Joshua Hope (born 7 January 1998) is an Australian former professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Green Gully SC in NPL Victoria.[4]
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Full name | Joshua Hope | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2][3] | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Green Gully | |||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | FFT NTC | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | FFT NTC | 41 | (28) | |||||||||||||
2015 | FFA CoE | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 45 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Green Gully | 24 | (5) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Australia U17 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Australia U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2017 |
On 5 February 2015, Hope became the first Tasmanian in 23 years to receive an Australian Institute of Sport football scholarship; Hope turned down an NPL Victoria 1 contract with Melbourne Victory to accept the offer from the FFA Centre of Excellence.[5]
In July 2016, Hope made his unofficial senior debut for Melbourne Victory as a substitute in their International Champions Cup match against Juventus F.C.[6]
On 9 August 2017, Hope made his professional debut against Brisbane Roar in the FFA Cup as an 80th minute substitute for James Troisi.[7] On 19 September 2017, he signed a professional contract with Melbourne Victory,[8] and made his league debut in a Big Blue, replacing Leroy George in the 65th minute against Sydney FC on 7 October 2017.
On 2 November 2020, Hope announced that he was stepping away from professional football due to online abuse.[9]
In 2022, Hope returned to playing football in the National Premier Leagues Victoria for Green Gully SC. Making his official debut in Green Gully SC's Round 1 3–2 win against the Oakleigh Cannons FC in which he scored 1 goal in the 43rd minute and was substituted off in the 74th minute being replaced by Ethan Brooks.[10]
On the 6 September 2015, Hope was selected as captain for the U-17 Joeys pre World Cup tour of France[11] and was later a member of their FIFA U-17 World Cup squad in Chile.[12]
On 2 September 2016, Hope was selected as part of a 23-man Young Socceroos squad for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Vietnam.[13]
Club | Season | League | FFA/Australia Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne Victory | 2017–18 | A-League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2018–19 | A-League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
2019–20 | A-League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Green Gully SC | 2022 | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
Career total | 39 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 6 |
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