Patrick James Hoban (born 28 July 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Derry City in the League of Ireland Premier Division, as a forward.
[2] He represented his town at hurling and Mervue United in football, who he helped to win promotion from the A Championship to the League of Ireland with a 5–2 aggregate victory over Kildare County in the 2008 play-off final.
[6] In his first season at Oriel Park, he scored 15 times as the Lilywhites came runners-up to St. Patrick's Athletic; this included a hat-trick on 12 July in a 3–0 home win over Bohemians.
[9] The team also won the League of Ireland Cup with a 3–2 victory over Shamrock Rovers on 19 September, Hoban scoring their third goal to seal a first trophy in 12 years.
[21] He made his debut on 6 August as they began the season with a 3–2 win at Newport County, playing the final six minutes in place of Matt Green, and on 1 October he scored his first goal for the Stags, opening a 1–1 draw at Crewe Alexandra by heading Kevan Hurst's cross.
[22] On 10 January 2017, Hoban scored both goals in the final six minutes as Mansfield defeated Oldham Athletic in the third round of the EFL Trophy at Field Mill.
[25] The following 11 February he played in the FAI President's Cup, a 4–2 home loss to Cork City, filling in for the last 23 minutes in place of Krisztián Adorján.
[30] He finished the season as top scorer with 29 goals but left the last league game injured, causing concern over whether he would play the FAI Cup Final against Cork City.
[42] On 10 January 2024, Dundalk announced that they had agreed a fee for Hoban with Derry City, meaning he would be departing after 294 appearances and a record 150 goals over his two spells with the club.
[43] It was announced on 10 January 2024 that Hoban had signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City for an initial fee of €30,000.