Wesley Hoedt

Wesley Hoedt
Hoedt with Southampton in 2017
Personal information
Full name Wesley Theodorus Hoedt[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994[2]
Place of birth Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Centre back
Youth career
VV Reiger Boys
–2005 HVV Hollandia
2005–2013 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 AZ 26 (2)
2015–2017 Lazio 48 (2)
2017–2021 Southampton 41 (0)
2019 → Celta Vigo (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Antwerp (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021 → Lazio (loan) 17 (0)
2021–2023 Anderlecht 53 (1)
2023–2024 Watford 59 (4)
2024–2026 Al-Shabab 63 (5)
International career‡
2008–2009 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2017 Netherlands 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Wesley Theodorus Hoedt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsli ˈɦut]; born 6 March 1994)[3] is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Career

AZ

Hoedt was born in Alkmaar and is a product of the youth academy from AZ.[4] For the 2014–15 season, he was promoted to the first team and named in the 24-man squad for the upcoming season.[5]

Lazio

Following Hoedt's departure from AZ in 2015, Serie A club Lazio signed him on a free transfer. He signed a four-year contract worth €1.25m per season.[6] Hoedt scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2016 in a 4–3 away victory against Atalanta.[7]

Southampton

On 22 August 2017, Hoedt signed for Southampton on a five-year deal reported to be €17 million (£15 million).[8][9] He made his debut on 9 September 2017 in a 0–2 defeat against Watford.[10] On 17 February 2018, Hoedt scored his first goal for the club in a 1–2 victory against West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup.[11]

Loan moves

Hoedt joined La Liga club Celta Vigo on 22 January 2019 on loan until the end of the season, with an option to purchase.[12] He made his debut on 27 January in an away game against Real Valladolid where he was booked twice and sent off.[13]

Hoedt joined Belgian First Division A club Royal Antwerp on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season on 2 September 2019.[14] On 5 October 2020, Hoedt returned to Lazio on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[15]

Later career

On 17 June 2021, Anderlecht announced the signing of Hoedt on their official website.[16] On 31 January 2023, Watford confirmed the signing of Hoedt from Anderlecht on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[17] The same year on 11 February, he made his club debut in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers with a goal.[18] On 23 August 2024, Hoedt joined Saudi club Al-Shabab.[19][20]

International career

On 25 March 2017, Hoedt debuted for the Netherlands in a 2–0 friendly defeat against Bulgaria, replacing Matthijs de Ligt.[21]

Personal life

Hoedt is fluent in Italian and Spanish to a certain extent.[22] He was in relationship with Dutch singer Emma Heesters from 2020 until 2023.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZ 2013–14[24] Eredivisie 2000—1[c]030
2014–15[24] Eredivisie 24230——272
Total 26230—10302
Lazio 2015–16[24] Serie A 25020—8[c]1351
2016–17[24] Serie A 23231——263
2017–18[24] Serie A 00——0000
Total 48251—81614
Southampton 2017–18[25] Premier League 2804100—321
2018–19[26] Premier League 1300000—130
Total 4104100—451
Celta Vigo (loan) 2018–19[24] La Liga 100———100
Antwerp (loan) 2019–20[24] Belgian Pro League 21040——250
Lazio (loan) 2020–21[27] Serie A 17020—7[d]0260
Anderlecht 2021–22[24] Belgian Pro League 38162—4[e]1484
2022–23[24] Belgian Pro League 15000—10[e]0250
Total 53162—141734
Watford 2022–23[28] Championship 1510000—151
2023–24[29] Championship 4433010—483
Total 5943010—634
Career total 27592741030233315
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup and Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 3 September 2017[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201760
Total60

Honours

Lazio

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Bilbao" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2019, in Bilbao] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 "Wesley Hoedt: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wesley Hoedt: alles wat je moet weten over zijn carrière en Emma Heesters". Parra.nu (in Dutch). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Borggreveve, Michel (10 March 2023). "Het salaris en vermogen van profvoetballer Wesley Hoedt". manly.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "AZ werkt met kleinere A-selectie". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lazio, Hoedt in serata Roma: si prova a chiudere subito". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Serie A Tim: Fixtures and Results (Season 2016–17) | Matchday 1: Atalanta 3–4 Lazio". Serie A. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Wesley Hoedt signs for Saints". Southampton F.C. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Official: Hoedt joins Southampton – Football Italia". Football Italia. Tiro Media. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Emons, Michael (9 September 2017). "Southampton 0–2 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Jurejko, Jonathan (17 February 2024). "West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hoedt makes Celta Vigo loan move". Southampton F.C. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Southampton flop Wesley Hoedt sent off in nightmare Celta Vigo debut". Talk Sport. Wireless Group. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Wesley Hoedt joins Royal Antwerp from Southampton on season-long loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Hoedt rejoins Lazio on loan". Southampton F.C. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Welcome to Brussels, Wesley". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 17 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official: Hoedt's A Hornet!". Watford F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Watford 1–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  19. ↑ هوديت الهولندي الـ 11 في روشن. AlRiyadiyah (in Arabic). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  20. ↑ French, Andrew (23 August 2024). "Saudi side Al Shabab confirm signing of Hoedt from Watford". Watford Observer. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "Voetbal Hoedt snapt niet dat Blind hem buiten basis hield tegen Bulgarije". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 March 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  22. ↑ Kok, Nik (17 May 2020). "Wesley Hoedt mikt op grote competitie én is Oranje nog niet vergeten". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Wesley Hoedt en Emma Heesters uit elkaar na uitlekken chatgesprekken". OneFootball (in Dutch). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "W. Hoedt". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Hoedt in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  30. ↑ "Hoedt, Wesley". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  31. ↑ "Supercoppa: Fixtures and Results: Season 2017–18: Juventus 2–3 Lazio". Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  32. ↑ "Coppa Italia: Fixtures and Results: Season 2016–17: Final: Juventus 2–0 Lazio". Serie A. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  33. ↑ "End Of Season Awards: 2023/24 Winners Revealed". Watford FC. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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