Personal information | |||
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Full name | Million Manhoef[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Beemster, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 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 | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (1) |
2023– | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 17 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 |
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 is a youth international for the Netherlands.[7]
He is the son of retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer Melvin Manhoef.[8] Manhoef followed in his father's footsteps taking up kickboxing at a young age before concentrating on football.[9] Being born in the Netherlands, Manhoef is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent.[10]
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 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
Total | 77 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 88 | 15 | |||
Stoke City | 2023–24 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 79 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 15 |
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