Tobi Jnohope Explained

Tobi Jnohope
Fullname:Tobi "Bob" Jnohope
Birth Date:4 October 1997
Birth Place:Largo, Florida, United States
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Lernayin Artsakh
Clubnumber:30
Youthyears1:2005–2015
Youthclubs1:Clearwater Chargers
Youthyears2:2015–2016
Youthclubs2:Seattle Sounders
Collegeyears1:2016
College1:Denver Pioneers
Collegecaps1:0
Collegegoals1:0
Years1:2016
Clubs1:Seattle Sounders 2
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Mosta
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Palmese 1912
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2023
Clubs4:Lernayin Artsakh
Caps4:55
Goals4:3
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:St. Petersburg Aztecs
Caps5:6
Goals5:1
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:St. Petersburg FC
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Dominica U23
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:11 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:19:43, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

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.

Youth and college

Jnohope 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

On 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

Jnohope 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 Sounders FC Academy players commit to colleges on National Signing Day. SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 28 March 2016. 3 February 2016.
  2. Web site: UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 2017 TEAM AND RECRUITING CLASS REVIEW . 25 March 2017 . College Soccer News . 1 September 2021.
  3. Web site: 2017 Men's Soccer Roster . Denver Pioneers Athletics . 1 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Sounders FC 2 falls 1-0 to Sacramento Republic FC in 2016 USL opener. SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 28 March 2016. 25 March 2016.
  5. Web site: 2016 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Stats . United Soccer League . 1 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Live: Football transfers and rumours - Jan. 31 - Muscat heading to Portugal . 31 January 2019 . Times of Malta . 1 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Scouting profile . D'alessandro Scouting . 1 September 2021.
  8. Web site: BIRKIRKARA BEAT TEN-MAN MOSTA TO SET-UP SEMI-FINAL CLASH WITH BALZAN . maltafootball.com . 2 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Busuttil . Antoine . Birkirkara through after beating ten-man Mosta . 3 May 2019 . Times of Malta . 2 September 2021.
  10. Web site: La US Palmese si presenta alla città . 2 October 2020 . inquietnotizie.it . 1 September 2021 . Italian.
  11. Web site: La Palmese si presenta in vista della nuova stagione: l'organigramma 2020-2021 . October 2020 . strettoweb.com . 1 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Diretta profile . diretta.it . 1 September 2021 . Italian.
  13. Web site: ՈՒՐԱՐՏՈՒ-2 - ԼԵՌՆԱՅԻՆ ԱՐՑԱԽ . Football Federation Armenia . 1 September 2021 . Armenian.
  14. Web site: Official : Seattle Sounders Defender Tobi Jnohope Moves To University of Denver . All Nigeria Soccer . 1 September 2021.
  15. Web site: First-Come,First-Served! Seattle Sounders Defender Jnohope Will Not Reject . All Nigeria Soccer . 1 September 2021.
  16. Web site: U-23 Men's National Team Squad . Dominica FA . 1 September 2021.
  17. Web site: Jamaica U23s held by Dominica . 18 July 2019 . Jamaica Gleaner . 1 September 2021.