Dillon Hoogewerf
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dillon Ifunanya Chukwu Hoogewerf [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Almere, Netherlands [1] | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | Almere City | ||
2012–2019 | Ajax | ||
2019–2022 | Manchester United | ||
2022–2023 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 24 | (1) |
2024– | Vitesse | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 8 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (2) |
2019 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024 |
Dillon Ifunanya Chukwu Hoogewerf (born 27 February 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie club Vitesse.[2]
Early life
[edit]Hoogewerf was born to a Dutch father and a Nigerian mother,[3] making him eligible for both the Netherlands and Nigeria national team.
Club career
[edit]In the 2018–19 season, Hoogewerf tallied ten goals and six assists, while averaging a goal every 167 minutes for the Ajax U17 team.[4]
On 1 June 2019, Hoogewerf announced that he was moving from Ajax to Manchester United after rejecting a contract offer from the Dutch club.[5][6] He was Ole Gunnar Solskjær's first signing as Manchester United manager.[7] He signed his first professional contract in March 2020.[8]
On 28 November 2020, Hoogewerf scored his first hat-trick for United in a 4–1 victory over the Newcastle U18s.[9]
On 31 January 2022, Hoogewerf was signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach for its reserve team.[10][11]
On 8 August 2024, Hoogewerf signed a contract with Vitesse for two seasons, with an option for a third.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dillon Hoogewerf at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Dillon Hoogewerf at Soccerway
- ^ "New Manchester United Signing Hoogewerf Wants To Improve Nigeria; Reveals Best Player He's Played With:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Cudworth, Tony (1 June 2019). "Dillon Hoogewerf: 5 Things to Know About Manchester United's First Summer Signing". 90min.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Man Utd transfer news: Ajax striker Dillon Hoogewerf confirms Old Trafford move | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Polden, Jake (23 May 2019). "Man Utd set to complete transfer for Ajax wonderkid". mirror. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Nicholson, John (3 February 2022). "Farewell Dillon Hoogewerf, just another Manchester United commodity". Football365. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Fay, Richard (26 March 2020). "Two Manchester United youngsters sign professional contracts". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Ones to Watch: Dillon Hoogewerf – young, hungry and destined to score the goals for United and a dream to reach the big time". MUFCLatest.com. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Fay, Richard (1 February 2022). "Man United forward Hoogewerf completes Mönchengladbach transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "German move for Hoogewerf". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Hoogewerf nieuwe aanwinst Vitesse" [Hoogewerf is a new acquisition of Vitesse] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Almere
- Dutch people of Nigerian descent
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Regionalliga players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany