1. Lee James Stephen Hodson was born on 2 October 1991 and is a professional footballer who plays for National League club Eastleigh.
26 Facts About Lee Hodson
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Lee Hodson was born in England and was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his grandmother.
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Lee Hodson has represented the latter country at youth, under-19 and under-21 levels, and in November 2010 was called up to the senior Northern Ireland team for the first time.
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Lee Hodson was born in Hertfordshire, and grew up in Borehamwood, near Watford.
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Lee Hodson was involved with "Borehamwood 2000", a football scheme run by Boreham Wood, before joining Watford's youth system.
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Lee Hodson started nine times for the club's reserve team.
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Lee Hodson was named on Watford's substitute bench for the first time on 3 May 2009, in a home game against Derby County.
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Lee Hodson was brought in the 65th minute, as a substitute for Arsenal loanee Gavin Hoyte.
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Lee Hodson played in every Watford first team game in September and October 2009, and by November he had earned himself a three-year professional contract with the club.
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Lee Hodson was named the Championship's Apprentice of the Month for November 2009, and was nominated for the division's Apprentice of the Year award; the other nominees were Adam Matthews and Nathan Modest.
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However, following the arrival of left-back Andrew Taylor on loan from Middlesbrough, Lee Hodson faced competition from Doyley for his place at right-back.
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Lee Hodson scored his first ever senior goal against Leeds United in the Championship on 16 April 2011.
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On 22 November 2012, Lee Hodson joined Brentford on loan until early January.
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On 20 July 2013, Lee Hodson joined Milton Keynes Dons on a one-year contract, with the option of another year.
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On 29 May 2015, Lee Hodson signed a new two-year contract.
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On 29 June 2016, Lee Hodson joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Lee Hodson made his debut for the club in a League Cup match against Annan Athletic on 19 July 2016.
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On 20 August 2018, Lee Hodson joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan on a season-long loan deal.
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On 8 June 2019, Lee Hodson joined League One side Gillingham on a two-year contract.
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Lee Hodson signed on loan for Hamilton Academical on 10 August 2020.
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On 30 June 2023, Lee Hodson signed for National League club Eastleigh.
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Lee Hodson, who was born and raised in England, is eligible to play for Northern Ireland as his paternal grandmother was born in the country's capital, Belfast.
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Lee Hodson played his first games at that level in a side captained by Hodson's former Watford teammate Craig Cathcart.
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Lee Hodson remained with Northern Ireland, and made his debut call up to the senior squad in November 2010, for a friendly against Morocco.
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Later that season, Lee Hodson played all of Northern Ireland's matches in the Nations Cup.
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Lee Hodson was named in the Northern Ireland squad for the EURO 2016 when his squad made it out of the group stage, Northern Ireland's best performance in the UEFA European Championship.