Kimmo Hovi

Kimmo Hovi (born 31 May 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Regionalliga club Union Fürstenwalde.[2] He has also represented Finland national under-21 football team.[3] Hovi was born in Mäntsälä, Finland. 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.

Kimmo Hovi
Personal information
Full name Kimmo Hovi
Date of birth (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994
Place of birth Mäntsälä, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Union Fürstenwalde
Number 12
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)
2018–2019 Chemnitzer FC 10 (1)
2019– Union Fürstenwalde 33 (8)
National team‡
2013 Finland U19 3 (0)
2014 Finland U20 2 (0)
2014–2015 Finland U21 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2015

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.[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 didn't 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]

International career

Hovi made his debut for the Finland U-21 side on 16 January 2015 against Estonia.[12] He gained his first cap in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifications in Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka on 4 September 2015 in a match against Russia.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 August 2019[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cups Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PKKU 2012 Kakkonen 11000—110
2013 211900—2119
Total 321900003219
Melita (loan) 2013-14 Maltese First Division 5000—50
VPS 2014 Veikkausliiga 0010—10
FC Lahti 2014 Veikkausliiga 11110—121
Kuusysi (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 4100—41
Real Avilés 2014–15 Segunda División B 0000—00
Mérida (loan) 2014-15 Tercera División 1000—10
Portugalete 2015-16 Segunda División B 17100—171
Inter Leipzig 2016-17 NOFV-Oberliga 281000—2810
2017-18 282342—3225
Total 563342006037
Chemnitzer 2018-19 Regionalliga 10120—121
Union Fürstenwalde 2018-19 Regionalliga 14000—140
2019-20 7510—85
Total 2151000225
Career total 15761900016661

    References
    1. "K.Hovi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
    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. https://int.soccerway.com/players/kimmo-hovi/295453/
    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. "Pikkuhuuhkajat nousi voittoon Virosta" (in Finnish). KYMPPIPAIKKA.fi. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
    13. "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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