Ki-Jana Hoever
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ki-Jana Hoever
| image = Ki-Jana Hoever LFCU19 2019.jpg
| caption = Hoever lining up for Liverpool in 2019
| full_name = Ki-Jana Delano Hoever{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1034294|title=Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League |publisher=Premier League |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|1|18|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/52951/Ki-Jana-Hoever/overview |title=Ki-Jana Hoever: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=21 December 2019}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| position = Centre-back, right-back{{cite web |title=Ki-Jana Hoever |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ki-jana-hoever/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=19 January 2019}}
| currentclub = Auxerre
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = AZ
| youthyears2 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs2 = Ajax
| youthyears3 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs3 = Liverpool
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Liverpool
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → PSV (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = → Jong PSV (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = → Stoke City (loan)
| caps5 = 55
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = → Auxerre (loan)
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalyears4 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U18
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam5 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps5 = 5
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| club-update = 19:28, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Ki-Jana Delano Hoever (born 18 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Auxerre, on loan from {{English football updater|WolverhW}} club Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{Soccerway|ki-jana-hoever/525922}}
Early years
Hoever was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://sportnieuws.nl/voetbal/buitenland/team-nederlandse-surinamers-natio-naar-wk-helpen/|title=Dit team van Nederlandse Surinamers kan Natio naar het WK helpen|date=January 19, 2020|website=Sportnieuws}} His father, a former American football player, named him after former NFL running back Ki-Jana Carter.{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2903407-liverpools-ki-jana-hoever-talks-jurgen-klopp-virgil-van-dijk-ucl-in-br-ama |title=Liverpool's Ki-Jana Hoever Talks Jurgen Klopp, Virgil Van Dijk, UCL in B/R AMA |last=Zucker |first=Joseph |date=2020-08-06 |publisher=Bleacher Report}}
Youth career
Hoever started out in the youth ranks at Ajax in 2010. Hoever played 13 times and scored two goals in the Under-17 Eredivisie during the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/ki-jana-hoever-joins-liverpool-13095730|title=Liverpool agree deal for Ajax star|first1=James|last1=Pearce|date=17 August 2018|website=mirror|access-date=7 January 2019}} Described as equally comfortable playing at centre-half and right-back, Hoever completed his move to Liverpool in August 2018 from Ajax but had to wait until September 2018 for international clearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/ki-jana-hoever|title=Liverpool FC|website=Liverpool FC|access-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108051135/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/ki-jana-hoever|archive-date=8 January 2019|url-status=dead}} As he had not signed a professional contract, Liverpool only had to pay a minimal compensation and Ajax were reported to be bitterly disappointed to lose the player.{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/08/17/do-report-ajax-devastasted-as-ki-jana-hoever-heads-to-liverpool/|title=Report: Ajax devastasted as Ki-Jana Hoever heads to Liverpool|first=Danny|last=Owen|date=17 August 2018|website=Here Is The City|access-date=7 January 2019}} Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea were also reportedly interested in making the signing.{{cite web |last1=Beesley |first1=Chris |title=The inside track on Ki-Jana Hoever as Dutch wonderkid gets green light for Liverpool |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-track-ki-jana-hoever-15153470 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=8 January 2019 |date=14 September 2018}} Hoever made his first Liverpool appearance in a 4–1 win for the under-18s against Newcastle on 15 September. Following that he was given a substitute appearance in the Reds' UEFA Youth League match at home to Paris Saint-Germain that ended in a 5–2 win on 18 September 2018. He later played the full 90 minutes at centre-half in the 5–0 win over Napoli that sealed Liverpool's U18s place in the knockout stages of that tournament.
