Jared George Hodgkiss (born 15 November 1986) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Southern League Premier Division Central club AFC Telford United.

Career

West Bromwich Albion

Hodgkiss was born in

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. He made his

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debut in the FA Cup third round match against

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on 17 January 2006 at the

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. His

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debut came on 7 May 2006, coming on for

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on the last match day of the season, at

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against Everton. In August 2007 Hodgkiss signed a new two-year deal at Albion. His full league debut was in a 2–1 win away at

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on 8 December 2007. In August 2008, he joined

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on a loan deal until January 2009 and made eight appearances for the Scottish side. A second loan spell followed in March, this time at

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for the remainder of the season. Hodgkiss played five games for the

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club. Hodgkiss was released by West Brom in the summer of 2009. After his release, Hodgkiss maintained his match fitness by playing for Market Drayton Town in the

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Forest Green Rovers

In October 2009, Hodgkiss signed for

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side Forest Green Rovers. He made his debut on 3 October 2009 in a 1–0 away defeat against

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a

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first round proper 1–1 draw with Mansfield Town a month later. His first league goal for Forest Green came in a 1–1 home draw with Cambridge United on 20 February 2010. After an impressive spell with Forest Green, he was awarded a new one-year contract for the 2010–11 season. He picked up a knee injury in February 2011 and was forced to have an operation as well as six weeks out on the sidelines. In June 2011, Hodgkiss signed a new one-year contract with Forest Green. In July 2011 it was announced that he would be the new first team captain at Forest Green for the 2011–12 season. On 6 March 2012, he agreed a new extended contract with Forest Green that would keep him at the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. He made his 100th league appearance for Forest Green on the final day of the 2011–12 season against

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. On 28 April 2014, having made 164 league appearances for Forest Green, he was released after a five-season stay with the club.

Kidderminster Harriers

On 23 June 2014, Hodgkiss joined

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on a one-year contract. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2014–15 Conference Premier season where he played the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw with Lincoln City. He left the club in the summer 2017.

Hereford

On 26 July 2019, Hodgkiss joined

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club Hereford after a successful trial period. In May 2021, Hodgkiss captained Hereford as they appeared in the

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. In May 2022, Hodgkiss signed a one-year contract extension at Hereford, extending his stay for the 2022–23 season. On 2 June 2023, Hereford announced Hodgkiss would be leaving the club after four seasons after a deal could not be reached to continue with the club.

AFC Telford United

Following his release from Hereford, on 22 June 2023, Hodgkiss signed for AFC Telford United of the Southern League Premier Division Central, having been relegated from the National League North in the 2022–23 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodgkiss, Jared 1986 births Living people Footballers from Stafford English men's footballers Men's association football defenders West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Market Drayton Town F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Hereford F.C. players AFC Telford United players