Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour (Persian: آلساندرو فریدون هژبرپور; born January 10, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.
![]() Hojabrpour with Pacific FC in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour | ||
Date of birth | (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC | ||
2014–2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
2017–2019 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Pacific FC | 58 | (2) |
2022– | Forge FC | 26 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:04, 13 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 12, 2019 |
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]
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] Hojabrpour re-signed with Pacific in December 2019 for the 2020 season and in December 2020 for the 2021 season.[6][7]
During the 2021 Canadian Premier League season, Hojabrpour provided his first assist for the club on July 17 to Josh Heard against Forge FC.[8] He scored his first goal for Pacific on October 6 against FC Edmonton at Clarke Stadium.[9] Hojabrpour helped Pacific reach their first CPL final on November 20, 2021 after a 2–1 extra time win over Cavalry FC at ATCO Field.[10] On December 4, 2021, he was nominated for the league's under-21 player of the year award at the end of the 2021 season.[11] On December 5, 2021, Hojabrpour scored the winning goal to win Pacific the 2021 Canadian Premier League Final at Tim Hortons Field.[12] On December 14, he was named the 2021 Under-21 player of the year.[13] In January 2022, Pacific announced Hojabrpour would be departing the club.[14]
On January 7, 2022, Pacific FC announced that Hojabrpour had left the club to sign with fellow Canadian Premier League side Forge FC ahead of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.[15] Forge officially confirmed the signing the following week.[16] Hojabrpour made his club debut on February 16, 2022 in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Liga MX side Cruz Azul.[17] He scored his first goal for Forge on April 16, 2022 in their 2022 home opener against Cavalry FC.[18] On October 23, 2022, Hojabrpour provided an assist in the semifinal to help Forge reach the 2022 Canadian Premier League Final.[19] On October 30, 2022, Hojabrpour scored in the final for his second consecutive championship-winning goal of the Canadian Premier League Finals and thereby helping Forge win the 2022 championship.[20]
Born in Burnaby to an Italian mother and Iranian father,[21] 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][22]
Hojabrpour can operate as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder.[23] He has been praised for his defensive abilities and reliability in midfield.[24]
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Pacific FC | Canadian Premier League | 2019 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2020 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
Forge FC | 2022 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
Career total | 84 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 5 |
Pacific FC
Forge FC
Forge FC – current squad | |
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