Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton (born March 17, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.
 Hamilton with Columbus Crew SC in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton | ||
| Date of birth | March 17, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| North Scarborough SC | |||
| Ajax SC | |||
| 2011–2014 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Toronto FC | 53 | (11) |
| 2015–2019 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 44 | (17) |
| 2014 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Trofense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Columbus Crew | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Indy Eleven | 18 | (5) |
| 2022 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | (2) |
| 2022– | Forge FC | 37 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Canada U17 | 11 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 5 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Canada U23 | 4 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 29, 2017 | |||
Playing career
Youth
Hamilton started playing with North Scarborough SC, before switching to Ajax SC.[1] He made his U14 Ontario Provincial debut at the U14 All-Star Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He scored 8 seconds into their first match against the U14 PEI team, when they had the kickoff. He went on to score 6 more goals in the match.
Toronto FC
After three years playing with the TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League, Hamilton signed with Toronto FC on January 6, 2014.[2][3] Hamilton made his professional debut as a late substitute in 0–1 defeat to Colorado Rapids on April 12, 2014.[4] He was loaned to USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads FC on May 1, 2014.
After 5 goals in 11 games with Wilmington and a goal for Toronto in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, Hamilton was loaned to C.D. Trofense of the Portuguese Segunda Liga.[5] On August 9, 2014, Hamilton made his first appearance for side C.D. Trofense as a 66th-minute substitute. He was recalled from his loan by Toronto on December 12.[6]
On March 20, 2015 Hamilton was loaned to Toronto FC II ahead of their inaugural season in the USL.[7] He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21, and scored Toronto FC II's first ever goal in the same match in the 8th minute.[8]
Hamilton scored his first two goals for Toronto FC in the 2016 Canadian Championship, when he got a brace in the first leg against the Montreal Impact.[9] He scored his first MLS goal on June 26 against Orlando City. He finished the 2016 season with three goals in 14 league matches[10] and two goals in four Canadian Championship matches.[11] He had also made four appearances for Toronto FC II.[11]
Columbus Crew SC
On July 11, 2019 Hamilton was traded to Columbus Crew SC along with an international roster slot and $50,000 of Targeted Allocation money, in exchange for forward Patrick Mullins and an undisclosed amount of Conditional Allocation money.[12] Hamilton would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Crew,[13] but re-signed with the club soon after for 2020.[14] The club declined his option for the 2021 season.[15]
Indy Eleven
On March 1, 2021, he signed with USL Championship side Indy Eleven.[16] On September 2, 2021, Hamilton and Indy mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club.[17]
Sligo Rovers
In February 2022, Hamilton would sign with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers for the 2022 season.[18] In June 2022, it was announced that Hamilton would leave the club by mutual consent.[19]
Forge FC
On August 5, 2022, Hamilton signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[20] He made his debut the next day against the HFX Wanderers.[21] Hamilton scored his first goal for Forge on August 12 against Cavalry FC.[22] In October 2023, he helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final.[23]
International career
Youth
Hamilton represented Canada at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[24]
In November 2014, Hamilton was called up to the U-20 team for a series of games. He scored a goal against England's U-20 side during a friendly on November 12 in a 2–2 draw.[25] Hamilton followed it up three days later with another goal in a 2–1 victory over Russia's U-21 team.[26] Hamilton would later participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with Canada.[27] He scored three goals at the tournament, a brace against Haiti in the first game, and a goal against Honduras in Canada's last game.
In May 2016, Hamilton was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[28] He scored in both matches.[29][30] In 2017, he scored against Qatar U23 at the Aspire U23 tournament.[31]
Senior
Hamilton's first experience with the senior side was when he was called up for a training camp in January 2014 with the Canadian senior team.[32] Hamilton made his debut for Canada against Colombia as a substitute on October 14, 2014.[33]
Personal life
Hamilton attended Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough.[34]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC | 2014 | MLS | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 5 | ||||
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Total | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 15 | ||
| Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 2014 | USL Pro | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 5 | ||
| Trofense (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2015 | USL | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| 2018 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | ||||||
| 2019 | USL League One | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 44 | 17 | ||||||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2019 | MLS | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Indy Eleven | 2021 | USL Championship | 18 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 5 | |||
| Sligo Rovers | 2022 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 13 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Forge FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 187 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 211 | 49 | ||
- Includes the Canadian Championship, U.S. Open Cup and FAI Cup
- All appearances in the Taça da Liga
- Includes the CONCACAF Champions League and the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of October 6, 2016[35]
References
External links
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