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Junior Hoilett Personal information Full name David Wayne Hoilett[1] Date of birth 5 June 1990 Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] Playing position Left Winger Club information Current club Blackburn Rovers Number 23 Youth career 2003–2007 Blackburn Rovers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007– Blackburn Rovers 57 (7) 2007–2008 → Paderborn 07 (loan) 12 (1) 2008–2009 → St. Pauli (loan) 21 (6) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:12, 29 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 21 June 2011 (UTC)David Wayne "Junior" Hoilett (born 5 June 1990) is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers.
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Club career
Born in Brampton, Canada, Hoilett made his debut for Paderborn (also on loan) against Kickers Offenbach, after being a substitute for Sven Lintjens.[3] Paderborn won the match 3–2. Hoilett's first match in the starting eleven was against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[4] In summer of 2008, Hoilett started playing for FC St. Pauli.[5]
In June 2009, his home club Blackburn Rovers made an appeal for Hoilett to get a work permit for him to play football in England.[6]
On 2 July 2009, Hoilett was granted a work permit, allowing him to continue his fledgling career in England at Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.[7]
He scored his first and second goals for Blackburn since his full-time return to the club in only his third game, in a pre-season friendly against non-League club Leigh Genesis. He also earned Rovers a penalty in that game. His first competitive goal for Rovers came in a 3–1 League Cup win at Gillingham on 25 August 2009.[8]
Hoilett was involved in Blackburn's dramatic League Cup win against Chelsea on 2 December 2009. Coming on as a second half substitution, he won an extra-time penalty which Benni McCarthy converted to put Rovers 3–2 up but then missed a golden chance late on to seal victory before Paulo Ferreira equalised in the 122nd minute. However, Hoilett picked himself up and converted the crucial fifth penalty to help Rovers to the 4–3 shootout win and a place in the semi-finals. He then started his first league match on 12 December 2009 against Hull City, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw at the KC Stadium. On 25 February 2010, with his contract due to expire in June 2010, Hoilett ended media speculation regarding his future at the club, by signing a new two-and-a-half year deal with Blackburn keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012. On 9 May, he scored a header in a win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on the final day of the season, but was then confirmed as a Richard Dunne own-goal. Hoilett made his first Premier League appearance of the 2010–11 season on 21 August 2010, by coming on for Nikola Kalinic in the 84th minute in a 2–1 defeat at St Andrew's against Birmingham City.[9]
He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season in the 1–0 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup thirrd Round.[10]
Hoilett scored his first league goal on 23 January 2011, in a 2–0 home victory versus West Bromwich Albion at Ewood Park, in the 47th minute from a Nikola Kalinic assist. On 12 February 2011, he made his 40th Premier League appearance for Blackburn when he featured against Newcastle United at Ewood Park in a goalless draw, and was replaced at half-time due to a slight hamstring strain by Morten Gamst Pedersen. On 5 March, he scored his third goal of the season in a 3–2 defeat against Fulham in the 65th minute, away at Craven Cottage. He replaced by debutant Ruben Rochina on 82 minutes. His next goal came in the following game, a last gasp equaliser coming from a header against Blackpool at Ewood Park in a 2-2 draw. On 9 April 2011, he scored in the 1–1 draw versus Birmingham City at Ewood Park on half-time, but he unfortunately got injured in the 68th minute, being replaced by Australian Brett Emerton. He scored his fifth league goal of the season with an individual goal, in a 3–2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on the last day of the season. On 11 September 2011, in a game between Blackburn and Fulham, he was involved in a collision with Mark Schwarzer which resulted a head injury for Hoilett. He was eventually stretched off and Schwarzer received a yellow card.
International career
Born and raised in Canada, Hoilett is also eligible to play for Jamaica through family, as well as England. Currently he has not yet played in a competitive FIFA international match, which would determine to which country he would be limited.
In September 2011, Hoilett expressed interest to play for Canada. His father intervened as he believes Jamaica has potential for more endorsements.
Personal life
His brother Jaineil Hoilett currently plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05.[11]
Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Blackburn Rovers 2009–10 23 0 0 0 4 1 27 1 2010–11 24 5 2 1 2 0 28 6 2011–12 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 Career Total 50 5 2 1 7 1 59 7 References
- ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/7b/53/0,,12306~152443,00.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~47675,00.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Zwei Aussetzer in der Defensive". SC Paderborn official site. http://www.scpaderborn07.de/scpaderborn07/2-Home/3698,Zwei-Aussetzer-in-der-Defensive.html. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Beste Torchancen vergeben". SC Paderborn official site. http://www.scpaderborn07.de/scpaderborn07/38-Saison/3820,Beste-Torchancen-vergeben.html. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Hoilett kehrt zu den Blackburn Rovers zurück
- ^ "Hoilett Fight For Work Permit". Lancashire Telegraph. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/search/4427012.Teen_ace_in_permit_fight/. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ Hoilett zurück auf der Insel
- ^ "Gillingham 1 – 3 Blackburn". BBC. 25 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8203195.stm. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ Junior signs new contract with Blackburn Rovers
- ^ Junior scores 1st 2010/11 season goal vs QPR
- ^ Jaineil Hoilett Profile at Canadasoccer.com
External links
- Recent form at SoccerWay
- David Hoilett career stats at Soccerbase
- Kicker Profile (German)
Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad 1 Robinson · 2 Salgado · 3 Olsson · 4 Samba · 5 Givet · 6 Nelsen · 8 Dunn · 10 Formica · 11 Grella · 12 Pedersen · 13 Bunn · 14 Petrović · 15 N'Zonzi · 16 Dann · 19 Slew · 20 Rochina · 22 Blackman · 23 Hoilett · 24 Yakubu · 25 Goodwillie · 28 Kean · 29 Vukčević · 30 Roberts · 31 Hanley · 32 Bruno · 33 Morris · 35 Lowe · 38 Anderson · 39 Henley · 40 Cotton · Manager: Kean
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian people of Jamaican descent
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- FC St. Pauli players
- Association football forwards
- Soccer people from Ontario
- People from Ottawa
- SC Paderborn 07 players
- Premier League players
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