By November 2018, Hoever had his U23s debut as a wide right midfielder against league leaders Everton at Goodison Park, which Liverpool won. His performance earned praise from U23 manager Neil Critchley, who said, “I thought his calmness and assurance, his decision-making, his intelligence without the ball, it was terrific. I was very impressed with him indeed.” Hoever made further appearances at right-back for the U23s including receiving plaudits for his performance in a 4–1 win against the reigning Premier League 2 champions Arsenal.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-dutch-sensation-ki-jana-15572782|title=Who is Ki-Jana Hoever? Liverpool starlet who caught Klopp's eye|first1=Ian|last1=Doyle|first2=Tom|last2=Marshall-Bailey|date=4 January 2019|website=liverpoolecho|access-date=7 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/unbelievable-ki-jana-hoever-making-a-big-impression-at-liverpool-/ortpc92rvkzw1nv6sbwl9cqo4|title=Ki-Jana Hoever: 'Unbelievable' Liverpool youngster making a big impression already - Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|access-date=7 January 2019}}
Club career
=Liverpool=
In December 2018 Hoever began training with the Liverpool first team, with manager Jürgen Klopp describing him as "confident" and "a joy to watch."{{cite web |last1=Markham |first1=Carl |last2=Gilpin |first2=Andrew |title=Jurgen Klopp reveals why teen sensation Ki-Jana Hoever is a 'joy to watch' |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jurgen-klopp-teen-sensation-ki-13819606 |website=Mirror Online |access-date=8 January 2019 |date=6 January 2019}} Hoever was given the squad number 51 ahead of the FA Cup game against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium on 7 January 2019. He started the match on the bench, but replaced an injured Dejan Lovren at centre-back in the opening minutes. Hoever's appearance made him the youngest ever Liverpool player in the FA Cup and their third youngest in any competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/01/06/liverpool-consider-handing-fa-cup-debut-16-year-old-ki-jana/|title=Liverpool consider handing FA Cup debut to 16-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever|first=Chris|last=Bascombe|date=6 January 2019|website=The Telegraph|access-date=7 January 2019}}
He signed a long-term professional contract with the club on 31 July 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/358760-ki-jana-hoever-signs-new-long-term-liverpool-fc-contract|title=Ki-Jana Hoever signs new long-term Liverpool FC contract|first=James|last=Carroll|date=31 July 2019|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|access-date=29 August 2019}}
His first professional goal came on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49736855|title=MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool|date=25 September 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}} Upon scoring, at the age of 17 years, eight months and 10 days, Hoever became the fourth-youngest player to find the back of the net for Liverpool, behind Ben Woodburn, Michael Owen and Jordan Rossiter.{{cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/366262-ki-jana-hoever-becomes-fourth-youngest-liverpool-scorer|title=Ki-Jana Hoever becomes fourth-youngest Liverpool scorer|publisher=Liverpool FC|last=Shaw|first=Chris|date=25 September 2019|access-date=26 September 2019}}
=Wolverhampton Wanderers=
On 19 September 2020, Hoever completed a £9 million transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{Cite news|date=19 September 2020|title=Ki-Jana Hoever: Wolves sign defender from Liverpool on five-year deal|work=Sky Sports|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/20876/12076048/ki-jana-hoever-wolves-sign-defender-from-liverpool-on-five-year-deal|access-date=19 September 2020}} Hoever made his first appearance in the Premier League, and his debut for Wolves, as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 defeat away to West Ham United on 27 September 2020.{{Cite news|last=Sutcliffe|first=Steve|date=27 September 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54222443|title= West Ham United 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Jarrod Bowen scores twice as Hammers register first win|work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 September 2020}} He made his debut Molineux appearance for Wolves in the team's next match, a 1–0 victory in the Premier League over Fulham on 4 October 2020, also as a second-half substitute.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54313271|title=Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Fulham: Pedro Neto's goal condemns visitors to fourth straight loss|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Steve|last=Sutcliffe|date=4 October 2020|access-date=4 October 2020}}
Hoever made his full Premier League debut away to Manchester United on 29 December 2020, a game which Wolves lost narrowly to a deflection in added time.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55406822|title=Manchester United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Marcus Rashford scores late winner|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Simon|last=Stone|date=29 December 2020|access-date=29 December 2020}}
==Loan to PSV==
==Loan to Stoke City==
