Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Sogndal, Norway | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Sogndal | 25 | (0) |
2018–2023 | Strømsgodset | 117 | (29) |
2023– | Groningen | 70 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Norway U16 | 20 | (0) |
2017 | Norway U17 | 11 | (1) |
2018 | Norway U18 | 8 | (1) |
2019 | Norway U19 | 6 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Norway U21 | 24 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 21 August 2023 (UTC) |
Johan Hove (born 7 September 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Groningen. [1]
Hove progressed through the Sogndal youth academy. [2] On 8 May 2016, he made his debut in Eliteserien, coming on as a substitute for Ole Amund Sveen in the 4–1 win away over Aalesunds FK. [3] On 19 April 2018, he signed a contract extension keeping him at Sogndal until 31 December 2020. [4]
On 14 August 2018, Hove signed with Strømsgodset on a one-and-a-half-year deal. [5] [6] He was assigned the number 8 shirt. [6] On 26 August, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for Herman Stengel in a 4–3 loss to Rosenborg. [7]
Hove made his first goal in the Norwegian top division, in the 3–2 win over Haugesund on 31 March 2019. [8] On 18 December 2019, Hove renewed his contract with Strømsgodset until 30 June 2022. [9] The parties further extended the existing agreement on 21 September 2020, until 30 June 2023. [10]
On 17 January 2023, Hove officially joined Eredivisie side Groningen, signing a contract until June 2026 with the Dutch club. [11]
Hove represented Norway at various national youth levels. [2] He made his debut for the Norway under-21 team on 10 September 2019, replacing Tobias Heintz in a 3–0 victory over Hungary, in a friendly played in Felcsút. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sogndal | 2016 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2018 | 1. divisjon | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Strømsgodset | 2018 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | Eliteserien | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 10 | — | — | 30 | 10 | |||
2021 | Eliteserien | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 7 | ||
2022 | Eliteserien | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 11 | ||
Total | 117 | 29 | 8 | 1 | — | 125 | 30 | |||
Groningen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
2024–25 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 64 | 7 | |||
Career total | 202 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 37 |
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