Hosei Kijima

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Hosei Kijima
Hosei Kijima August 2024.jpg
Kijima with St. Louis City SC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-01) July 1, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 77
Youth career
2020 IMG Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 63 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Sarasota Paradise 9 (1)
2024 St. Louis City SC 18 (1)
2024 St. Louis City 2 13 (1)
2025– D.C. United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024

Hosei Kijima (born July 1, 2002) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United and the Japan national team. [1]

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Club career

Kijima played for the semi-professional USL League Two club Sarasota Paradise in the 2023 season.

St. Louis City SC

Hosei Kijima was selected 17th overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft by St. Louis City SC and signed a first-team contract with the club on February 20, 2024. [2] Later that same day, he made his debut for St. Louis in their CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Houston Dynamo, scoring the game-winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. [3]

On March 16, 2024, Kijima made his MLS debut for St. Louis City SC, coming in as a substitute in the 71st minute to replace Aziel Jackson.

D.C. United

On December 11, 2024, Hosei Kijima was one of five players selected in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft by San Diego FC. Immediately following the announcement of Kijima's selection, San Diego FC management indicated that an agreement was in place trading Kijima to D.C. United in return for $400,000 in general allocation money. [4]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played November 3, 2024 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St. Louis City SC 2024 MLS 181—2 [a] 11 [b] 0212
St. Louis City 2 2024 MLS Next Pro 131——3 [c] 0161
Career total312002140373
  1. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in MLS Next Pro playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "St. Louis CITY SC Trades Up to the 2024 MLS SuperDraft First Round and Selects Wake Forest Midfielder Hosei Kijima".
  2. ↑ "MLS SuperDraft Picks Hosei Kijima and Brendan McSorley Sign in St. Louis". stlcitysc.com. St. Louis City SC.
  3. ↑ "Match Report: St. Louis CITY SC Opens the 2024 Season with a 2-1 win over Houston Dynamo at CITYPARK". stlcitysc.com. St. Louis City SC.
  4. ↑ https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-acquires-midfielder-hosei-kijima-from-san-diego-fc
  5. ↑ Hosei Kijima at Soccerway
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