Oliver Hobgood (born 1 July 2004) is a Sint Maartener footballer who plays for Dunstable and the Sint Maarten national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Noel Hobgood | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunstable | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2023 | Herning Fremad | ||
| 2023–2024 | Aarhus Fremad | ||
| 2024– | Dunstable | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sint Maarten | 16 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:43, 22 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAs a youth, Hobgood played for Learning Unlimited Goal Machines of the Interscholastic Soccer Tournament. In 2015 he registered five goals and an assist in a victory over Leonald Connor School.[2] He and the club went on to win the under-11 division that year. Hobgood tallied a goal and two assists in the 7–2 victory over Sr. Regina Goal Getters in the final.[3]
Hobgood moved to Herning, Denmark to live with his mother who comes from the country after Hurricane Irma struck Sint Maarten in 2017. He began playing for local club BK Herning Fremad. He eventually returned to Sint Maarten before going back to Denmark and his former club in 2021.[4][5]
Following a match against Brande IF in September 2022, Herning Fremad manager Jesper "Pinkii" Christensen said, "Oliver Hobgood from U19, was the player of the match again, again, again for us. Together with Sebastian Sig in the middle, he is simply worth his weight in gold."[6]
For the 2023/2024 season, Hobgood joined Aarhus Fremad where he joined the reserve side playing in the Denmark Series.[7]
International career
editHobgood is eligible to play for Sint Maarten as he was born and raised on the island. He received his first national team call-up at age 13.[4] In 2016 he traveled with the U13 national team to Saint Barthélemy to compete against the national teams of Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, and Saint Barthélemy in addition to academy teams of Portugal's Benfica and Bordeaux of France.[8] The following year, Hobgood was selected to the under-13 squad again for the Torneo Internacional Himno Y Bandera in Aruba. Bonaire, Curacao, Colombia, and Venezuela also took part in the tournament.[9]
He also appeared for Sint Maarten at the youth level in the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship and 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[1] In the former, he scored in a 4–0 victory over Anguilla.[10] In preparation for the tournament, Hobgood scored in a friendly against the US Virgin Islands in the eventual 1–5 defeat to the hosts.[11]
Hobgood was called up to the Sint Maarten senior national team in March 2023 for 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C matches against Bonaire and the US Virgin Islands.[12] He made his senior debut on 25 March 2023 in the match against Bonaire. At the conclusion of League C, Hobgood was named to the League XI after completing 91 percent of his passes and adding an assist in addition to his defensive play.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 September 2024[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sint Maarten | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Day 10 results of the annual SMSEF Interscholastic Soccer Tournament". 721 News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Day 13: Results of the annual SMSEF Interscholastic Soccer Tournament". SMN News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b Jensen, Anders. "Ung seriespiller er udtaget til landshold: Glad" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Jensen, Anders. "Seriespillers mål er at tjene penge på fodbold" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Madsen, Martin Johannes. "Serie 3: Herning Fremad henter en storsejr i Brande" (in Danish). voresbyherning.dk/. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Aarhus Fremads næstbedste" (in Danish). Aarhus Fremad. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "ST. MAARTEN'S U13 BOYS NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM COMPETES IN ST. BARTHS". SXM Talks. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "U13 football selection off to international competition". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Guyana and Dominica impress on Day 3 at CBU15 Championship". CONCACAF. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Kiser, Bill. "Whyte scores twice as USVI U-15 Boys rout St. Maarten in friendly match". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "St. Maarten Senior Football team looking for Concacaf group win". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "CNL League C Best XI led by Forbes, Lake and Frederick". CONCACAF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
External links
edit- Oliver Hobgood at National-Football-Teams.com
- Oliver Hobgood at Global Sports Archive
- Oliver Hobgood at Soccerway