In March 2012, it was
announced that Harvey Hodd, a midfielder from Diss, would be joining
the Canaries as an Academy Scholar in the summer of 2012
following a successful trial with the Uder 16s. He is noted for
his passing ability and receiving skills. He previously played
for Gorleston Rangers and Lowestoft.
He played as substitute for Norwich in the second leg of the
FA Youth Cup final against
Chelsea which Norwich won 3-2 at Stamford Bridge to give thema
4-2 aggregate victory.
Hodd was released at the end of the 2013/14 season and returned
to Lowestoft.
After a successful trial, he signed for Fleetwood Town's development
squad on 16th December 2014, saying "My objective now is
to push on and try and break into the first team." He was offered a professional deal at the end of the 2014/15 season.
At the beginning of December 2015, Hodd was loaned back to Lowestoft.
He was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2015/16 season. He trained with Braintree in the summer of 2016 before signing for Conference South side Concord Rangers, making his full debut against St Albans City on 6th August 2016.
He returned to Lowestoft in September 2016. He later moved to Brightlingsea Regent in May 2018.
He is now a businessman acting as CEO and co-founder of Blueprint an eCommerce payments company, enabling brands and creators to transact inside SMS, WhatsApp and Messenger.