Elliot Hodge (born 17 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hednesford Town. He is the son of former Nottingham Forest footballer, Steve Hodge.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elliot Stephen Hodge | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hednesford Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Notts County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Lincoln City | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Stamford (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Telford United (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Notts County | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Burton Albion | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Leamington | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Kettering Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | Hednesford Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 27 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
A former Notts County trainee, he signed with Lincoln City in February 2015. He played on loan at Stamford, Gainsborough Trinity, Stafford Rangers and A.F.C. Telford United, before he rejoined Notts County in August 2017.
Playing career
editLincoln City
editHodge completed a scholarship at Notts County, before he signing with Lincoln City on a short-term contract 2 February 2015 after impressing manager Chris Moyses on trial.[2] He signed a new one-year contract the following month.[3] He made his first-team debut on 25 April, in a 0–0 draw at Dartford.[4]
He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stamford on loan and made his debut in a 3–1 defeat at Frickley Athletic on 14 November 2015.[5] He scored his first goal in senior football on 26 January, in a 4–1 Doodson Cup victory over Buxton at the Zeeco Stadium.[6] He made a total of 12 appearances for the "Daniels", scoring one goal.[7] On 23 February 2016, he joined National League North club Gainsborough Trinity on loan.[8] He played five matches for the "Holy Blues", before returning to Sincil Bank. He played nine games for the "Imps" across the 2015–16 campaign.
Hodge returned to the Northern Premier League Premier Division on an initial one-month loan at Stafford Rangers on 9 September 2016.[9] He returned to the National League North on a one-month loan at A.F.C. Telford United in December.[10] He played 15 games for the "Bucks" to help Telford to a 17th-place finish at the end of the 2016–17 season, whilst he also featured twice for parent club Lincoln, who achieved promotion to the English Football League as champions of the National League.[11] He was released by Lincoln manager Danny Cowley in June 2017.[12]
Notts County
editOn 1 August 2017, Hodge re-signed with Notts County of EFL League Two after impressing manager Kevin Nolan on trial.[13]
Hodge joined Alfreton Town on a month-long loan deal on 22 January 2018.[14]
He was released by Notts County at the end of the 2017–18 season.[15]
Style of play
editSpeaking in August 2017, Hodge said that "my best quality is probably my pace, and being a winger I like to stay out wide, I like to be in one-v-one situations against the defender, but I am more than happy doing dog work too".[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2014–15[16] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[17] | National League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[18] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Stamford (loan) | 2015–16[7] | NPL Premier Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2015–16[11] | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| A.F.C. Telford United (loan) | 2016–17[11] | National League North | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Notts County | 2017–18[19] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the NPL Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Notts County: Defender Nicky Hunt and winger Elliot Hodge join". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Midfielder Hodge Becomes Latest Addition". redimps.co.uk. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Nat Brown: Lincoln City defender among four to signs new contracts". BBC Sport. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Darts season ends on a low note". Kent Online. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Curtis, Richard. "Frickley Athletic 3 vs. 1 Stamford - 14 November 2015 - First Team - Stamford AFC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Curtis, Richard. "Stamford 4 vs. 1 Buxton - 26 January 2016 - First Team - Stamford AFC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Elliot Hodge - First Team - Stamford AFC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Elliot Hodge Signs On The Dotted Line | Latest Gainsborough Trinity News". www.gainsboroughtrinity.com. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Hodge Joins Stafford On Loan". redimps.co.uk. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Elliot Hodge: Telford loan was a 'no-brainer'". Shropshire Star. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Elliot Hodge at Soccerway
- ^ Crabb, George (1 June 2017). "'It wasn't meant to be' - Alex Simmons reflects on Imps departure". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b Curtis, Leigh (2 August 2017). "Hodge eager to make most of second chance at Notts County". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Hodge joins Alfreton‚ nottscountyfc.co.uk, 22 January 2018
- ^ "Notts County: Shola Ameobi and Alan Smith leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Elliot Hodge in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Elliot Hodge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Elliot Hodge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Elliot Hodge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.