Hosei Kijima
 Kijima with St. Louis City SC in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 1, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020 | IMG Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 63 | (9) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.[1]
Club career
[edit]Kijima played for the semi-professional USL League Two club Sarasota Paradise in the 2023 season.
St. Louis City SC
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played November 3, 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St. Louis City SC | 2024 | MLS | 18 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| St. Louis City 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 13 | 1 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in MLS Next Pro playoffs
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC Trades Up to the 2024 MLS SuperDraft First Round and Selects Wake Forest Midfielder Hosei Kijima".
- ^ "MLS SuperDraft Picks Hosei Kijima and Brendan McSorley Sign in St. Louis". stlcitysc.com. St. Louis City SC.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-acquires-midfielder-hosei-kijima-from-san-diego-fc
- ^ Hosei Kijima at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Hosei Kijima at Soccerway.com
- Hosei Kijima at WorldFootball.net
- Hosei Kijima at FBref.com
- Hosei Kijima at Major League Soccer
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- St. Louis City SC players
- Sportspeople from Yokohama
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- St. Louis City 2 players
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- MLS Next Pro players
- D.C. United players
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- Japanese football midfielder stubs