Tobi "Bob" Jnohope (born 4 October 1997) is a Dominican association footballer who currently plays for St. Petersburg FC of USL League Two and their affiliated United Premier Soccer League club, St. Petersburg Aztecs.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobi "Bob" Jnohope | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Largo, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lernayin Artsakh | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Clearwater Chargers | ||
| 2015–2016 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Denver Pioneers | 0 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mosta | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Palmese 1912 | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Lernayin Artsakh | 55 | (3) |
| 2024– | St. Petersburg Aztecs | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | St. Petersburg FC | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Dominica U23 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:43, 1 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Youth and college
editJnohope began his youth career with Clearwater Chargers Soccer Club in Florida where he played for 10 years before joining the Sounders FC Academy in 2015. On 3 February 2016, it was announced that Jnohope signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of Denver.[1] After being redshirted as a freshman, he was expected by some media outlets to play a greater role for the upcoming year.[2] However, he was off the roster by the start of the 2017 season.[3]
Club career
editOn 25 March 2016, Jnohope made his professional debut for Seattle Sounders FC 2 of the USL, the reserve side of Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. The match ended in a 1–0 defeat to Sacramento Republic.[4] In total he made five league appearances for the club during the 2016 USL season.[5]
In January 2019, Jnohope signed for Mosta of the Maltese Premier League.[6] After waiting for four months for his work permit, he appeared in three league matches and one match in the Maltese FA Trophy for the club before the season ended and his 6-month contract expired.[7] His one 2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy appearance came in a 1–2 quarter-final defeat to Birkirkara in which Jnohope scored an own goal.[8][9] Afterward, he had a training stint with Belgian club RAQM Mons while searching for a new club.[7]
In October 2020, Jnohope was unveiled as a new signing for U.S. Palmese 1912 of the Italian Eccellenza Calabria for the 2020–21 season.[10][11] In March 2021, he moved to Lernayin Artsakh FC of the Armenian First League.[12] He made his league debut for the club on 15 March against FC Urartu-2, starting the match and playing the full ninety minutes of the 1–0 victory.[13]
International career
editJnohope was born in Florida, United States to a Dominican Kalinago father and Nigerian Yoruba mother.[14] After initially being undecided about which nation to represent,[15] in July 2019 he was included in Dominica's under-23 squad for 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification.[16] He scored his team's only goal in its opening match against Jamaica, an eventual surprise 1–1 draw.[17] He went on to make two appearances in the tournament.[7]
References
edit- ^ "15 Sounders FC Academy players commit to colleges on National Signing Day". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 2017 TEAM AND RECRUITING CLASS REVIEW". College Soccer News. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". Denver Pioneers Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Sounders FC 2 falls 1-0 to Sacramento Republic FC in 2016 USL opener". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Live: Football transfers and rumours - Jan. 31 - Muscat heading to Portugal". Times of Malta. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Scouting profile". D'alessandro Scouting. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "BIRKIRKARA BEAT TEN-MAN MOSTA TO SET-UP SEMI-FINAL CLASH WITH BALZAN". maltafootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (3 May 2019). "Birkirkara through after beating ten-man Mosta". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "La US Palmese si presenta alla città" (in Italian). inquietnotizie.it. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "La Palmese si presenta in vista della nuova stagione: l'organigramma 2020-2021". strettoweb.com. October 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Diretta profile" (in Italian). diretta.it. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "ՈՒՐԱՐՏՈՒ-2 - ԼԵՌՆԱՅԻՆ ԱՐՑԱԽ" (in Armenian). Football Federation Armenia. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Official : Seattle Sounders Defender Tobi Jnohope Moves To University of Denver". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "First-Come,First-Served! Seattle Sounders Defender Jnohope Will Not Reject". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "U-23 Men's National Team Squad". Dominica FA. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Jamaica U23s held by Dominica". Jamaica Gleaner. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.