On 27 January 2023, Hoever joined Championship club Stoke City on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/january/27/hoever-makes-it-a-hat-trick/|title=Hoever makes it a hat-trick|website=www.stokecityfc.com|date=27 January 2023|accessdate=27 January 2023}} On 10 March 2023 he scored his first goals for the club, netting twice in a 3–2 home victory over Blackburn Rovers.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-09 |title=Championship: Stoke 3-2 Blackburn - Hoever scores twice for Potters |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/64777652 |access-date=2023-03-10}} Hoever made 17 appearances, scoring four goals from full back, becoming a popular player amongst the supporters during his short time at the club.{{cite web |title=Alex Neil insists breakout Wolves star 'should be' Stoke City favourite |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-wolves-ki-jana-hoever-8331684 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=10 May 2023}} Hoever returned to Stoke on loan for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |title=Ki-Jana Hoever returns to Stoke City |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/july/21/ki-jana-hoever-returns-to-stoke-city/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=21 July 2023}} He scored on the opening day of the season in a 4–1 win against Rotherham United.{{cite web |title=Stoke City 4-1 Rotherham United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66345302 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=9 May 2024}} Stoke were involved in a relegation fight throughout the campaign with Hoever making some mistakes leading to opposition goals.{{cite web |title=Stoke City boss ready to put arm around Ki-Jana Hoever after Coventry set-back |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-coventry-ki-hoever-9107433 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=9 May 2024}} Stoke's and Hoever's form picked up towards the end of the season and they secured their Championship status in the penultimate game against Southampton.{{cite web |title=Southampton 0-1 Stoke City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68862287 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=9 May 2024}}
==Loan to Auxerre==
On 21 August 2024, Hoever joined newly-promoted Ligue 1 club Auxerre on a season-long loan deal. {{cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/loan-watch/20230822-hoever-heads-to-auxerre-on-loan/|title=Hoever heads to Auxerre on loan|website=www.wolves.co.uk|date=21 August 2024|accessdate=21 August 2024}} {{cite web|url=https://www.aja.fr/ki-jana-hoever-prete-a-laja/|trans-title=Ki-Jana Hoever loaned to AJA|title=Ki-Jana Hoever prêté à l’AJA|language=French|website=www.aja.fr|date=21 August 2024|accessdate=21 August 2024}}
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Hoever is of Surinamese descent. Hoever is a Netherlands U17 international, scoring three goals in his first five games.{{cite web|url=https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/everything-you-need-to-know-about-liverpool-starlet-ki-jana-hoever/|title=Everything you need to know about Liverpool starlet Ki-Jana Hoever|date=15 December 2018|website=Planet Football|access-date=7 January 2019}} He participated in the U17 European Championships in Ireland in 2019, a tournament which the Netherlands won. Hoever started as the Netherlands beat Italy in the final with a scoreline of 4–2, a game which saw Hoever hit the post from a free-kick, which provided the assist for the Dutch's second goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/350875-ki-jana-hoever-netherlands-u17-european-championship|title=Ki-Jana Hoever's Netherlands won U17 Euros|author=Williams, Sam|publisher=Liverpool FC|date=20 May 2019}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 September 2024}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Liverpool
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|118150|2018|name=Ki-Jana Hoever|access-date=8 January 2019}} |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|118150|2019|name=Ki-Jana Hoever|access-date=25 September 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|118150|2020|name=Ki-Jana Hoever|access-date=5 May 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| rowspan="5"|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|Premier League |12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|118150|2021|access-date=16 August 2021}}
|Premier League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|118150|2022}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|118150|2023}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
|colspan=1|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| PSV Eindhoven (loan)
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Jong PSV (loan)
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=3|Stoke City (loan)
|15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24
|Championship |40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||61 | 8 | |||
| Auxerre (loan)
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|118150|2024}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!84 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 9 |
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Honours
Liverpool
- UEFA Super Cup: 2019{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49332825 |title=Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea |first=Gary |last=Rose |website=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2019 |access-date=15 August 2019}}
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2019{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50869633 |title=Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo |first=Harry |last=Poole |website=BBC Sport |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019}}
PSV
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/matches/match/ajax-psv-30-07-2022.htm|title=Ajax - PSV|website=PSV.nl|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=30 July 2022}}
Netherlands U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2027448--netherlands-vs-italy/|title=Netherlands clinch title|date=19 May 2019|access-date=19 May 2019|author=UEFA|publisher=UEFA}}
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019{{cite web |date=20 May 2019 |title=2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda375cc6b6-cef30f861471-1000--2019-under-17-euro-team-of-the-tournament/ |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=UEFA |language=}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.wolves.co.uk/teams/out-on-loan/ki-jana-hoever/ Profile] at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website
- [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/ki-jana-hoever Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{AJ Auxerre squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:PSV Eindhoven players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Eerste Divisie players