Jason Hoffman
{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jason Hoffman
| image = Jason Hoffman.jpg
| image_size = 190
| caption = Hoffman after signing for the Newcastle Jets in 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Newcastle, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}}
| position = Right back, right wing, striker
| currentclub = Newcastle Olympic
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Mayfield United
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Hamilton Olympic
| youthyears3 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs3 = NSWIS
| years1 = 2006–2007
| clubs1 = Hamilton Olympic
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2007–2010
| clubs2 = Newcastle Jets
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = AIS
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = Richmond SC
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2010–2015
| clubs5 = Melbourne City
| caps5 = 80
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2015–2024
| clubs6 = Newcastle Jets
| caps6 = 191
| goals6 = 14
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Newcastle Olympic
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam1 = Australia U-20
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2012
| nationalteam2 = Australia U-23
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 9
| club-update = 6 January 2024
| nationalteam-update = 23 June 2011
}}
Jason Hoffman (born 28 January 1989) is an Australian association football player who currently plays for Newcastle Olympic FC. He is the most capped player in Newcastle Jets history.
Club career
Hoffman was developed through NSWIS and Hamilton Olympic Warriors FC. He started as trainee at the Newcastle Jets and became a part of the first team squad.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
On 2 September 2007 he made his A-League debut for the Jets as a substitute in Round 2 of the 2007–08 season,{{Cite web |url=http://sportal.com.au/football-news-display/jets-keen-to-step-out-of-shadows-35178 |title=Jets keen to step out of shadows |access-date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314021325/http://www.sportal.com.au/football-news-display/jets-keen-to-step-out-of-shadows-35178 |archive-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}[https://archive.today/20121230090226/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780030/scoreboard.html Newcastle Jets – Queensland Roar Match Summary] and scored his first goal for the club on Matchday 6 of the Asian Champions League against Ulsan Hyundai.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newcastleunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26988 |title=Jets claim historic Asian victory |access-date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110218134602/http://www.newcastleunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26988 |archive-date=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Hoffman broke his 20 match goal drought in the A-League by scoring twice in the first half of the Jets 09/10 season opener against the Wellington Phoenix.[https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/445044/jason-hoffman-steps-up-for-jets/ Jason Hoffman steps up for Jets]
On 8 January 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Melbourne Heart.[http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/119984,the-hoff-heads-for-heart.aspx The Hoff Heads For Heart][https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/450410/hoffman-signs-with-melbourne-heart/ Hoffman signs with Melbourne Heart]
After being released by Melbourne City in 2015, Hoffman returned to the Newcastle Jets on a one-year deal.{{cite web|title=Melbourne City FC Releases Jason Hoffman|url=http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/melbourne-city-fc-releases-jason-hoffman/of1t904hhxoi15gqtw3gdtfmv|website=Melbourne City FC|access-date=19 July 2015}}{{cite web|title=CONFIRMED: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets|url=https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/confirmed-jason-hoffman-re-joins-jets/|website=Newcastle Jets FC|access-date=19 July 2015}} He started in 25 of Newcastle's 27 league games that season and signed a two-year contract extension upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 A-League season.{{cite web|title=Jason Hoffman sticks with Jets|url=http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/article/news-jason-hoffman-sticks-with-jets/hnynelxlifcd1nv5c323mc7ut|website=Newcastle Jets|access-date=26 April 2016|archive-date=26 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426175213/http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/article/news-jason-hoffman-sticks-with-jets/hnynelxlifcd1nv5c323mc7ut|url-status=dead}}
In Round 24 of the 2017–18 A-League season Hoffman played his 100th A-League game for Newcastle but was sent off in the 78th Minute.
