JJ Hooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan James Hooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Cray Wanderers | ||
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Darlington 1883 (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | → Workington (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Northampton Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Farnborough (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Havant & Waterlooville | 37 | (13) |
| 2015– | Port Vale | 27 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jonathan James "JJ" Hooper (born 9 October 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Port Vale.
He graduated through the Newcastle United Academy, and played on loan at Darlington 1883 and Workington. He joined Northampton Town in July 2013, and featured in only five games as he spent time on loan at Alfreton Town and Farnborough. He joined Havant & Waterlooville in June 2014, and had a successful 2014–15 campaign as he helped the club to reach the play-offs. He signed a two-year contract with Port Vale in August 2015.
Playing career
Early career
Born in Greenwich, Hooper began his footballing career at Cray Wanderers Academy. He made one first-team appearance for Cray in a London Senior Cup tie in February 2011.[2] On 19 August 2011, Hooper signed a two-year scholarship deal with Newcastle, and scored a hat-trick against Chelsea under-18's the following day.[1] On 14 November 2012, Hooper was loaned to Northern League side Darlington 1883.[3] A month later, he joined Workington of the Conference North on loan.[4] In February 2013, he was released by Newcastle manager Alan Pardew.[5]
In July 2013, Hooper signed a one-year deal with Northampton Town, after impressing on trial.[6] On 3 August, he made his debut in the Football League, replacing Danny Emerton late into a 1–0 defeat to York City at Bootham Crescent.[7] He joined Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal on 28 November 2013.[8] He made his debut for Nicky Law's "Reds" in the FA Trophy in a 1–0 defeat to Nuneaton Town at North Street two days later.[9] On 14 March 2014, Hooper joined Conference South side Farnborough on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[10] He scored six goals in 11 games which helped the "Yellows" to avoid relegation.[11] He was released by Northampton at the end of the season.[12]
In June 2014, Hooper signed with Lee Bradbury's Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville.[13] The "Hawks" reached the play-offs at the end of the 2014–15 season, losing to Boreham Wood at the semi-final stage.[14] He finished the campaign with 13 goals in 37 league games, and he also scored seven further goals in FA Cup qualifying, Hampshire Senior Cup and Portsmouth Senior Cup games.[15] He was called up to the England C team in May 2015, but did not win a cap.[16]
Port Vale
In summer 2015 Hooper had trials at Scottish sides Dunfermline Athletic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers, before playing two friendlies for Cheltenham Town.[17] He impressed enough to win a contract with the club and was photographed with manager Gary Johnson when he was informed of interest from League One club Port Vale; Hooper sneaked out of Whaddon Road to speak with Port Vale shortly before he was due to sign a contract with Cheltenham.[18] The Cheltenham club website initially reported that Hooper had signed a one-year contract.[19] In August 2015, he was revealed as a Port Vale player after signing a two-year contract with the club.[20] The Football Association ruled that Port Vale pay Havent & Waterlooville £8,400 in compensation as the player was under 24.[21] Manager Rob Page gave Hooper substitute appearances of gradually increasing length, and he scored his first goal for the "Valiants" after coming on at half-time in a defeat to Millwall at The Den on 17 January, which was his tenth appearance for the club.[22] He then began starting games, however lost his first team place to new signing Theo Robinson in February.[23] On 12 March, he was named as The Sentinel's "star player" after coming off the bench on 66 minutes at Peterborough United to score a goal as Vale turned round a 2–1 deficit to win the game 3–2.[24] After scoring three goals in five games in April, he was shortlisted in the final three of the League One section for the first ever PFA Fans' Player of the Month award.[25]
Style of play
Speaking in December 2015, Port Vale assistant manager Paul Bodin said that Hooper had excellent natural "one-on-one basic technical finishing" skills, but needed further full-time training to improve his other attributes.[26]
Statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[27] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2012–13[28] | Newcastle United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13[29] | Workington (loan) | Conference North | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[30] | Northampton Town | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14[30] | Alfreton Town (loan) | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[29] | Farnborough (loan) | Conference South | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[29] | Havant & Waterlooville | Conference South | 37 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 |
| Total | 37 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16[31] | Port Vale | League One | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 26 | ||
- Notes
- Statistics for Darlington 1883 not known.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JJ Hooper - Profile". Newcastle United. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Cray Wanderers - A Complete Statistical Record". Cray 150 Publications. 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ↑ "Hooper Loaned To Quakers". Newcastle United. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Workington Reds sign Newcastle United striker JJ Hooper; News & Star, 7 December 2012
- ↑ Alan Pardew: Newcastle United will look for striker in summer; Chronicle Live, 1 February 2013
- ↑ Northampton Town sign JJ Hooper and Gary Deegan; BBC Sport, 25 July 2013
- ↑ York 1-0 Northampton; BBC Sport, 3 August 2013
- ↑ "JJ Hooper: Alfreton Town sign Northampton Town striker". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Alfreton Town vs. Nuneaton". Soccerway. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "JJ Hooper makes loan move to Farnborough". Northampton Town FC. 14 March 2014.
- ↑ "Championship and League One clubs chasing striker JJ Hooper". Sky Sports. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Four offered new terms, eight released". Northampton Town FC. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hooper keen to repay Bradbury faith". The News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Ricketts, Kevin (4 May 2015). "Hawks gave everything but suffer play-off disappointment". The News. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Goalscoring History". havantandwaterlooville.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "England C set for Republic of Ireland U21s test in Galway". FA. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (10 August 2015). "Port Vale: Valiants in talks to sign striker JJ Hooper". The Sentinel. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (10 August 2015). "How Vale beat Cheltenham to sign JJ Hooper". The Sentinel. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ Palmer, Jon (6 August 2015). "Striker hungry goal another goal-den season". ctfc.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-Newcastle striker JJ Hooper signs two-year deal". BBC Sport. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (1 November 2015). "FA say Port Vale must pay Havant and Waterlooville for JJ Hooper". The Sentinel. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (19 January 2016). "JJ Hooper has no complaints about Vale wait". The Sentinel. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (19 February 2016). "JJ Hooper offered encouragement by management". The Sentinel. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (13 March 2016). "Peterborough 2, Port Vale 3: Star man and player ratings". The Sentinel. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (5 May 2016). "JJ Hooper in final three for player-of-the-month vote". The Sentinel. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (19 December 2015). "JJ Hooper making rapid progress towards first-team spot". The Sentinel. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
- ↑ "Games played by JJ Hooper in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 JJ Hooper profile at Soccerway
- 1 2 "Games played by JJ Hooper in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by JJ Hooper in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- JJ Hooper career statistics at Soccerbase
- JJ Hooper profile at Soccerway
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