Jonathan Hogg
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Le Hogg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 2004–2009 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Aston Villa | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Darlington (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011– | Watford | 65 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:44, 27 January 2013 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Lee Hogg (born 6 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a central midfielder. Famous for holding the ball and never passing, he hoggs it i you will He previously played for Aston Villa, and spent periods on loan at Darlington and Portsmouth.
Playing career
Aston Villa
Hogg was born in Middlesbrough. A midfielder, he began his football career as a junior with hometown club Middlesbrough F.C. before joining Aston Villa.[3] His progress was interrupted by a cruciate ligament injury in March 2007,[2] but he came back to become Villa reserve team's leading goalscorer as they won the 2008–09 Premier Reserve League Southern section.[4] Handed a two-year contract in July 2008,[5] he was part of Villa's squad that won the 2009 Peace Cup, a pre-season tournament.[2] On 19 August 2010 Hogg made his first competitive start for Aston Villa in the 1–1 draw away to Rapid Vienna in the Europa League Play off round. Due to injuries to several other midfield players, he made his Premier League debut in the home match against Manchester United on 13 November 2010.[6] In December 2010, Hogg signed a new contract to tie him to the club until 2013.[7]
Darlington (loan)
In November 2009, Hogg joined League Two's last-placed side Darlington on loan for six weeks.[8] He made his debut in the Football League on 21 November away to Chesterfield; he played the whole game, and scored in the 87th minute to set up a close finish, but Chesterfield's Scott Boden scored twice very late in the game to make the final score 5–2.[9]
Portsmouth (loan)
On 25 January 2011, Hogg joined Championship club Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season.[7] He made his debut the same day in a 2–1 home league defeat to Burnley.[10]
Watford
Hogg joined Football League Championship club Watford for an undisclosed fee on 27 August 2011, signing a three-year contract.[11] He made his debut for Watford two days later against Aston Villa's arch-rivals, Birmingham City. Hogg finished the season having started 40 games in the league and came fourth in the Watford F.C. Player of the Season award.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 3 February 2013.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[15] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Darlington (loan) | 2009–10[16] | League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2010–11[17] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Watford | 2011–12[18] | Championship | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[19] | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 68 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b c "Jonathan Hogg". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ Montgomery, Ken (9 October 2010). "Why Stewart Downing is providing motivation to reserve team player". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "View from the dugout". Aston Villa F.C. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "12 new deals". Aston Villa F.C. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ Sangheera, Mandeep (13 November 2010). "Aston Villa 2–2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Aston Villa's Jonathan Hogg joins Portsmouth on loan". BBC Sport. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Wilkinson, Andrew (20 November 2009). "Aston Villa loan star Jonathan Hogg to make Darlington debut". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "Chesterfield 5–2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ "Portsmouth 1–2 Burnley". BBC Sport. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Official: Hogg signs for Hornets". Watford Football Club. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Injury News: Relief for Hogg". Watford Football Club. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ "Darlington 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ "Portsmouth 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ "Watford 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ "Watford 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
External links
- Jonathan Hogg at Soccerbase
- Jonathan Hogg profile at the Aston Villa website