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 Hove with Sogndal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sogndal, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sogndal | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Strømsgodset | 117 | (29) |
| 2023–2025 | Groningen | 72 | (7) |
| 2025– | AIK | 40 | (13) |
| 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 as of 08:35, 17 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:37, 21 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Johan Hove (Norwegian pronunciation: [/jʊˈhɑːn ˈhɔːʋə]; born 7 September 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AIK in the Allsvenskan.[1]
Club career
[edit]Sogndal
[edit]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 a 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]
Strømsgodset
[edit]On 14 August 2018, Hove signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Strømsgodset.[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 scored his first goal in the Norwegian top division, in a 3–2 win over Haugesund on 31 March 2019.[8] On 18 December 2019, he 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]
Groningen
[edit]On 17 January 2023, Hove officially joined Eredivisie side Groningen, signing a contract until June 2026 with the Dutch club.[11]
Following Groningen's relegation from the Eredivisie at the end of the 2022–23 season, Hove announced he was open to leaving the club, but he was not able to land a transfer.[12]
In the final match of the 2023–24 season, he scored Groningen's opening goal in a 2–0 win over promotion rivals Roda JC, helping to secure Groningen's immediate return to the Eredivisie.[citation needed]
AIK
[edit]AIK confirmed on 13 February 2025 that they had signed Hove. His contract with the Swedish club extends to 31 December 2028.[1]
International career
[edit]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.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 August 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sogndal | 2016 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Norwegian First Division | 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 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 78 | 7 | ||||
| AIK | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | — | 32 | 10 | |
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
| Total | 40 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 51 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 254 | 49 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 283 | 53 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen
- ↑ Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Johan Hove klar för AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- 1 2 Fotballforbund, Norges. "Johan Hove - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "altomfotball.no: Aalesund - Sogndal - Eliteserien - 9. runde, 08.05.2016". TV 2. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "Johan og Per Magnus ut 2020". Sogndal Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sogndal-talent trener med Godset". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Godsets nye nummer 8" (in Norwegian). godset.no. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "altomfotball.no: Rosenborg - Strømsgodset - Eliteserien - 20. runde, 26.08.2018". TV 2. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "altomfotball.no: Strømsgodset - Haugesund - Eliteserien - 1. runde, 31.03.2019". TV 2. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "Ny avtale for Johan Hove". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian). 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "Hove forlenger med SIF". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian). 21 September 2020.
- ↑ Van Elsacker, Richard (17 January 2023). "FC Groningen contracteert Noor Hove". FC Groningen (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ Bleeker, Stefan (31 August 2023). "Hoop op aanblijven Johan Hove neemt toe bij FC Groningen". RTV Noord (in Dutch).
- ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Ungarn - Norge - 10.09.2019 20.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "Johan Hove". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Johan Hove at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Sogndal Municipality
- Norwegian men's footballers
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Footballers from Vestland
- Men's association football midfielders
- Norway men's under-21 international footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Eliteserien players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Sogndal Fotball players
- Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
- FC Groningen players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden