12, 2019

Club career

Early career

A product of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy, Alessandro Hojabrpour signed with the under-19 side of Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2017.[1][2]

Pacific FC

Hojabrpour signed with Pacific FC on January 15, 2019 and made his Canadian Premier League debut on May 12, 2019 against FC Edmonton.[3][4] He was given his first start for the club in the next game during a Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC on May 15, 2019.[5] Hojabrpour re-signed with Pacific in December 2019 for the 2020 season and in December 2020 for the 2021 season.[6][7]

International career

Youth

Born in Burnaby to an Italian mother and Iranian father,[8] Hojabrpour made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2014. He represented the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team in the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, scoring a goal against Cuba on April 25, 2017.[2][9]

Style of play

Hojabrpour can operate as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder.[10]

Career statistics

As of 3 July 2019
Club Division Season League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pacific FC Canadian Premier League 2019 602080
Career total 602080

References

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