Jordan Hamilton (soccer)
Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton (born March 17, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Columbus Crew SC.
Hamilton with Columbus Crew SC in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton | ||
Date of birth | March 17, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Toronto FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Toronto FC | 53 | (11) |
2015–2019 | Toronto FC II | 44 | (17) |
2014 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 11 | (5) |
2014 | → Trofense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019– | Columbus Crew | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Canada U17 | 11 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 5 | (3) |
2017 | Canada U23 | 2 | (1) |
2014– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 29, 2017 |
Playing career
Youth
Jordan made his U14 Ontario Provincial debut at the U14 All-Star Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He scored 8 seconds into their first match against the U14 PEI team, when they had the kickoff. He went on to score 6 more goals in the match.
Toronto FC
After three years playing with the TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League, Hamilton signed with Toronto FC on January 6, 2014.[1][2] Hamilton made his professional debut as a late substitute in 0–1 defeat to Colorado Rapids on April 12, 2014.[3] He was loaned to USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads FC on May 1, 2014.
After 5 goals in 11 games with Wilmington and a goal for Toronto in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, Hamilton was loaned to C.D. Trofense of the Portuguese Segunda Liga.[4] On August 9, 2014, Hamilton made his first appearance for side C.D. Trofense as a 66th-minute substitute. He was recalled from his loan by Toronto on December 12.[5]
On March 20, 2015 Hamilton was loaned to Toronto FC II ahead of their inaugural season in the USL.[6] He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21, and scored Toronto FC II's first ever goal in the same match in the 8th minute.[7]
Hamilton scored his first two goals for Toronto FC in the 2016 Canadian Championship, when he got a brace in the first leg against the Montreal Impact.[8] He scored his first MLS goal on June 26 against Orlando City. He finished the 2016 season with three goals in 14 league matches[9] and two goals in four Canadian Championship matches.[10] He had also made four appearances for Toronto FC II.[10]
Columbus Crew SC
On July 11, 2019 Hamilton was traded to Columbus Crew SC along with an international roster slot and $50,000 of Targeted Allocation money, in exchange for forward Patrick Mullins and an undisclosed amount of Conditional Allocation money.[11] Hamilton would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Crew,[12] but re-signed with the club soon after for 2020.[13]
International career
Youth
Hamilton represented Canada at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[14]
In November 2014, Hamilton was called up to the U-20 team for a series of games. He scored a goal against England's U-20 side during a friendly on November 12 in a 2–2 draw.[15] Hamilton followed it up three days later with another goal in a 2–1 victory over Russia's U-21 team.[16] Hamilton would later participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with Canada.[17] He scored three goals at the tournament, a brace against Haiti in the first game, and a goal against Honduras in Canada's last game.
In May 2016, Hamilton was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[18] He scored in both matches.[19][20]
Senior
Hamilton's first experience with the senior side was when he was called up for a training camp in January 2014 with the Canadian senior team.[21] Hamilton made his debut for Canada against Colombia as a substitute on October 14, 2014.[22]
Personal life
Hamilton attended Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough.[23]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC | 2014 | MLS | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 5 | ||||
2017 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||
2018 | 14 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||
2019 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||
Total | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 15 | ||
Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 2014 | USL Pro | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 5 | ||
Trofense (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
Toronto FC II (loan) | 2015 | USL | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||||
2016 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||||
2017 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | ||||||
2018 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | ||||||
2019 | USL League One | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 17 | ||
Columbus Crew SC | 2019 | MLS | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
2020 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career totals | 118 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 37 |
- Includes the Canadian Championship and U.S. Open Cup
- All appearances in the Taça da Liga
- All appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
References
- "Toronto FC sign academy forward, Canadian youth international Jordan Hamilton to Homegrown deal | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- "Canadian Soccer League". January 26, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "MatchCenter - Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- "Toronto FC loan Homegrown striker Jordan Hamilton to Portugal's Clube Desportivo Trofense". July 30, 2014.
- "Toronto FC exercise options on 15 players". December 3, 2014.
- "Toronto FC loan seven players to Toronto FC II". March 20, 2015.
- Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston".
- CBC. "Toronto FC beats Montreal Impact in 1st leg of Canadian Championship". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- "Jordan Hamilton » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- "J. Hamilton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- "Toronto FC acquires Patrick Mullins from Columbus Crew SC". July 11, 2019.
- Jacob Myers (November 21, 2019). "Columbus Crew declines options on Connor Maloney and Jordan Hamilton". Columbus Dispatch.
- Tom Bogert (December 12, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC re-sign Jordan Hamilton, sign Matt Lampson". Major League Soccer.
- "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". October 3, 2013.
- "Canada's Under-20 team draws England 2-2 as Toronto FC's Jordan Hamilton scores late equalizer". November 12, 2014.
- "Goals by MLSers Jordan Hamilton, Marco Bustos lead Canada Under-20s to win vs. Russia". November 15, 2014.
- Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
- Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "Young MNT to set up camp in Florida". January 10, 2014.
- Squizzato, Daniel (October 14, 2014). "Canada 0, Colombia 1: International Friendly Match Recap".
- "Jordan Hamilton joins first-team". Toronto Catholic District School Board. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- Jordan Hamilton at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Canada Soccer profile
- Jordan Hamilton at Major League Soccer
- Jordan Hamilton at Soccerway