Jonathan James Hooper was born on 9 October 1993 and is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Blyth Spartans.
32 Facts About JJ Hooper
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JJ Hooper graduated through the Newcastle United Academy and played on loan at Darlington 1883 and Workington.
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JJ Hooper joined Northampton Town in July 2013 and featured in only five games as he spent time on loan at Alfreton Town and Farnborough.
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JJ Hooper signed a two-year contract with Port Vale in August 2015 before returning on loan to Northampton Town 12 months later.
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JJ Hooper signed with Grimsby Town in August 2017 and joined Bromley on loan in December 2018.
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JJ Hooper joined Gloucester City in January 2023 before moving on to Blyth Spartans six months later.
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JJ Hooper signed with Spennymoor Town in August 2024, and rejoined Blyth Spartans in November.
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JJ Hooper made one first-team appearance for Cray in a London Senior Cup tie in February 2011.
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On 19 August 2011, JJ Hooper signed a two-year scholarship deal with Newcastle United, and scored a hat-trick against Chelsea under-18's the following day.
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On 14 November 2012, JJ Hooper was loaned to Northern League side Darlington 1883.
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JJ Hooper made one appearance for Darlington, where he played in the Northern League Cup.
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In July 2013, JJ Hooper signed a one-year deal with Northampton Town after impressing on trial.
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JJ Hooper joined Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal on 28 November 2013.
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JJ Hooper scored six goals in 11 games which helped the "Yellows" to avoid relegation.
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JJ Hooper was released by Northampton at the end of the season.
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JJ Hooper finished the campaign with 13 goals in 37 league games, and he scored seven further goals in FA Cup qualifying, Hampshire Senior Cup and Portsmouth Senior Cup games.
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JJ Hooper was called up to the England C team in May 2015, but did not win a cap.
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JJ Hooper had trials at Scottish sides Dunfermline Athletic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers in summer 2015, before playing two friendlies for Cheltenham Town.
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JJ Hooper impressed enough to win a contract with the club and was photographed with manager Gary Johnson when he was informed of interest from League One club Port Vale; Hooper sneaked out of Whaddon Road to speak with Port Vale shortly before he was due to sign a contract with Cheltenham.
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The Cheltenham club website initially reported that JJ Hooper had signed a one-year contract.
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JJ Hooper was released by Brown following the club's relegation in May 2017.
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On 8 August 2017, JJ Hooper signed a two-year contract with League Two side Grimsby Town on a free transfer, having spent the last few weeks on trial at the club.
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On 5 December 2018, JJ Hooper joined National League side Bromley on a one-month loan deal after dropping out of the first-team picture at Grimsby.
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JJ Hooper ended the campaign as one of the National League's ten highest-scorers on 14 goals despite only being at a mid-table side for the second half of the season.
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On 18 June 2019, JJ Hooper signed for National League club Wrexham on a one-year deal.
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On 11 September 2020, JJ Hooper signed with National League side Barnet.
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JJ Hooper had a trial with Hartlepool United in September 2021.
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In November 2022, JJ Hooper was granted permission to speak to multiple clubs about a potential move away.
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JJ Hooper played seven games for the club, scoring one goal.
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On 6 July 2023, JJ Hooper joined fellow National League North side Blyth Spartans, re-uniting with former South Shields boss Graham Fenton, whom he cited as a factor in his decision to join the club.
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JJ Hooper ended the campaign with 11 goals from 25 league games as Spartans were relegated in 21st place.
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On 9 August 2024, JJ Hooper returned to the National League North with Spennymoor Town after impressing Graeme Lee during a trial.