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 | St. Louis City SC | ||
| Number | 85 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024– | St. Louis City SC | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | St. Louis City 2 | 13 | (1) |
| *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 St. Louis City SC.[1]
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.
Club
[edit]- As of match played November 3, 2024[4]
| 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.
- ^ 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
- American soccer midfielder stubs
- Japanese football midfielder stubs