Wesley Hoedt

Dutch footballer

Wesley Hoedt
Hoedt with Southampton in 2017
Personal information
Full name Wesley Theodorus Hoedt[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 4
Youth career
VV Reiger Boys
0000–2005 HVV Hollandia
2005–2013 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 AZ 26 (2)
2015–2017 Lazio 48 (2)
2017–2021 Southampton 41 (0)
2019 → Celta Vigo (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Antwerp (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021 → Lazio (loan) 17 (0)
2021–2023 Anderlecht 53 (1)
2023– Watford 59 (4)
International career‡
2008–2009 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2017 Netherlands 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Wesley Theodorus Hoedt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsli ˈɦut]; born 6 March 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Watford.

Career

AZ

Hoedt was born in Alkmaar[3] and is a product of the youth academy from AZ. On 12 December 2013, he made his first-team debut for AZ in the UEFA Europa League against PAOK. He played the full game, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[citation needed]

For the 2014–15 season, Hoedt was promoted to the first team and named in the 24-man squad for the forthcoming season.[4]

Lazio

Following Hoedt's departure from AZ in 2015, Serie A club Lazio signed him on a free transfer. The player signed a four-year contract worth €1.25m per season.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2016 in a 4–3 away win over Atalanta.[6]

Southampton

On 22 August 2017, Hoedt signed for Southampton on a five-year deal reported to be €17 million (£15 million).[7][8] He made his debut on 9 September 2017 in a 0–2 defeat to Watford.[9] On 17 February 2018, Hoedt scored his first goal for the club in a 1–2 victory against West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup.[10]

Celta Vigo (loan)

Hoedt joined La Liga club Celta Vigo on 22 January 2019 on loan until the end of the season, with an option to purchase.[11] He made his debut on 27 January in an away game against Real Valladolid where he was booked twice and sent off.[12]

Royal Antwerp (loan)

Hoedt joined Belgian First Division A club Royal Antwerp on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season on 2 September 2019.[13]

Lazio (loan)

On 5 October 2020, Hoedt returned to Lazio on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[14]

Anderlecht

On 17 June 2021, Anderlecht announced the signing of Hoedt on their official website.[15]

Watford

On 31 January 2023, Watford confirmed the signing of Hoedt from Anderlecht on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[16] He scored on his debut for Watford in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on 11 February 2023.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ 2013–14[3] Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 3 0
2014–15[3] Eredivisie 24 2 3 0 — — 27 2
Total 26 2 3 0 — 1 0 30 2
Lazio 2015–16[3] Serie A 25 0 2 0 — 8[c] 1 35 1
2016–17[3] Serie A 23 2 3 1 — — 26 3
2017–18[3] Serie A 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Total 48 2 5 1 — 8 1 61 4
Southampton 2017–18[18] Premier League 28 0 4 1 0 0 — 32 1
2018–19[19] Premier League 13 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 0
Total 41 0 4 1 0 0 — 45 1
Celta Vigo (loan) 2018–19[3] La Liga 10 0 — — — 10 0
Antwerp (loan) 2019–20[3] Belgian Pro League 21 0 4 0 — — 25 0
Lazio (loan) 2020–21[20] Serie A 17 0 2 0 — 7[d] 0 26 0
Anderlecht 2021–22[3] Belgian Pro League 38 1 6 2 — 4[e] 1 48 4
2022–23[3] Belgian Pro League 15 0 0 0 — 10[e] 0 25 0
Total 53 1 6 2 — 14 1 73 4
Watford 2022–23[21] Championship 15 1 0 0 0 0 — 15 1
2023–24[22] Championship 44 3 3 0 1 0 — 48 3
Total 59 4 3 0 1 0 — 63 4
Career total 275 9 27 4 1 0 30 2 333 15
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup and Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 3 September 2017[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2017 6 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Lazio

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Bilbao" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2019, in Bilbao] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Wesley Hoedt: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "W. Hoedt". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "AZ werkt met kleinere A-selectie" (in Dutch). AZ. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Lazio, Hoedt in serata Roma: si prova a chiudere subito". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Serie A TIM: Fixtures and Results: Season 2016–17: 1^ Match Day: Atalanta 3–4 Lazio". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Wesley Hoedt signs for Saints". Southampton F.C. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Official: Hoedt joins Southampton – Football Italia". Football Italia. Tiro Media. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. ^ Emons, Michael (9 September 2017). "Southampton 0–2 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (17 February 2024). "West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Hoedt makes Celta Vigo loan move". Southampton F.C. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Southampton flop Wesley Hoedt sent off in nightmare Celta Vigo debut". Talk Sport. Wireless Group. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Wesley Hoedt joins Royal Antwerp from Southampton on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Hoedt rejoins Lazio on loan". www.southamptonfc.com. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Welcome to Brussels, Wesley". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 17 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Official: Hoedt's A Hornet!". Watford F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Watford 1–1 Blackburn". BBC. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Hoedt, Wesley". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Supercoppa: Fixtures and Results: Season 2017–18: Juventus 2–3 Lazio". Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Coppa Italia: Fixtures and Results: Season 2016–17: Final: Juventus 2–0 Lazio". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  26. ^ "End Of Season Awards: 2023/24 Winners Revealed". Watford FC. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wesley Hoedt.
  • Wesley Hoedt profile at the Southampton F.C. website
  • Wesley Hoedt at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  • Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
  • AZ official website profile (in Dutch)
  • Netherlands profile
  • Wesley Hoedt Interview
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