Devon Hodges

Devon Hodges

Personal information
Full name	Devon Hodges
Date of birth	26 July 1984 (1984-07-26) (age 27)
Place of birth	St. Ann, Jamaica
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sông Lam Nghệ An
Number	35
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)
National team‡
2009-	Jamaica	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2009

Devon Hodges (born 26 July 1984)^[1] is a Jamaican professional football player who played as a striker for Rivoli United in the Jamaican National Premier League but is currently on loan to Sông Lam Nghệ An.

Club career

Wadadah

He started his career with Wadadah in 2003.

Rivoli United

But moved to Rivoli after teammate Dwight Heron convinced him to join him from Montego Bay to Spanish Town. After relegation to the second level in summer 2006, Hodges scored eight goals in six play-off matches at the end of the 2007/2008 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 2008/2009 season to keep Rivoli up.^[2] Hodges has continued his goalscoring pace in the 2009/2010 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

International career

He 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.

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2009	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	Panama	2–1	3–2	Friendly match
2	16 August 2009	Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	1–0	Friendly match

Achievements

Rivoli United

• South Central Confederation Super League: 1

2007/2008

Sông Lam Nghệ An

• V-League: 1

2011

NPL records

Hodges 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 2004/2005 season.^[3]

References

1. ^ Hodges hopes goals will 'Flow' for Rivoli - Jamaica Observer
2. ^ DPL clubs notch record transfers in title bid - Jamaica Observer
3. ^ Devon Hodges: Rivoli's goalscoring machine - Jamaica Observer

Persondata
Name	Hodges, Devon
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	26 July 1984
Place of birth	St. Ann, Jamaica
Date of death
Place of death