Chandler Hoffman

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Chandler Hoffman
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Hoffman with the Galaxy in July 2013
Personal information
Full name Jon Chandler Hoffman
Date of birth (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Louisville City
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2011 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Panama City Pirates 7 (0)
2010–2011 Orange County Blue Star 25 (15)
2012 Philadelphia Union 7 (0)
2012 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 LA Galaxy 8 (0)
2014 → LA Galaxy II (loan) 17 (13)
2015 Houston Dynamo 5 (0)
2015 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 10 (4)
2016– Louisville City 9 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2016

Jon Chandler Hoffman (born August 17, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Louisville City in the United Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Hoffman played college soccer at UCLA between 2009 and 2011. During his time at UCLA, Hoffman was a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy semifinalist, NSCAA Third-team All-American, First-team NSCAA All-Far West selection, First-team All-Pac-12 honoree, Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, First-team Academic All-District and Pac-12 All-Academic.[1][2]

Hoffman also played in the USL Premier Development League for Panama City Pirates in 2009 and Orange County Blue Star in both 2010 and 2011.[3][4]

Professional

After his stellar junior season at UCLA, Hoffman was offered a Generation Adidas contract by Major League Soccer which he accepted. He attended the MLS Player Combine, January 6–10, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He then headed to Kansas City, Missouri for the 2012 MLS SuperDraft where he was selected in the 1st Round (13th overall pick) by Philadelphia Union, becoming the first player from Alabama ever selected in the 1st Round of the MLS SuperDraft.[5]

Hoffman made his professional debut on March 31, 2012 when he started for Philadelphia Union in a regular season home game at PPL Park against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[6]

Hoffman was loaned to USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders for two matches on April 20–21, 2012.[7]

Hoffman scored the game-winning goal in a friendly on May 9, 2012 vs. the popular European club, FC Schalke 04.[8]

On the eve of the 2013 season, Hoffman was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy for a conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.[9]

On December 18, 2014, Hoffman was selected by Houston Dynamo in stage two of the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[10] He signed with the club eight days later.[11]

After his release from Houston, Hoffman joined United Soccer League side Louisville City on December 28, 2015.[12]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) USL Pro 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2013 Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 1
2014 Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
LA Galaxy II (loan) USL Pro 17 13 0 0 2 1 0 0 19 14
2015 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) USL Pro 10 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 4
2016 Louisville City FC USL Pro 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7
Total USA 55 24 6 0 4 1 3 1 68 26
Career total 55 24 6 0 4 1 3 1 68 26

Updated April 30, 2016

Honours

Individual

  • Pac-12 Conference:
    • First-team: 2010, 2011
  • Pac-12 Conference All Academic:
    • First-team: 2010, 2011
  • NSCAA Far West Region:
    • First-team: 2011
  • NCAA All-American:
    • Third-team: 2011
  • Hermann Trophy
    • Semi-Finalist 2011
  • Soccer America All-American:
    • First-team: 2011
  • College Soccer News All-American:
    • Second-team: 2011
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District:
    • First-team: 2011
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American:
    • Second-team: 2011
  • USL Premier Development League:
    • League MVP Finalist: 2011
    • All League First Team: 2011
    • All Western Conference Team: 2011
    • Player of the Week: Week 7 2011
    • Team of the Week: Week 1 2011, Week 7 2011, Week 8 2011
    • Team of the Week - Honorable Mention: Week 2 2011
  • USL Pro:
    • All League First Team: 2014
    • Player of the Week: Week 8 2014, Week 4 2016
    • Team of the Week: Week 5 2014, Week 8 2014, Week 10 2014, Week 11 2014, Week 4 2016, Week 5 2016
    • Team of the Week - Honorable Mention: Week 2 2014, Week 19 2014, Week 23 2014

References

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  2. ↑ http://static.pac-12.com/sports/soccer-m/pdf/M-SOCCER-13.pdf
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  9. ↑ http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2013/03/la-galaxy-acquire-forward-chandler-hoffman
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  12. ↑ http://louisvillecityfc.com/louisville-city-adds-mls-experience-goals-in-hoffman/

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