Joe Hodge

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Shaun Hodge
Date of birth	14 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tondela
Number	10
Youth career
	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021	Manchester City
2021	→ Derry City (loan)
2021–2025	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2024	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
2024–2025	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
2025–	Tondela
International career‡
2018–2019	Republic of Ireland U17
2019	Republic of Ireland U19
2022–2024	Republic of Ireland U21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:37, 11 August 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:41, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
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Joseph Shaun Hodge (born 14 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Tondela. Born in Manchester, England, Hodge was the captain of the Republic of Ireland U21 national team.^[3]

Career

Manchester City

Hodge started his career with Premier League side Manchester City.^[4]^[5] Before the 2021 season, he was sent on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City but departed the club without making a competitive appearance due to injury.^[6]^[7]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In 2021, Hodge signed for English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[8]^[9] He made his Premier League debut against Chelsea on 8 October 2022.^[10] On 1 February 2024, Hodge was loaned to EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers until the end of the season.^[11] On 28 August 2024, he was loaned out to League One side Huddersfield Town for the season.^[12]^[13]

Tondela

On 18 July 2025, Hodge joined newly promoted Primeira Liga club Tondela on a four-year deal.^[14]^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		League Cup^[b]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2021–22^[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derry City (loan)	2021^[16]	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	2022–23^[17]	—			—		—		2^[c]	2	2	2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2022–23^[17]	Premier League	6	0	2	0	3	0	—		11	0
	2023–24^[18]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2024–25^[19]	Premier League	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		6	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	13	0
Queens Park Rangers (loan)	2023–24^[18]	EFL Championship	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
Huddersfield Town (loan)	2024–25^[19]	EFL League One	27	1	0	0	—		0	0	27	1
Tondela	2025–26^[20]	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			42	2	3	0	4	0	2	2	51	4

^ Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup & Taça de Portugal
^ Includes EFL Cup
^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester City

FA Youth Cup: 2019–20^[21]

References

^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ "Joe Hodge". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Joe Hodge named Ireland U21 captain". FAI TV. 24 March 2023.
^ "After swapping City for Black Country, Wolves' Hodge eager to bare teeth". irishexaminer.com. 23 March 2022.
^ "Joe Hodge would be a bigger loss to Ireland than Grealish or Declan Rice". otbsports.com.
^ "Joe Hodge looking forward with 'no regrets' over Manchester City exit". independent.ie.
^ "Man City's Joe Hodge confident he can meet physical demands of League of Ireland". derryjournal.com.
^ "Ireland underage stars gear up for Premier League Cup Final". punditarena.com. 13 May 2022.
^ "Premier League: No Irish need apply...almost". irishtimes.com.
^ "Stephen Kenny Is Clearly A Huge Fan Of Ireland U17 Midfielder Joe Hodge". balls.ie.
^ "Joe Hodge completes loan switch from Wolves". Queens Park Rangers FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/34620/joe-hodge-joins-huddersfield-town-on-loan-from-wolves/
^ https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/loan-watch/20240828-hodge-completes-new-loan-switch/
^ "JOE HODGE É AURIVERDE" [JOE HODGE IS A GOLDEN-GREEN]. cdtondela.pt (in Portuguese). 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
^ "Hodge completes permanent move". www.wolves.co.uk. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
^ "Manchester City win the 2020 FA Youth Cup after thrilling win over Chelsea at SGP". www.thefa.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

External links

Profile Archived 25 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website
Joe Hodge at Soccerway
Joe Hodge at Athletic updates

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[16] Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup & Taça de Portugal

[17] Includes EFL Cup

[EFL-20] Appearances in EFL Trophy

[1] "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[2] "Joe Hodge". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[3] "Joe Hodge named Ireland U21 captain". FAI TV. 24 March 2023.

[4] "After swapping City for Black Country, Wolves' Hodge eager to bare teeth". irishexaminer.com. 23 March 2022.

[5] "Joe Hodge would be a bigger loss to Ireland than Grealish or Declan Rice". otbsports.com.

[6] "Joe Hodge looking forward with 'no regrets' over Manchester City exit". independent.ie.

[7] "Man City's Joe Hodge confident he can meet physical demands of League of Ireland". derryjournal.com.

[8] "Ireland underage stars gear up for Premier League Cup Final". punditarena.com. 13 May 2022.

[9] "Premier League: No Irish need apply...almost". irishtimes.com.

[10] "Stephen Kenny Is Clearly A Huge Fan Of Ireland U17 Midfielder Joe Hodge". balls.ie.

[11] "Joe Hodge completes loan switch from Wolves". Queens Park Rangers FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[12] ttps://www.extratime.com/articles/34620/joe-hodge-joins-huddersfield-town-on-loan-from-wolves/

[13] ttps://www.wolves.co.uk/news/loan-watch/20240828-hodge-completes-new-loan-switch/

[14] "JOE HODGE É AURIVERDE" [JOE HODGE IS A GOLDEN-GREEN]. cdtondela.pt (in Portuguese). 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[15] "Hodge completes permanent move". www.wolves.co.uk. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[CR21-18] "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[CR22-19] "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[CR23-21] "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[CR24-22] "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[CR25-23] "Games played by Joe Hodge in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

[24] "Manchester City win the 2020 FA Youth Cup after thrilling win over Chelsea at SGP". www.thefa.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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Personal information
Full name	Joseph Shaun Hodge^[1]
Date of birth	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tondela
Number	10
Youth career
	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Manchester City	0	(0)
2021	→ Derry City (loan)	0	(0)
2021–2025	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	(0)
2024	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)	8	(1)
2024–2025	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	27	(1)
2025–	Tondela	1	(0)
International career^‡
2018–2019	Republic of Ireland U17	9	(0)
2019	Republic of Ireland U19	4	(1)
2022–2024	Republic of Ireland U21	10	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:37, 11 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:41, 11 July 2025 (UTC)