Wesley Theodorus Hoedt (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 6 March 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Watford.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Theodorus Hoedt | ||
Date of birth | 6 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 4 | ||
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– | Watford | 57 | (3) |
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, correct as of 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2017 (UTC) |
Hoedt was born in Alkmaar and is a product of the youth academy from AZ. On 12 December 2013, he made his first-team debut for AZ in the UEFA Europa League against PAOK. He played the full game, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[citation needed]
For the 2014–15 season, Hoedt was promoted to the first team and named in the 24-man squad for the forthcoming season.
Following Hoedt's departure from AZ in 2015, Serie A club Lazio signed him on a free transfer. The player signed a four-year contract worth €1.25m per season. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2016 in a 4–3 away win over Atalanta.
On 22 August 2017, Hoedt signed for Southampton on a five-year deal reported to be €17 million (£15 million). He made his debut on 9 September 2017 in a 0–2 defeat to Watford. 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.
Hoedt joined La Liga club Celta Vigo on 22 January 2019 on loan until the end of the season, with an option to purchase. He made his debut on 27 January in an away game against Real Valladolid where he was booked twice and sent off.
Hoedt joined Belgian First Division A club Royal Antwerp on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season on 2 September 2019.
On 5 October 2020, Hoedt returned to Lazio on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.
On 17 June 2021, Anderlecht announced the signing of Hoedt on their official website.
On 31 January 2023, Watford confirmed the signing of Hoedt from Anderlecht on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored on his debut for Watford in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on 11 February 2023.
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AZ | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Eredivisie | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
Total | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
Lazio | 2015–16 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 | |
2016–17 | Serie A | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 61 | 4 | |||
Southampton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
Celta Vigo (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Antwerp (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
Lazio (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Anderlecht | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 38 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 48 | 4 | |
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Total | 53 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 73 | 4 | |||
Watford | 2022–23 | Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Championship | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | ||
Total | 57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 61 | 3 | |||
Career total | 273 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 331 | 14 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Lazio
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