Personal information | |||
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Full name | Million Manhoef [1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Beemster, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | VPV Purmersteijn | ||
2010–2011 | AVV Zeeburgia | ||
2011–2016 | Amsterdamsche FC | ||
2016–2020 | Vitesse | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Vitesse | 77 | (15) |
2024– | Stoke City | 14 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (1) |
2019 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 |
Million Manhoef (born 3 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Manhoef was born in Beemster and played youth team football with VPV Purmersteijn, AVV Zeeburgia and Amsterdamsche FC before joining Vitesse at 15. He broke into the first team in 2020–21 making his Eredivisie debut in a 2–1 defeat away at Ajax. [2] He scored twice in 20 appearances in 2021–22 as Vitesse reached the European play-offs but lost out to AZ Alkmaar. [1] In 2022–23 Manhoef established himself as one of Vitesse's key players scoring nine goals in 34 appearances and was voted player-of-the-year. [3] In 2023–24, Vitesse suffered a financial crisis and with the team bottom of the league Manhoef was linked with a move to England. [4]
Manhoef joined English Championship club Stoke City on 1 February 2024 on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee. [5] [6] He made his debut on 10 February 2024 in a 3–1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers. [7] With the team involved in a relegation fight heading towards the final few matches of the 2023–24, Manhoef scored important goals against Plymouth Argyle West Bromwich Albion. [8] [9] He also scored twice on the final day of the season in a 4–0 win against Bristol City as Stoke finished in 17th. [10]
Manhoef has been capped at youth level for the Netherlands. [11]
He is the son of retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer Melvin Manhoef. [12] Manhoef followed in his father's footsteps taking up kickboxing at a young age before concentrating on football. [13] Being born in the Netherlands, Manhoef is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent. [14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vitesse | 2020–21 [15] | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [16] | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
2022–23 [17] | Eredivisie | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
2023–24 [18] | Eredivisie | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
Total | 77 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 88 | 15 | |||
Stoke City | 2023–24 [18] | Championship | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
Career total | 91 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 19 |
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