Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton (born March 17, 1996) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

Forge FC Forge FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadian soccer. The club plays its home matches at Tim Hortons Field. Forge FC joined the CPL in 2019 as ...

Playing career

Youth

Hamilton started playing with North Scarborough SC, before switching to Ajax SC. He made his U14 Ontario Provincial debut at the U14 All-Star Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He scored 8 seconds into their first match against the U14 PEI team, when they had the kickoff. He went on to score 6 more goals in the match.

Toronto FC

After three years playing with the

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in the

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, Hamilton signed with

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on January 6, 2014. Hamilton made his professional debut as a late substitute in 0–1 defeat to

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on April 12, 2014. He was loaned to USL Pro club

Wilmington Hammerheads FC Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017. History ...

on May 1, 2014. After 5 goals in 11 games with Wilmington and a goal for Toronto in a friendly against

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, Hamilton was loaned to

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

of the Portuguese Segunda Liga. On August 9, 2014, Hamilton made his first appearance for side

as a 66th-minute substitute. He was recalled from his loan by Toronto on December 12. On March 20, 2015 Hamilton was loaned to

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ahead of their inaugural season in the

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. He made his debut against the

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on March 21, and scored Toronto FC II's first ever goal in the same match in the 8th minute. Hamilton scored his first two goals for Toronto FC in the

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, when he got a brace in the first leg against the Montreal Impact. He scored his first MLS goal on June 26 against Orlando City. He finished the 2016 season with three goals in 14 league matches and two goals in four Canadian Championship matches. He had also made four appearances for Toronto FC II.

Columbus Crew SC

On July 11, 2019 Hamilton was traded to

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along with an international roster slot and $50,000 of Targeted

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, in exchange for forward

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and an undisclosed amount of Conditional Allocation money. Hamilton would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Crew, but re-signed with the club soon after for 2020. The club declined his option for the 2021 season.

Indy Eleven

On March 1, 2021, he signed with

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side

Indy Eleven Indy Eleven is an American professional soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2014, before moving to the United Soccer League in 2018. The franchise plays it ...

. On September 2, 2021, Hamilton and Indy mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club.

Sligo Rovers

In February 2022, Hamilton would sign with

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club

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 ...

for the 2022 season. In June 2022, it was announced that Hamilton would leave the club by mutual consent.

Forge FC

On August 5, 2022, Hamilton signed a multi-year contract with

of the

. He made his debut the next day against the

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. Hamilton scored his first goal for Forge on August 12 against

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International career

Youth

Hamilton represented Canada at the

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. In November 2014, Hamilton was called up to the U-20 team for a series of games. He scored a goal against England's U-20 side during a friendly on November 12 in a 2–2 draw. Hamilton followed it up three days later with another goal in a 2–1 victory over Russia's U-21 team. Hamilton would later participate in the

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with Canada. He scored three goals at the tournament, a brace against

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in the first game, and a goal against

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in Canada's last game. In May 2016, Hamilton was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against

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and

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. He scored in both matches. In 2017, he scored against Qatar U23 at the Aspire U23 tournament.

Senior

Hamilton's first experience with the senior side was when he was called up for a training camp in January 2014 with the Canadian senior team. Hamilton made his debut for Canada against

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as a substitute on October 14, 2014.

Personal life

Hamilton attended Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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