Known as something of a utility player, Hoffman began Newcastle's 2018–19 campaign as the club's center forward due to the 10-game ban of Roy O'Donovan that he incurred in the previous season's Grand Final.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/18/roy-odonovan-handed-10-game-ban-for-a-league-grand-final-assault |title=Roy O'Donovan handed 10-game ban for A-League grand final assault |work=The Guardian |agency=Australian Associated Press|date=18 May 2018}} He started the first six games of the season and scored one goal, coming in a 2–0 win away to Western Sydney on 23 November, earning the club their first win of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/credit-overdue-jason-hoffman-newcastles-ever-willing-unsung-hero |title=Credit overdue for Jason Hoffman, Newcastle's ever-willing unsung hero |work=Hyundai A-League |first=Jacob |last=Windon |date=23 November 2018}} Not fit for the game against Brisbane on 9 December,{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/unheralded-duo-strike-to-lift-jets-to-second-win-of-campaign-20181209-p50l71.html |title=Unheralded duo strike to lift Jets to second win of campaign |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |first=James |last=Gardiner |date=9 December 2018}} Hoffman returned the following week as a first half substitute at left-back for Ivan Vujica in their 2–0 defeat to league-leaders Perth.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/report?gameId=520743 |title=Perth Glory beat Newcastle Jets to extend unbeaten A-League run to eight games |work=ESPN |agency=Australian Associated Press|date=16 December 2018}} Hoffman remained in the side ahead of Vujica in Ernie Merrick's defense for their next game, the F3 Derby against Central Coast on 23 December. He leveled the score with a header in the second half and had a second header ruled out for offside as Newcastle would go on to win 2–1 through Ronald Vargas.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/mariners-rot-continues-as-jets-seal-comeback-in-f3-derby-20181223-p50o0l.html |title=Mariners' rot continues as Jets seal comeback in F3 derby |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |first=Dominic |last=Bossi |date=23 December 2018}}
Hoffman retired from professional football at the end of the 2023–24 A-League season, finishing his career as the player with the most appearances in Newcastle Jets history. Following this, he returned to boyhood club Newcastle Olympic FC, making his second debut for the club on the 3rd of July 2024 against Lake Macquarie City FC, where he scored and got an assist before being substituted off in the 70th minute.
Career statistics
{{updated|Matches Played 15th August 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3" |Newcastle Olympic FC
|2006 | rowspan="2" |Northern NSW State League | | colspan="4" rowspan="2" | N/A | |||||||
| 2007
| | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Newcastle Olympic Total
!13 !7 !0 !0 !0 !0 !13 !7 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" |Newcastle Jets FC
|2007-08 | rowspan="3" |A-League Men |15 | 0 | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |N/A
|0 |0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 5 | 0
|3 |1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10
|9 | 2
|0 |0 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| colspan="2" |Newcastle Jets Total
!29 !2 !0 !0 !3 !1 !32 !3 | ||||||||
| AIS
|2008 | rowspan="2" |Victorian Premier League |4 |2 | colspan="4" rowspan="2" |N/A |4 |2 | ||||||||
| Richmond SC
|2010 |6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| ! colspan="2" |VPL Total
!10!!5!!0!!0 !0 !0!! 10!!5 | ||||||||
| rowspan="6" |Melbourne City FC
|2010-11 | rowspan="5" |A-League Men |12 | 0 | colspan="2" rowspan="5" |N/A
|0 |0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2011-12
|15 | 1
|0 |0 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2012-13
|17 | 0
|0 |0 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2013-14 | 22 | 1
|0 |0 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2014-15
|14 | 1
|0 |0 | 14 | 1 | |||||
| colspan="2" |Melbourne City Total
!80 | 3 | 0 | 0
!0 !0 | 80 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="10" |Newcastle Jets FC
|2015-16 | rowspan="9" |A-League Men |25 | 0 | 0 | 0
|0 |0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2016-17
|25 |1 | 0 | 0 |0 |0 |25 |1 | ||||||||
| 2017-18
|25 |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |25 |6 | ||||||||
| 2018-19
|16 |3 |2 |0 |0 |0 |18 |3 | ||||||||
| 2019-20
|24 |2 |2 |0 |0 |0 |26 |2 | ||||||||
| 2020-21
|18 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |18 |0 | ||||||||
| 2021-22
|24 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |24 |1 | ||||||||
| 2022-23
|25 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |26 |1 | ||||||||
| 2023-24
|9 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |10 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Newcastle Jets Total
!191 !14 !6 !0 !0 !0 !197 !14 | ||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Newcastle Olympic FC
|2024 |National Premier Leagues Northern NSW |9 |5 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |N/A |9 |5 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Newcastle Olympic Total
!9 !5 !0 !0 !0 !0 !9 !5 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total | 332 | 36 | 6 | 0
!3 !1 | 341 | 37 |
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile&pid=2272&tid=309 Melbourne Heart profile]
- [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009MensU20/default.aspx?s=aus_u20men_player_profile_new&pid=1511&tid=186 FFA – Young Socceroos profile]
{{Newcastle Jets FC squad}}
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Category:Soccer players from Newcastle, New South Wales
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