Chandler Hoffman

Chandler Hoffman
Hoffman with the Galaxy in July 2013
Personal information
Full name Jon Chandler Hoffman
Date of birth (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Real Monarchs
Number 49
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 UCLA Bruins 54 (29)
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 28 (14)
2017– Real Monarchs 60 (27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:56, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Jon Chandler Hoffman (born August 17, 1990) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Real Monarchs in United Soccer League.

He will join USL expansion side Birmingham Legion FC on January 1, 2019.[1]

Career

College and amateur

After leading Oak Mountain High School to two state championships ( 2007, 2008), 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.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

Professional

After his 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.[6]

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.[7]

Hoffman was loaned to USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders for two matches on April 20–21, 2012.[8]

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

On the eve of the 2013 season, Hoffman was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy for a conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.[10]

On December 18, 2014, Hoffman was selected by Houston Dynamo in stage two of the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[11] He signed with the club eight days later.[12]

After his release from Houston, Hoffman joined United Soccer League side Louisville City on December 28, 2015.[13] In 2016, he led Louisville City in both goals and points.

Hoffman left Louisville at the end of the 2016 USL season.[14]

On November 17, 2016 Hoffman signed with United Soccer League side Real Monarchs [15]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
United States League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer7020000090
Harrisburg City Islanders (loan)USL Pro2000000020
2013Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer0010003141
2014Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer8010000090
LA Galaxy II (loan)USL Pro17130021001914
2015Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer5020000070
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)USL Pro104002000124
2016Louisville City FCUSL Pro28142131003316
2017 Real Monarchs USL Pro 32 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 33 17
2018 Real Monarchs USL Pro 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 7
Total United States 1295481833114859
Career total 1295481833114859

Updated July 29, 2018

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, 2017
    • 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, Week 17 2016
    • Team of the Week - Honorable Mention: Week 2 2014, Week 19 2014, Week 23 2014, Week 12 2016, Week 16 2016
    • Mid-Season MVP: 2016, 2017

References

  1. ↑ https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/938081
  2. ↑ "Chandler Hoffman Profile - UCLA Official Athletic Site - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com". uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  5. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  6. ↑ "Oak Mountain alum Chandler Hoffman, first soccer player from Alabama drafted by MLS, thought he may have been picked in top 10". al.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  7. ↑ Jasner, Andy. "Rookie Hoffman's Union debut "something special"". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Antoine Hoppenot and Chandler Hoffman join the City Islanders for weekend trip". blog.pennlive.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  9. ↑ "Recap: Hoffman's late winner gives Union 2-1 win vs. Schalke 04 | Philadelphia Union". philadelphiaunion.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  10. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire forward Chandler Hoffman". 1 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Houston Dynamo select Chandler Hoffman, Nathan Sturgis in Stage Two of MLS Re-Entry Draft". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign forward Chandler Hoffman". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  14. ↑ Staff, USLSoccer.com (11 November 2016). "Louisville Announces Return of 11 Players for 2017".
  15. ↑ "Monarchs Sign Chandler Hoffman, Daniel Haber and Chase Minter". 17 November 2016.
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