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Ki-Jana Delano Hoever (born 18 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4] Hoever is a Liverpool youth academy graduate, but limited appearances brought him to join Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020.

Ki-Jana Hoever

Hoever lining up for Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ki-Jana Delano Hoever[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back, right-back[3]
Club information
Current team	PSV (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2014	AZ
2014–2018	Ajax
2018–2019	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Liverpool	0	(0)
2020–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	(0)
2022–	→ PSV (loan)	4	(0)
National team‡
2017	Netherlands U15	4	(0)
2017–2018	Netherlands U16	6	(0)
2018–2019	Netherlands U17	12	(4)
2019–2021	Netherlands U18	3	(0)
2021–	Netherlands U21	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2022

Early years

Hoever was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[5] His father, a former American football player, named him after former NFL running back Ki-Jana Carter.[6]

Youth career

Hoever started out in the youth ranks at AZ Alkmaar before moving on to Ajax in 2014. Hoever played 13 times and scored two goals in the Under-17 Eredivisie during the 2017–18 season.[7] Described as equally as 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.[8] 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.[9] Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea were also reportedly interested in making the signing.[10] 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.[11][12]

Professional 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."[13] 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.[14]

He signed a long-term professional contract with the club on 31 July 2019.[15]

His first professional goal came on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons.[16] 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.[17]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 19 September 2020, Hoever completed a £9 million transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20]

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.[21]

Loan to PSV

On 23 June 2022, Hoever joined PSV on a season-long loan.[22]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Hoever is of Surinamese descent.[5] Hoever is a Netherlands U17 international, scoring three goals in his first five games.[23] 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.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 March 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2018–19[25]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20[26]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	1
	2020–21[27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2020–21[27]	Premier League	12	0	3	0	0	0	–		15	0
	2021–22[28]	Premier League	8	0	0	0	2	0	–		10	0
	Total		20	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	2020–21 EFL Trophy[27]		—		—		—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
Career total			20	0	5	0	4	1	3	0	32	1

Honours

Liverpool

• UEFA Super Cup: 2019[29]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2019[30]

PSV

• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022[31]

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019[32]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[33]

References

На других языках

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[de] Ki-Jana Hoever

Ki-Jana Delano Hoever (* 18. Januar 2002 in Amsterdam, Niederlande) ist ein niederländischer Fußballspieler, der als Verteidiger bei den Wolverhampton Wanderers in der englischen Premier League unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Ki-Jana Hoever

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[es] Ki-Jana Hoever

Ki-Jana Delano Hoever (Ámsterdam, Países Bajos, 18 de enero de 2002) es un futbolista neerlandés que juega en la demarcación de defensa para el PSV Eindhoven de la Eredivisie.

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[fr] Ki-Jana Hoever

Ki-Jana Hoever, né le 18 janvier 2002 à Amsterdam aux Pays-Bas, est un footballeur néerlandais, qui évolue au poste d'arrière droit au PSV Eindhoven, en prêt de Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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[it] Ki-Jana Hoever

Ki-Jana Hoever (Amsterdam, 18 gennaio 2002) è un calciatore olandese, difensore del PSV in prestito dal Wolverhampton.

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[ru] Хувер, Ки-Яна

Ки-Яна Делано Хувер (нидерл. Ki-Jana Delano Hoever; родился 18 января 2002, Амстердам) — нидерландский футболист, защитник английского клуба «Вулверхэмптон Уондерерс», выступающий на правах аренды за ПСВ.

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