Alessandro Hojabrpour
Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour (Persian: آلساندرو فریدون هژبرپور; born January 10, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Pacific FC as a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour | ||
Date of birth | January 10, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Pacific FC | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC | ||
2014–2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
2017–2019 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Pacific FC | 22 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 19, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 12, 2019 |
Club career
Early career
A product of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy, Alessandro Hojabrpour signed with the under-19 side of Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2017.[1][2]
Pacific FC
Hojabrpour signed with Pacific FC on January 15, 2019 and made his Canadian Premier League debut on May 12, 2019 against FC Edmonton.[3][4] He was given his first start for the club in the next game during a Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC on May 15, 2019.[5]
International career
Youth
Born in Burnaby to an Italian mother and Iranian father, Hojabrpour made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2014. He represented the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team in the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, scoring a goal against Cuba on April 25, 2017.[2][6]
Career statistics
- As of 3 July 2019
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Pacific FC | Canadian Premier League | 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 |
References
- "Alessandro Hojabrpour". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Pacific Football Club bolsters lineup with trio of Canadian youth internationals". Pacific FC. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- Jesse Laufer (15 January 2019). "Three Burnaby natives join Langford-based Pacific FC". Victoria News. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Alessandro Hojabrpour". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- https://twitter.com/Pacificfccpl/status/1128842766979461120
- "Alessandro Hojabrpour". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
External links
- Canada Soccer profile
- Alessandro Hojabrpour at Soccerway