Kimmo Hovi

Kimmo Hovi
Personal information
Full name Kimmo Hovi
Date of birth (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994
Place of birth Mäntsälä, Finland
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Inter Leipzig
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– Inter Leipzig 8 (3)
National team‡
2014– Finland U21 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Kimmo Hovi (born 31 May 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German NOFV-Oberliga club Inter Leipzig.[1] He also plays at international level for Finland national under-21 football team.[2] Hovi was born in Mäntsälä, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for PKKU at age 17 in 2012.

Club career

PKKU

Hovi 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.[3] After the season he was loaned to Maltese Melita F.C.[4]

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 didn't gain any appearances in the team and was loaned to Mérida AD.[5]

Portugalete

For season 2015-16 Hovi played for Spanish Segunda División B club Portugalete.[6][7]

Inter Leipzig

In August 2016 it was announced that Hovi would join German team Inter Leipzig.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "KADER" (in German). FC INTERNATIONAL LEIPZIG E.V. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hovi Kimmo" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ http://nr.soccerway.com/players/kimmo-hovi/295453/
  4. ↑ "Korkeakunnas veti hihastaan taas uuden ratkaisijan" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Suomalaishyökkääjälle jatkosopimus Espanjassa ja marssitus lainalle" (in Finnish). MTV. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "FICHAJE KIMMO HOVI DEL MÉRIDA" (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kimmo Hovi cierra plantilla 2015-2016. Buena su pretemporada que os parece?" (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Maalinälkäinen Kimmo Hovi Inter Leipzigiin" (in Finnish). Keski-Uusimaa. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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