![]() Hodson in training for Milton Keynes Dons
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee James Stephen Hodson | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Borehamwood, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Rangers | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2004 | Boreham Wood | ||
2004–2009 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Watford | 83 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Brentford (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Milton Keynes Dons | 40 | (2) |
2016 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2016– | Rangers | 5 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
2010– | Northern Ireland | 19 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 26 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:14, 5 December 2016 (UTC) |
Lee James Stephen Hodson (born 2 October 1991) is an English-born Northern Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premiership side Rangers.
Hodson is a defender, and plays primarily as a right-back, but has had spells at left back and as a wingback during his career. He made his first team debut for Watford in May 2009 against Derby County, before playing in the majority of Watford's games in the 2009–10 season, during which he earned a three-year professional contract.
Although born in England, Hodson is eligible to play for Northern Ireland. He 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.
Hodson was born in Hertfordshire, and grew up in Borehamwood, near Watford. He was involved with "Borehamwood 2000", a football scheme ran by Boreham Wood F.C., before joining Watford's youth system. Hodson progressed through the academy, playing 26 times for the under-18 side in 2007–08 despite still being a schoolboy. He also started nine times for the club's reserve team. Hodson signed for the club as an academy scholar in June 2008, and continued to play for the club's reserve and under-18 teams in the 2008–09 season.
He got his first tattoo when his was still at St. Theresa's RC HS in Borehamwood, since then he has went under the needle a further 5 times including the full sleeve of Jesus's Passion and ultimate sacrifice at Golgotha