Gavin Hoy
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Gavin Hoy
|fullname = Gavin Michael Van Bendegem-Hoy
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|7|df=y}}
|birth_place = Canada
|height = 1.72 m
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Wellington Olympic
|clubnumber = 23
|collegeyears1 = 2011–2014
|college1 = Oakland Golden Grizzlies
|years1 = 2008
|clubs1 = Thunder Bay Chill
|caps1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2011–2013
|clubs2 = Thunder Bay Chill
|caps2 = 23
|goals2 = 2
|years3 = 2016–2017
|clubs3 = Olympia Warriors
|years4 = 2017–2021
|clubs4 = Hawke's Bay United
|caps4 = 49
|goals4 = 6
|years5 = 2022
|clubs5 = North Wellington
|caps5 = 15
|goals5 = 5
|years6 = 2023–
|clubs6 = Wellington Olympic
|caps6 = 36
|goals6 = 12
}}
Gavin Michael Van Bendegem-Hoy (born 7 September 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Wellington Olympic.
Early life
Hoy started his career with Canadian side Thunder Bay Chill at the age of sixteen. He started playing piano as a high school student.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/the-canadian-footballer-brightening-a-napier-backpackers-with-his-piano-skills/G4YRAXNOBLE3W42M5U45T4VWWU/|title=The Canadian footballer brightening a Napier backpackers with his piano skills|publisher=nzherald.co.nz}}
Career
In 2016，Hoy signed for Australian side Olympia Warriors. In 2017, he signed for New Zealand side Hawke's Bay United. In 2022, he signed for New Zealand side North Wellington. In 2023, he signed for New Zealand side Wellington Olympic. He has won the Chatham Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/football-gavin-hoy-relishes-freedom-under-new-hawkes-bay-united-regime/LMIQ7RZEPCOCCFY7RAKADL2OTE/|title=Gavin Hoy relishes freedom under new Hawke's Bay United regime|publisher=nzherald.co.nz}}
Style of play
Hoy mainly operates as a midfielder. He has operated as a "pocket forward" while playing for New Zealand side Hawke's Bay United.{{Cite web|url=https://cdn.hbapp.co.nz/news/versatile-united-midfielders-ready-to-share-load|title=Versatile United midfielder's ready to share load|publisher=hbapp.co.nz}}
Personal life
Hoy was born in 1992 in Canada. He has worked in the information technology industry.{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/new-zealand-football-gavin-hoy-winner/|title=Having Won It All In New Zealand, Gavin Hoy Heads Back To Work|publisher=northerntribune.ca}}
References
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Hawke's Bay United FC players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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