Dillon Ifunanya Chukwu Hoogewerf (born 27 February 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Borussia Mönchengladbach II.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Almere City | ||
| 2012–2019 | Ajax | ||
| 2019–2022 | Manchester United | ||
| 2022– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 8 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024 | |||
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dillon Hoogewerf". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Netherlands - D. Hoogewerf". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "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.