Junior Hoilett

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Junior Hoilett
Junior Hoilett.jpg
Hoilett playing for Blackburn Rovers
Personal information
Full name David Wayne Hoilett[1]
Date of birth 5 June 1990 (1990-06-05) (age 21)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Blackburn Rovers
Number 23
Youth career
000?–2007 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007– Blackburn Rovers 68 (8)
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 23:00, 3 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

David Wayne "Junior" Hoilett (born 5 June 1990) is a Canadian footballer who plays as a winger for Blackburn Rovers. He is known as Junior, as his father and agent is also known as David Hoilett.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Blackburn Rovers Academy

Born in Brampton, Ontario, Hoilett was part of the Blackburn Rovers academy set up since the age of 13. He was initially unable to obtain a work permit whilst in England; as a result, Blackburn loaned him to German clubs to help the player earn one in the future.

[edit] SC Paderborn 07

Hoilett made his debut for Paderborn (on loan) against Kickers Offenbach, after being a substitute for Sven Lintjens in a 3–2 victory on 3 February 2008, aged 17.[3] Hoilett's first match in the starting eleven was against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 9 March 2008.[4]

He scored his only goal of his loan campaign on 18 May 2008 versus Borussia Mönchengladbach,[5] in what would be his final game for the club.

Paderborn were later relegated, ending the 2007–08 2. Fußball-Bundesliga season in 17th position.[6]

[edit] St. Pauli

Hoilett was loaned to another German club in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, St. Pauli for the 2008–09 2. Fußball-Bundesliga season. He made his début for St. Pauli against Greuther Fürth on 22 August 2008.

He scored six times during his loan campaign with braces against Alemannia Aachen and Hansa Rostock with two individual goals against TSV 1860 München and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

His final game would come in the form of a 1-0 loss against Rot Weiss Ahlen on 3 May 2009.

St. Pauli finished the season in 8th position.[7]

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

In January 2009, his home club Blackburn Rovers applied for Hoilett to get a work permit for him to play football in England.[8]

In the Summer of 2009, Hoilett was granted a work permit on appeal, allowing him to continue his fledgling career in England at Premier League club Blackburn.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season in the 1–0 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup third Round.[12]

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 Stadium 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. Hoilett scored a controversial second's goal in a match as Blackburn drew with Wigan Athletics 3-3 after his team-mate Morten Gamst Pedersen seemed to dribble the ball straight from a corner before firing in a low cross for Hoilett to head home from two yards.[13]

In January 2012, Hoilett was named one of the 13 Players to watch in 2012 by world football governing body FIFA.[14]

[edit] International career

Hoilett was born in Canada. He is eligible to play for Canada or Jamaica at international level.[15]

In February 2011, he rejected a call-up from the Canadian national team stating that he wanted more time to develop his club career before committing to international football.[16]

In January 2012, the Jamaica Football Federation President Horace Burrell confirmed that he had approached the player's father about Hoilett representing Jamaica.[17]

[edit] Personal life

Hoilett's brother Jaineil is also a professional footballer.[18]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 23:00, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
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 21 3 0 0 3 0 25 3
Career Total 68 8 2 1 9 1 79 10

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2011-09-02. http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/squad-lists-september-2011.pdf. Retrieved 2012-01-19. 
  2. ^ "Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~47675,00.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Zwei Aussetzer in der Defensive". SC Paderborn. 3 February 2008. http://www.scpaderborn07.de/scpaderborn07/2-Home/3698,Zwei-Aussetzer-in-der-Defensive.html. Retrieved 27 March 2008. 
  4. ^ "Beste Torchancen vergeben". SC Paderborn. http://www.scpaderborn07.de/scpaderborn07/38-Saison/3820,Beste-Torchancen-vergeben.html. Retrieved 27 March 2008. 
  5. ^ "Paderborn vs. Borussia M'gladbach 2 - 3". SoccerWay.com. 18 May 2008. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2008/05/18/germany/2-bundesliga/sc-paderborn-07-ev/borussia-monchengladbach/470135/. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  6. ^ "Germany 2007/08". rsssf.com. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit08.html. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  7. ^ "Germany 2008/09". rsssf.com. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit09.html. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  8. ^ "Hoilett Fight For Work Permit". Lancashire Telegraph. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/search/4427012.Teen_ace_in_permit_fight/. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 
  9. ^ Hoilett zurück auf der Insel
  10. ^ "Gillingham 1 – 3 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8203195.stm. Retrieved 26 August 2009. 
  11. ^ Junior signs new contract with Blackburn Rovers
  12. ^ Junior scores 1st 2010/11 season goal vs QPR
  13. ^ "Wigan 3–3 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 2011-11-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/15704787.stm. Retrieved 2011-11-19. 
  14. ^ "Players to watch in 2012". FIFA. 2012-01-13. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1567609.html. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  15. ^ "Players to watch in 2012". FIFA.com. 13 January 2012. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1567609.html. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  16. ^ "Hoilett absent from Canadian soccer squad". CBC.ca. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/02/03/sp-canada-greece.html. Retrieved 6 February 2012. 
  17. ^ Wright, Nodley. "New Boyz coming". Jamaica Gleaner. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120129/sports/sports1.html. Retrieved 6 February 2012. 
  18. ^ Jaineil Hoilett Profile at Canadasoccer.com

[edit] External links

Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad
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