Joey Hope
Personal information
Full name Joseph Alexander Hope[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 21)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Marske United
Youth career
20??–2018 Sunderland
2018–2020 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Grimsby Town 0 (0)
2020 → Cleethorpes Town (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 Darlington 1 (0)
2021 → Guisborough Town (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Northallerton Town (loan) 11 (1)
2022– Marske United 0 (0)
2022– → Northallerton Town (loan) 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:22, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Joseph Alexander Hope (born 28 June 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Northern League Division One club Northallerton Town, on loan from Northern Premier League Premier Division club Marske United.

He previously played for Grimsby Town, for which he made his senior debut in 2020, and spent time on loan at Northern Premier League club Cleethorpes Town, before joining Darlington of the National League North. He spent time on loan at Guisborough Town and Northallerton Town before signing for Marske United in 2022.

Early life

Hope attended Richmond School in Richmond, North Yorkshire.[3] He played youth football in the Teesside area for teams including Richmond Town U11 and Polton Allstars,[4][5] and represented North Yorkshire Schools at U16 level.[3] He was for a time a member of Sunderland's academy, from where he joined Grimsby Town in 2018.[6]

Career

Grimsby Town

Hope's performances for the club's under-18 team and reserves earned him a scholarship to begin in July 2018,[7][1] but his first year was disrupted by injury. He missed pre-season while recovering from knee surgery, and when he returned to action he suffered a similar injury to the other knee.[8] He was given a first-team squad number for 2019–20 and named among the substitutes for EFL Cup and EFL Trophy matches early in the season, but remained unused.[2] In October 2019, he was reported to be interesting clubs including Everton and Middlesbrough,[9] but nothing came of the rumours. He signed a one-year professional contract,[8][6] and made his senior debut on 8 September 2020, starting in a EFL Trophy match against Harrogate Town. According to the Grimsby Telegraph, "he really shone. Looked to be Town's biggest threat going forward in the first half, carrying the ball with ease and coming up with a decent final product." He played 67 minutes before making way for Grimsby Town's youngest debutant, the 15-year-old Louis Boyd; the team went on to win on penalties.[10] In October, he made three appearances in the Northern Premier League South East Division during a one-month loan spell with Cleethorpes Town.[11][12] On 30 March 2021, the club confirmed that Hope had been released from his contract by mutual consent.[6]

Darlington

Hope signed for National League North club Darlington in May 2021,[13] and was one of six debutants in the starting eleven for their first match of the season, a 3–2 defeat at home to Alfreton Town.[14] In September, he joined Northern League Division One club Guisborough Town on loan for a month and went straight into the starting eleven for the 3–1 win away to Crook Town.[15][16] On 5 January 2022, Hope joined Northern League Division One club Northallerton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[17] where he made 13 appearances and scored his first career goal.[18]

Marske United

Hope joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Marske United in July 2022.[19] He made nine appearances for Marske before returning to Northallerton Town on a short-term loan in October 2022.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 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
Grimsby Town 2019–20[2] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[20] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cleethorpes Town (loan) 2020–21[12] Northern Premier League
Division One South East 		3 0 — — — 3 0
Darlington 2021–22[2] National League North 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Guisborough Town (loan) 2021–22[16] Northern League Division One 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Northallerton Town (loan) 2021–22[18] Northern League Division One — — 13 1
Marske United 2022–23[21] NPL Premier Division 7 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 9 0
Northallerton Town (loan) 2022–23[22] Northern League Division One 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Career total 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 1
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018". The Football Association. p. 56. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "J. Hope". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Foster, Mark (8 November 2017). "Richmond School teenage footballers score nine places in county sides". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Six-goal Sam leads way in cold weather". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 30 March 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  5. ^ "Football: Teesside Junior Football Alliance round-up". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Lindlater, James (30 March 2021). "Grimsby Town defender Joey Hope leaves club less than a year after signing first contract". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Meet the new scholars". Grimsby Town F.C. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Meet the quartet who have been offered pro deals". Grimsby Town F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ Lindlater, James (20 October 2019). "Everton linked with move for young Grimsby Town defender Joey Hope". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. ^ Lindlater, James (9 September 2020). "Grimsby Town player ratings: Young Mariners impress in EFL Trophy against Harrogate". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Duo join Cleethorpes Town on short term loan". Grimsby Town F.C. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  12. ^ a b "First team: Joe Hope 2020/21 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  13. ^ Wilson, Scott (24 May 2021). "Darlington sign North-East left-back Joey Hope". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. ^ Stoddart, Craig (28 August 2021). "Darlington undone by poor defending in season opener". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  15. ^ Simpson, Ray (25 September 2021). "Joey Hope joins Guisborough on loan". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Crook Town 3–1 Guisborough Town". Guisborough Town F.C. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Joey Hope joins Northallerton". Darlington F.C. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b c Donne, Matthew (21 October 2022). "New signing: Joey Hope". Northallerton Town. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  19. ^ Gordon, James (22 July 2022). "Young defender makes Marske United switch". The Northern Premier League. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Joey Hope in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Marske United – Appearances – Joey Hope – 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  22. ^ "First team: Squad: Joey Hope". Northallerton Town F.C. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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