Shaun Hobson

Shaun Hobson
Personal information
Full name Shaun Jermaine Hobson[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Number 5
Youth career
Fletcher Moss Rangers
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)
2020–2023 Southend United 129 (6)
2023–2025 Oldham Athletic 56 (0)
2025– FC Halifax Town 32 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:59, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

Shaun Jermaine Hobson (born 29 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club FC Halifax Town.

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] At the end of the season he signed a new two-year contract.[11]

He signed for Oldham Athletic in June 2023.[12][13][14]

On 22 July 2025, Hobson returned to the National League following promotion with Oldham Athletic the previous season, joining FC Halifax Town.[15]

Career statistics

As of 14 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2016–17[16] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[17] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[18] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20[19] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2016–17[2] National League South 14100—1[a]0151
Chester (loan) 2017–18[2] National League 13000—00130
Eastleigh (loan) 2018–19[2] National League 8100—0081
Weymouth (loan) 2019–20[2] National League South 27230—4[b]0342
Southend United 2020–21[20] League Two 44210102[c]0482
2021–22[21] National League 41110—2[d]0441
2022–23[2][22] National League 24210—1[d]0262
Total 10953010501185
Career total 171960101001889
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League South play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Oldham Athletic

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2018/19 retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. 2 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Weymouth bring in Bournemouth defender Hobson | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 3 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Southend sign Cherries defender Hobson". BBC Sport.
  11. 1 2 "Shaun Hobson: Southend United centre-back signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Latics Complete Hobson Signing". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Former AFC Bournemouth defender Hobson is the right choice for Latics". The Oldham Times. 20 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hobson reveals why he chose to leave Southend United". Echo. 20 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Shaun Hobson Joins The Shaymen". fchalifaxtown.com. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Hobson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 3–2 Southend United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "Luke Who's Won! Joy For Williams And Super Shrimper Shaun". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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