Devon Hodges

Devon Hodges
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-07-26) 26 July 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth St. Ann, Jamaica
Position Forward
Youth career
Louis Strikers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Wadadah 35 (12)
2004– Rivoli United 145 (64)
2010 → Tivoli Gardens (loan) 15 (6)
2011 → Sông Lam Nghệ An (loan) 12 (9)
2012 TDCS Dong Thap F.C. 4 (1)
2013–2014 Rivoli United 50 (31)
2014–2017 Humble Lions 32 (14)
2018–2019 Mount Pleasant F.A. 9 (9)
2019 Molynes United
International career
2009–2012 Jamaica 6 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Devon Hodges (born 26 July 1984) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Wadadah

Hodges started his career with Wadadah in 2003.

Rivoli United

Hodges moved to Rivoli after teammate Dwight Heron convinced him to join him from Montego Bay to Spanish Town.

He gained local fame by setting the record for most goals scored in a single National Premier League (NPL) game, when he scored 10 during Rivoli's 15–0 trashing (which is also a record) of Invaders in the 2004–05 season.

After relegation to the second level in summer 2006, Hodges scored eight goals in six play-off matches at the end of the 2007–08 season, with four coming in the last match as his team routed his former club Wadadah 11–0 to gain promotion back to the NPL.

In his first season back at the highest level, he immediately became top league goalscorer, scoring 24 goals in the 2008–09 season to keep Rivoli up. Hodges has continued his goalscoring pace in the 2009–10 season with 17 goals as on 5 May 2010. Hodges finished the 2009/10 season with 18 goals in the DPL and finish as the joint leading goalscorer, unfortunately Rivoli United was relegated to the South Central Confederation Super League.

Tivoli Gardens

On 2 September 2010, Hodges signed with a loan deal with Tivoli Gardens.

Sông Lam Nghệ An

In January 2011, Hodges signed a six-month loan deal with Sông Lam Nghệ An

TDCS Dong Thap F.C.

In 2012, Hodges signed with TDCS Dong Thap F.C. for the 2012 V-league season.

Rivoli United

Hodges returned to Rivoli United in 2013 and led them to the Super League title and a return to the NPL.

Mount Pleasant F.A.

In 2017, Hodges joined Mount Pleasant F.A. and led them to the RSPL.

Molynes United

Hodges joined newly promoted Molynes United in 2019, scoring its inaugural Jamaica National Premier League goal.

International career

Hodges made his debut for Jamaica in a May 2009 friendly match against El Salvador and scored his first international goal in his second match against Panama.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 200962
201040
Total102
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hodges goal.
List of international goals scored by Devon Hodges
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2009 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Panama 2–1 3–2 Friendly
2 16 August 2009 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Rivoli United

Sông Lam Nghệ An

Mount Pleasant F.A.

References

  1. ↑ Hodges hopes goals will 'Flow' for Rivoli[permanent dead link] – Jamaica Observer
  2. ↑ Devon Hodges: Rivoli's goalscoring machine Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Jamaica Observer
  3. ↑ DPL clubs notch record transfers in title bid Archived 9 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Jamaica Observer
  4. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". 15 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hodges back at Rivoli". 8 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hodges ready to take Mount Pleasant to RSPL". 9 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Richards, Dwayne (4 September 2019). Jamaica Observer http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/article/20190904/ARTICLE/190909894/1504. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Hodges joins Molynes United for new RSPL season". RJR News Online. 31 July 2019.
  9. 1 2 Devon Hodges at National-Football-Teams.com