Shaun Hobson

Shaun Jermaine Hobson (born 29 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southend United, as a defender.

Shaun Hobson

Personal information
Full name	Shaun Jermaine Hobson[1]
Date of birth	29 June 1998
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Southend United
Number	5
Youth career
2014–2016	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	AFC Bournemouth	0	(0)
2017	→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)	14	(1)
2018	→ Chester (loan)	13	(0)
2019	→ Eastleigh (loan)	8	(1)
2019–2020	→ Weymouth (loan)	27	(2)
2020–	Southend United	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Hobson was born in Manchester and was a Manchester United fan in his youth.[3] He played youth football for local side Fletcher Moss Rangers alongside Marcus Rashford and Ro-Shaun Williams.[4]

Career

Hobson began his career at Burnley in 2014,[5] moving to AFC Bournemouth in 2016.[6] Whilst with Bournemouth he spent loan spells at Eastbourne Borough,[2] Chester,[7] Eastleigh,[8] and Weymouth.[9]

After leaving Bournemouth, in September 2020 he signed a one-year contract with Southend United.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Bournemouth	2016–17[11]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18[12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19[13]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Eastbourne Borough (loan)	2016–17[2]	National League South	14	1	0	0	—		0	0	14	1
Chester (loan)	2017–18[2]	National League	13	0	0	0	—		0	0	13	0
Eastleigh (loan)	2018–19[2]	National League	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
Weymouth (loan)	2019–20[2]	National League South	27	2	3	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	2
Southend United	2020–21[15]	League Two	25	0	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
Career total			87	4	4	0	1	0	6	0	98	4

1. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League South play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Premier League clubs publish 2018/19 retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
2. "England - S. Hobson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
3. Phillips, Chris (20 October 2020). "Southend United defender Shaun Hobson to forget all about his admiration for Manchester United legends at Salford". The Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
4. Phillips, Chris (7 September 2020). "Southend United new boy Shaun Hobson played in same Sunday League side as Manchester United star Marcus Rashford". The Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
5. "Former youth defender Hobson joins Southend". uptheclarets.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
6. "Shaun Hobson". AFCB.
7. McDougall, John (19 April 2018). "On-loan Chester FC defender Shaun Hobson returns to parent club Bournemouth". CheshireLive.
8. "Eastleigh sign AFC Bournemouth defender on loan". Daily Echo.
9. "Weymouth bring in Bournemouth defender Hobson | Non League Daily".
10. "Southend sign Cherries defender Hobson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
11. "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
12. "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
13. "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
14. "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
15. "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.