Devon Hodges
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Devon Hodges is a Jamaican professional football player who played as a striker for Rivoli United
in the Jamaican National Premier League
but is currently on loan to Sông Lam Nghệ An.
to Spanish Town
. After relegation to the second level in summer 2006, Hodges scored eight goals in six play-off matches at the end of the 2007/2008 season, with four coming in the last match as his team routed his former club Wadadah 11-0 to gain promotion back to the NPL.
In his first season back at the highest level, he immediately became top league goalscorer, scoring 24 goals in the 2008/2009 season to keep Rivoli up. Hodges has continued his goalscoring pace in the 2009/2010 season with 17 goals as on 5 May 2010. Hodges finished the 2009/10 season with 18 goals in the DPL and finish as the joint leading goalscorer, unfortunately Rivoli United was relegated to the South Central Confederation Super League
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in a May 2009 friendly match against El Salvador
and scored his first international goal in his second match against Panama
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Sông Lam Nghệ An
Rivoli United F.C.
Rivoli United F.C. is a Jamaican football team who play in the South Central Confederation Super League.They are based in Spanish Town and their home stadium is the Prison Oval.-History:...
in the Jamaican National Premier League
Jamaican National Premier League
The National Premier League, also known as the Jamaican National Premier League and, for sponsorship purposes, the Red Stripe Premier League, is the first division football league in the nation of Jamaica. Twelve teams currently compete in the league.The competition is divided in three stages in...
but is currently on loan to Sông Lam Nghệ An.
Rivoli United
But moved to Rivoli after teammate Dwight Heron convinced him to join him from Montego BayMontego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...
to Spanish Town
Spanish Town
Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica from the 16th to the 19th century...
. After relegation to the second level in summer 2006, Hodges scored eight goals in six play-off matches at the end of the 2007/2008 season, with four coming in the last match as his team routed his former club Wadadah 11-0 to gain promotion back to the NPL.
In his first season back at the highest level, he immediately became top league goalscorer, scoring 24 goals in the 2008/2009 season to keep Rivoli up. Hodges has continued his goalscoring pace in the 2009/2010 season with 17 goals as on 5 May 2010. Hodges finished the 2009/10 season with 18 goals in the DPL and finish as the joint leading goalscorer, unfortunately Rivoli United was relegated to the South Central Confederation Super League
South Central Confederation Super League
The South Central Confederation Super League is a second division football league in the nation of Jamaica. The twelve teams that currently compete in the league are based in the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester, St. Catherine and St...
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Tivoli Gardens
On 2 September 2010, Hodges signed with a loan deal with Tivoli GardensTivoli Gardens F.C.
Tivoli Gardens FC is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, currently in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is the Railway Oval.-Recent history:...
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Sông Lam Nghệ An
In January 2011, Hodges signed a six month loan deal with Sông Lam Nghệ AnInternational career
He made his debut for JamaicaJamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
in a May 2009 friendly match against El Salvador
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
and scored his first international goal in his second match against Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
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International goals
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 7 June 2009 National Stadium, Kingston Kingston, JamaicaKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
2–1 3–2 Friendly match 2 16 August 2009 Warner Park Warner Park Sporting ComplexWarner Park Sporting Complex is an athletic facility in Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis. It includes the Warner Park Stadium, which was one of the hosts for the 2007 Cricket World Cup....
, BasseterreBasseterreBasseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands...
, St Kitts1–0 1–0 Friendly match
Achievements
Rivoli United- South Central Confederation Super LeagueSouth Central Confederation Super LeagueThe South Central Confederation Super League is a second division football league in the nation of Jamaica. The twelve teams that currently compete in the league are based in the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester, St. Catherine and St...
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- 2007/2008
Sông Lam Nghệ An
- V-LeagueV-LeagueThe number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team could use three foreigners on the field each game.As 2009 statistics, about half of V-League foreign players are Brazilian and the rest come from Argentina, Nigeria, Ghana, Czech Republic, Thailand and others.-Attendance:V-League...
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- 2011