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Kimmo Hovi (born 31 May 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Regionalliga club VfB Lübeck.[2] He has also represented Finland U21 national team.[3] He began his senior club career playing for PKKU at age 16 in 2012, before signing with FC Lahti in 2014. During his debut season he helped FC Lahti win bronze in the Veikkausliiga. Since then he has represented various clubs from Finland, Germany, Malta and Spain.

Kimmo Hovi

Hovi in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Kimmo Markku Hovi
Date of birth	(1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Mäntsälä, Finland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Viktoria Berlin
Number	34
Youth career
2005–2007	MU
2008–2009	TuPS
2010–2012	PKKU
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	PKKU	32	(19)
2013	→ Melita (loan)	5	(0)
2014	FC Lahti	11	(1)
2014	→ Kuusysi (loan)	4	(1)
2015	Avilés	0	(0)
2015	→ Mérida (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	Portugalete	17	(1)
2016–2018	Inter Leipzig	56	(33)
2018	Chemnitzer FC	10	(1)
2019–2020	Union Fürstenwalde	39	(10)
2020–2022	Viktoria Berlin	21	(7)
2022–	Lübeck	4	(2)
National team‡
2013	Finland U19	3	(0)
2014	Finland U20	2	(0)
2014–2015	Finland U21	10	(1)
Honours FC Lahti Veikkausliiga 2014 Inter Leipzig NOFV-Oberliga 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2015

Club career

PKKU

Hovi was born in Mäntsälä, Finland. He transferred to PKKU in 2010 and made his debut in Kakkonen during season 2012. Season 2013 was his break through when he scored 17 goals in 21 matches.[4] After the season, he was loaned to Maltese Melita F.C.[5]

FC Lahti

For the season 2014 he joined FC Lahti. During his first season on league level he made 11 appearances and scored one goal. He was also loaned for four matches to FC Kuusysi.

Real Avilés

In January 2015 it was announced that Hovi would join Spanish Real Avilés. He did not gain any appearances in the team and was loaned to Mérida AD.[6]

Portugalete

For season 2015–16 Hovi played for Spanish Segunda División B club Portugalete.[7][8]

Inter Leipzig

In August 2016 it was announced that Hovi would join German team Inter Leipzig.[9]

Chemnitzer

After two successful seasons in Leipzig he was picked by Chemnitzer FC.[10]

Union Fürstenwalde

Unsatisfied with his playtime in Chemnitzer he joined Union Fürstenwalde on 16 January 2019.[11]

Viktoria Berlin

On 11 May 2020, Hovi joined Regionalliga Nordost club Viktoria Berlin, signing a two-year deal.[12]

International career

Hovi made his debut for the Finland U21 national team and his only goal on 9 September 2014 in a 5–0 away victory UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against San Marino.[13] He gained his second cap in the UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifications in Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka on 4 September 2015 in a match against Russia.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 September 2021[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cups		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PKKU	2012	Kakkonen	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2013		21	19	0	0	—		21	19
	Total		32	19	0	0	0	0	32	19
Melita (loan)	2013–14	Maltese First Division	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
VPS	2014	Veikkausliiga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
FC Lahti	2014	Veikkausliiga	11	1	1	0	—		12	1
Kuusysi (loan)	2014	Kakkonen	4	1	0	0	—		4	1
Real Avilés	2014–15	Segunda División B	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Mérida (loan)	2014–15	Tercera División	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Portugalete	2015–16	Segunda División B	17	1	0	0	—		17	1
Inter Leipzig	2016–17	NOFV-Oberliga	28	10	0	0	—		28	10
	2017–18		28	23	4	2	—		32	25
	Total		56	33	4	2	0	0	60	37
Chemnitzer FC	2018–19	Regionalliga	10	1	2	0	—		12	1
Union Fürstenwalde	2018–19	Regionalliga	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2019–20		25	10	1	0	—		26	10
	Total		39	10	1	0	0	0	40	10
Viktoria Berlin	2020–21	Regionalliga	11	6	0	0	—		11	6
	2021–22	3. Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		13	6	0	0	0	0	13	6
Career total			188	72	9	2	0	0	197	73

Honours

Viktoria Berlin

• Regionalliga Nordost: 2020–21

References

External links

• FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin official profile
• Kimmo Hovi – SPL competition record
• Kimmo Hovi – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Kimmo Hovi at BDFutbol
• Kimmo Hovi at Soccerbase
• Kimmo Hovi at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Kimmo Hovi

Kimmo Markku Hovi (* 31. Mai 1994 in Mäntsälä) ist ein finnischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer steht beim VfB Lübeck unter Vertrag. Er ist ehemaliger U-21-Nationalspieler Finnlands.

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- [en] Kimmo Hovi

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[it] Kimmo Hovi

Kimmo Hovi (Riihimäki, 31 maggio 1994) è un calciatore finlandese, centrocampista del Portugalete.

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