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This article is about the Filipino footballer. For the Scottish amateur footballer, see James M. Hall. For other people, see James Hall (disambiguation).

In this article, the surname is Hall (English patronymic surname), and his middle name is Alonte (Philippine matronymic surname).
James Hall
Hall representing the Philippines
Personal information
Full name Walter James Alonte Hall[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-16) July 16, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Center midfielder
Youth career
2003–2004 Rangers
2004–2007 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Everton
2016–2017 Meralco Manila
2017–2019 Davao Aguilas 9
2021 Stallion Laguna
International career
2017 Philippines 2 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Loyola (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hall (born July 16, 1989), is a former professional footballer who played as a center midfielder. He is a former Philippines national team player. He currently serves as an assistant coach of Philippines Football League club Loyola.

Early life

Walter Hall was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His mother helen hails from Bacolod, Negros Occidental[2] while his father Andy Hall is from England. Hall spent his academy years in Everton from 2004 to 2008.[3]

Club career

Everton

In 2007, Hall signed his first professional contract with Everton after being with the club since the age of 14.[4] He was with the team until September 2010.

Meralco Manila

In 2016, after a six-year break from playing football, Hall moved to the Philippines and signed for United Football League club Loyola Meralco Sparks.[5] Due to limits in the transfer window, Hall's debut for Loyola was delayed for a further season. During the 2017 season, the UFL was discontinued to pave the way for the newly formed Philippines Football League.[6] Loyola then decided to represent Manila and changed their club name to FC Meralco Manila.[7]

Davao Aguilas

During the midseason of the 2017 Philippines Football League, Hall moved to newly-formed club Davao Aguilas alongside Meralco Manila teammates Phil Younghusband and James Younghusband.[8][9] Hall was an active member of Davao's roster and started in the final of the inaugural edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara.[10] They went on to settle at second place after falling to Kaya-FC Iloilo in extra time, 1–0.[11] After two seasons, Davao Aguilas disbanded in 2019.[12]

Stallion Laguna

In May 2021, two years after being released by Davao, Hall joined Stallion Laguna. The 2021 Philippines Football League was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hall played for Stallion during the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[13] They went on to finish third overall after defeating Dynamic Herb Cebu via penalties in the third-place play-off.[14] He left the club in December 2021 and retired from playing professionally.

International career

Hall was born in Scotland to a Scottish father and Filipina mother, making him eligible to represent Scotland or the Philippines at international level.

Philippines

After the Philippines national team rose to fame in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, Hall was among the new players that were called up by the Philippines alongside his brother Ryan ahead of their 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying matches against Mongolia.[15][16]

A few months later, Hall was again called up for the Philippines in a training camp held in Bahrain, in line with the national team's preparation for the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Hall played two unofficial games for the Philippines, starting both friendlies against the Bahrain U-23 national team and playing as a center midfielder.[17][18] Hall suited up for the Philippines once more in the 2017 CTFA International Tournament.[19][20] [21] He made his official debut for the Philippines in a 3–1 victory against Laos, coming in as a substitute, replacing Christian Lapas in the 82nd minute.[22] Hall picked up two official senior national team caps under Coach Marlon Maro as they went on to finish second overall in the tournament.[23][24]

Honors

2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final

Club

Davao Aguilas

National team

Philippines

References

  1. ^ "James Hall - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Olivares, Rick (February 8, 2011). "Cast nearly complete for Azkals". Bleachers Brew. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "ToffeeWeb - Everton Players: James Hall". www.toffeeweb.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "ToffeeWeb - Everton Reserves, 2007-08". www.toffeeweb.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Estrada, Kevin (April 27, 2017). "Meralco Manila unveil new signings, enter second stint with Mizuno in time for the PFL". Dugout PH. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "PFL Launches on 21 April 2017". The Philippine Football Federation. April 20, 2017. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. ^ Guerrero, Bob (May 5, 2017). "Philippines Football League previews: Voltes, Kaya, Meralco, Stallion". Rappler. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (March 27, 2017). "Aguilas hope to inspire football resurgence in mindanao". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. ^ Biantan, Jack (June 24, 2017). "Biantan: San Miguel Corp. finally supports football". Sunstar. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. ^ Carmen, Lorenzo del (October 28, 2018). "Jovin Bedic strikes late as Kaya brings Copa Paulino Alcantara home to Iloilo". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Estrada, Kevin (October 27, 2018). "IT'S COMING HOME: Iloilo wins Copa after edging Davao in extra time thriller". www.dugout.ph. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (February 17, 2021). "Davao pullout leaves PFL with 5 teams". Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  14. ^ Copa Paulino Alcantara 2021 Semi-final - Stallion Laguna FC vs. Azkals Development Team, archived from the original on December 16, 2021, retrieved January 14, 2022
  15. ^ Olivares, Rick (February 8, 2011). "Cast nearly complete for Azkals". Bleachers Brew. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  16. ^ Galarpe, Ron (February 21, 2011). "Azkals recruiting for better breeds". Powcast.net. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  17. ^ Rosero, Earl Victor (July 18, 2011). "Azkals meet Bahrain's Olympic team in 2nd friendly match". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  18. ^ Cadayona, R. (July 20, 2011). "Azkals talo uli sa Bahrain". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Philippines National Team in CTFA International Tournament - The Philippine Football Federation". The Philippine Football Federation. November 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  20. ^ Guerrero, Bob (November 28, 2017). "Azkals to join pocket tournament in Taiwan". Rappler. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  21. ^ Nicolas, Jino (July 29, 2017). "Azkals to see action in Taiwan pocket tourney". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  22. ^ "Match Report of Lao DPR vs Philippines - 2017-12-01". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  23. ^ "Football: Azkals end Taipei campaign with loss to Timor-Leste". ABS-CBN News. December 6, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  24. ^ "BIGO:Azkals, talo sa Timor Leste sa Chinese Taipei Football Association International Tournament" (in Filipino). RMN News Nationwide. December 6, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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