Hogan Phillip Ephraim (born 31 March 1988) is an English former footballer. He is a graduate of the

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, a former England Under-19 international, and made over 100 appearances for Queen's Park Rangers. His primary position is winger, but he can also play forward.

Background

Ephraim was born on 31 March 1988 in

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. He attended

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from 1999 to 2004 and lives in

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Club career

West Ham United

Ephraim joined West Ham as a trainee in July 2004 making one substitute appearance for the Hammers first team during the 2005–06 season in the League Cup win over

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in September 2005 and was an unused substitute in the club's 0–3 loss to Italian side

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in the 2nd leg of the

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1st round a year later. He joined

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side

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on a one-month loan in November 2006, saying, ''"I've played youth football for three years now and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into the Championship. A few clubs were interested but with Colchester being a team on the up, this was my first choice."'' He extended his loan spell for a further month in December and again in January 2007 until the end of the season. He made 21 appearances for Colchester, scoring one goal. In the 2007/08 season, he joined

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on a three-month loan in August 2007. QPR manager John Gregory described him as ''"...technically very gifted and has the versatility to play on the right or left of midfield."'' He returned to West Ham in November 2007, having made 13 league appearances for QPR, scoring two goals.

Queens Park Rangers

He joined Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on 2 January 2008, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. Ephraim said of the move, ''"It's a great time to be at QPR. Big things are going to happen here – the new owners are very ambitious."'' Ephraim went on to become a regular during Queens Park Rangers' promotion campaign, scoring 3 goals during the 2010 to 2011 season. However, after QPR's promotion to the Premier League, an influx of player's saw Ephraim's first team chances limited and he soon fell down the pecking order. He also scored four goals in a 13–0 pre-season friendly win over

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. On 26 November 2009, Ephraim joined

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leaders

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on loan until 1 January 2010. QPR decided to not allow Ephraim to be eligible for Leeds'

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games. On 1 December, Ephraim made his Leeds debut in a 2–0 away win against

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. After being limited to substitute appearances against

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and

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, Ephraim returned to the starting line-up against

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, on 15 December, in the

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and scored his first goal for Leeds as well as providing as assist for Neil Kilkenny's goal. On 1 January 2010, he returned to QPR. On 9 November 2011, Ephraim joined

leaders

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on loan until 3 January 2012. Ephraim signed on loan for

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on 22 March 2012 until the end of the 2011–12 season. Ephraim scored on his debut on 25 March in a 1–1 away draw with

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. Ephraim signed with

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on loan on 27 February 2013. Ephraim made his debut for Toronto on 2 March in a 1–0 away defeat to

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. On 4 June 2013 Ephraim's loan was terminated by Toronto. On 8 November 2013, Ephraim joined

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on loan for a month. His Peterborough debut came the next day in a 2–0 home win in the

against

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. Ephraim returned to QPR in February 2014, having made 11 appearances in all competitions for The Posh. Ephraim was finally released by QPR on 1 July 2014.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 28 October 2014, Ephraim signed for League Two team,

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on a free transfer. On 1 November 2014, Ephraim made his debut appearance against

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, as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away league win. After appearing in the

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play-off Wembley final for Wycombe Wanderers, Ephraim turned down the offer of a new contract with The Chairboys and subsequently left the club.

Whitehawk

After being without a club for the first half of the 2016–17 season, Ephraim eventually signed for Brighton-based

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side

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in March 2017.

International career

Ephraim has represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels. He scored four goals in an

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under-17s match against

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and appeared in the UEFA European Championships in May 2005, scoring two goals in three games.

Career statistics

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Honours

Queens Park Rangers *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ephraim, Hogan 1988 births Jewish English sportspeople Living people English men's footballers Jewish footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Islington People from Archway, London English expatriate men's footballers England men's youth international footballers West Ham United F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Toronto FC players English Football League players Premier League players Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Peterborough United F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers 21st-century English sportsmen