Kimmo Hovi

Kimmo Hovi
Hovi in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kimmo Markku Hovi
Date of birth (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Mäntsälä, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfB Lübeck
Number 9
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 22 (7)
2022– Lübeck 30 (7)
International career‡
2013 Finland U19 3 (0)
2014 Finland U20 2 (0)
2014–2015 Finland U21 10 (1)
Medal record
FC Lahti
Third place Veikkausliiga 2014
Inter Leipzig
Second place NOFV-Oberliga 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2015

Kimmo Hovi (born 31 May 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 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.

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]

Lübeck

After two seasons in Berlin Hovi signed a deal with Lübeck.[13]

International career

Hovi made his debut in international football on 23 March 2013 at the age 18 in a match between Finland U19 and Austria U19.[14]

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.[15] 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.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 May 2024[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 Kolmonen 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
2013 Kakkonen 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 Süd 28 10 0 0 — 28 10
2017–18 NOFV-Oberliga Süd 28 23 4 2 — 32 25
Total 56 33 4 2 0 0 60 37
Chemnitzer FC 2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 10 1 2 0 — 12 1
Union Fürstenwalde 2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2019–20 Regionalliga Nordost 25 10 1 0 — 26 10
Total 39 10 1 0 0 0 40 10
Viktoria Berlin 2020–21 Regionalliga Nordost 11 6 0 0 — 11 6
2021–22 3. Liga 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
Total 21 7 0 0 0 0 22 7
Lübeck 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 29 7 4 2 — 33 9
2023–24 3. Liga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 30 7 4 2 0 0 34 9
Career total 227 80 16 6 0 0 237 86

Honours

PKKU

Viktoria Berlin

References

  1. ^ Kimmo Hovi at Soccerway
  2. ^ "KADER" (in German). FC INTERNATIONAL LEIPZIG E.V. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Hovi Kimmo" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Finland - K. Hovi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Korkeakunnas veti hihastaan taas uuden ratkaisijan" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Suomalaishyökkääjälle jatkosopimus Espanjassa ja marssitus lainalle" (in Finnish). MTV. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ^ "FICHAJE KIMMO HOVI DEL MÉRIDA" (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Kimmo Hovi cierra plantilla 2015-2016. Buena su pretemporada que os parece?" (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Maalinälkäinen Kimmo Hovi Inter Leipzigiin" (in Finnish). Keski-Uusimaa. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Kimmo Hovi lähti pennittömänä 19-vuotiaana toteuttamaan unelmaansa ulkomaille – oppi tärkeän asian suomalaisista elämänarvoista" [Kimmo Hovi left a penniless 19-year old to make his dream - learned important things about Finnish life values] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Angreifer Kimmo Hovi verlässt den CFC!" [Attacker Kimmo Hovi leaves the CFC!] (in German). TAG24. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  12. ^ "FC Viktoria 1889 holt finnischen Stürmer Kimmo Hovi von Union Fürstenwalde" [FC Viktoria 1889 takes Finnish striker Kimmo Hovi from Union Fürstenwalde] (in German). Viktoria Berlin. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  13. ^ "VfB Lübeck verpflichtet Kimmo Hovi – darum macht der Transfer Sinn" [VfB Lübeck signs Kimmo Hovi – that's why the transfer makes sense] (in German). SHZ. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Itävalta murskasi U19-joukkueen" [Austria crushed the U19 team] (in Finnish). KYMPPIPAIKKA.fi. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat murskasi San Marinon" [Little Eagle Owls crushed San Marino] (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajille upea voitto!" [A great victory for the Little Eagle Owls!] (in Finnish). Kymppipaikka. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.


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