Hogan Phillip Ephraim (born 31 March 1988) is an English footballer who last played for National League South

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. He is a graduate of the

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, a former England Under-19 international, and made over 100 appearances for

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. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.

Background

Ephraim was born on 31 March 1988 in

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. He attended

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from 1999 to 2004 and currently lives in

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Club career

West Ham United

Ephraim joined West Ham as a trainee in July 2004 making one substitute appearance for the Hammers first team during the 2005–06 season in the

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win over

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in September 2005 and was an unused substitute in the club's 0–3 loss to Italian side

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in the 2nd leg of the

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1st round a year later. He joined

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side

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

on a one-month loan in November 2006, saying, ''"I've played youth football for three years now and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into the Championship. A few clubs were interested but with Colchester being a team on the up, this was my first choice."'' He extended his loan spell for a further month in December and again in January 2007 until the end of the season. He made 21 appearances for Colchester, scoring one goal. In the 2007/08 season, he joined

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on a three-month loan in August 2007. QPR manager John Gregory described him as ''"...technically very gifted and has the versatility to play on the right or left of midfield."'' He returned to West Ham in November 2007, having made 13 league appearances for QPR, scoring two goals.

Queens Park Rangers

He joined Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on 2 January 2008, signing a three and a half-year contract. Ephraim said of the move, ''"It's a great time to be at QPR. Big things are going to happen here – the new owners are very ambitious."'' Ephraim went on to become a regular during Queens Park Rangers' promotion campaign, scoring 3 goals during the 2010 to 2011 season. However, after QPR's promotion to the Premier League, an influx of player's saw Ephraim's first team chances limited and he soon fell down the pecking order. He also scored four goals in a 13–0 pre-season friendly win over

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. On 26 November 2009, Ephraim joined

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leaders

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

on loan until 1 January 2010. QPR decided to not allow Ephraim to be eligible for Leeds'

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games. On 1 December, Ephraim made his Leeds debut in a 2–0 away win against

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. After being limited to substitute appearances against

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and

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, Ephraim returned to the starting line-up against

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, on 15 December, in the

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and scored his first goal for Leeds as well as providing as assist for

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's goal. On 1 January 2010, he returned to QPR. On 9 November 2011, Ephraim joined

leaders

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

on loan until 3 January 2012. Ephraim signed on loan for

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on 22 March 2012 until the end of the 2011–12 season. Ephraim scored on his debut on 25 March in a 1–1 away draw with

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. Ephraim signed with

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on loan on 27 February 2013. Ephraim made his debut for Toronto on 2 March in a 1–0 away defeat to

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. On 4 June 2013 Ephraim's loan was terminated by Toronto. On 8 November 2013, Ephraim joined

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

on loan for a month. His Peterborough debut came the next day in a 2–0 home win in the

against

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. Ephraim returned to QPR in February 2014, having made 11 appearances in all competitions for The Posh. Ephraim was finally released by QPR on 1 July 2014.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 28 October 2014, Ephraim signed for

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team,

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on a free transfer. On 1 November 2014, Ephraim made his debut appearance against

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, as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away league win. After appearing in the

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play-off Wembley final for Wycombe Wanderers, Ephraim turned down the offer of a new contract with The Chairboys and subsequently left the club.

Whitehawk

After being without a club for the first half of the 2016–2017 season, Ephraim eventually signed for Brighton-based National League South side

in March 2017.

International career

Ephraim has represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels. He scored four goals in an

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under-17s match against

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and appeared in the UEFA European Championships in May 2005, scoring two goals in three games.

Honours

QPR *

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Winners: Promotion to the

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: 2010–2011

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ephraim, Hogan 1988 births English Jews Living people English footballers Jewish footballers Footballers from Archway, London English expatriate footballers England youth international footballers West Ham United F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Toronto FC players English Football League players Premier League players Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Peterborough United F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Association football forwards Association football wingers