Bryan Johnstone Hodge (born 23 September 1987) is a Scottish former

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. Hodge is a versatile midfielder who has represented

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at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. He started his career at

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and in his time there had loan spells at

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and

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. He then returned to Scotland, signing for

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, and from there moved to

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and then

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. Hodge signed a pre-contract agreement to sign for

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in . They play their home games at Station Park, in t ...

in the summer of 2015, where he stayed for one season before moving to

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

. Hodge spent just 6 months with Albion, signing for Arbroath in January 2017.

Career

Born in

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, Hodge began his professional footballing career as a trainee with

in August 2006. He was loaned to

in late February 2007 in order to gain first-team experience, and made nine appearances before returning to Blackburn in April 2007. He joined

on loan in November 2007, for whom he made 13 league and cup appearances in a two-month spell. He signed a new contract with Blackburn before joining

on loan in February 2008. Hodge made his

debut as an 83rd minute substitution for

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in the

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against

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in January 2009. On 4 July 2009, Hodge signed a two-year contract with

. In August 2011, Hodge appeared as an unused substitute on the bench, as a trialist, for

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in two league games. However, after not being offered a contract at

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, Hodge signed with

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side

. On 8 June 2012, Hodge signed for

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side

. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Hodge left The Warriors, after signing a pre-contract agreement with

, joining the Station Park side at the end of the 2014–15 season. After one year with Forfar, which saw the side relegated to

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, Hodge signed for fellow League Two club

in May 2016. Hodge left Stirling Albion after 6 months with the side, signing for

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...

on 1 January 2017.

Representative honours

Hodge has represented

at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.

Honours

;Arbroath *

: 2016–17

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodge, Bryan 1987 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Darlington F.C. players English Football League players Partick Thistle F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire 21st-century Scottish sportsmen