Kévin Hoggas

Kévin Hoggas

Hoggas with Évian in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Besançon, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sochaux
Number	8
Youth career
1999–2009	Racing Besançon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Racing Besançon	36	(1)
2012–2015	Belfort	89	(18)
2015–2016	Évian	36	(7)
2016–2018	Bourg-en-Bresse	51	(5)
2018–2021	Cercle Brugge	64	(7)
2021–2023	Waasland-Beveren	52	(17)
2023–	Sochaux	27	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Kévin Hoggas (born 16 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National club Sochaux.

Career

In the 2009–10 season, Hoggas was promoted to the first team of his hometown club Racing Besançon after progressing through their youth academy.^[1] After the bankruptcy of the club in 2012, he moved to Belfort. Thanks in part to Hoggas' strong performances, the club won promotion to the Championnat National, the third tier in French football, for the first time in their history in 2015. Hoggas, however, went up two divisions: he won a transfer to Ligue 2 club Évian Thonon Gaillard.^[2] His time at the club, however, turned out to be a disappointment: Hoggas was a starter in Ligue 2, but the club finished in a relegation spot and were even demoted to one tier lower due to financial problems. However, Hoggas was able to continue playing in Ligue 2 as he was signed by Bourg-en-Bresse.^[3]

In January 2018, Hoggas made his first move abroad, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cercle Brugge in the Belgian First Division B.^[4] With Cercle, he won promotion to First Division A after a few months. Newly appointed manager Laurent Guyot barely utilised him that season.^[5] Under his successors Fabien Mercadal and Bernd Storck, he received more playing time.^[6][7]

On 2 August 2021, Hoggas signed with recently relegated Waasland-Beveren in the second division.^[8]

On 21 August 2023, Hoggas signed for Championnat National club Sochaux on a two-year deal.^[9]

Personal life

Born in France, Hoggas is of Algerian descent.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 October 2021^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing Besançon	2010–11	CFA	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2011–12	National	21	1	0	0	0	0	—		21	1
	Total		36	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	1
Belfort	2012–13	CFA	31	6	2	0	—		—		33	6
	2013–14		29	1	1	0	—		—		30	1
	2014–15		29	11	0	0	—		—		29	11
	Total		89	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	92	18
Évian	2015–16	Ligue 2	36	7	2	0	2	1	—		40	8
Bourg-en-Bresse	2016–17	Ligue 2	34	5	0	0	1	0	—		35	5
	2017–18		17	0	1	0	1	0	—		19	0
	Total		51	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	54	5
Cercle Brugge	2017–18	First Division B	8	0	—		—		0	0	8	0
	2018–19	First Division A	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2019–20		18	6	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2020–21		32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
	Total		64	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	66	7
Waasland-Beveren	2021–22	First Division B	9	3	1	0	—		—		10	3
Career total			285	41	9	0	4	1	0	0	298	43

References

1. "Ik hou van de bal - Kevin Hoggas | Cercle Worldwide - Shot Online | Community - Cercle Brugge KSV". community.cerclebrugge.com (in Dutch). 15 February 2018.
2. Didion, François (29 October 2015). "Football : l'ancien belfortain Kevin Hoggas évoque son adaptation à Evian : "Je me sens bien dans ce club"". L'Est Républicain (in French).
3. Santalucia, Gilles (28 November 2016). "Football - Ligue 2. L'ex Belfortain Kevin Hoggas (Bourg-en Bresse) : "Sochaux, c'est du solide !"". L'Est Républicain (in French).
4. "Kevin Hoggas de Bourg-en-Bresse au Cercle Bruges". L'Équipe (in French). 4 January 2018.
5. "Kévin Hoggas » Eerste klasse A 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
6. "Kévin Hoggas » Eerste klasse A 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
7. "Kévin Hoggas » Eerste klasse A 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
8. Rosiers, Dennis (2 August 2021). "OFFICIEEL: Waasland-Beveren plukt spelmaker weg bij Cercle Brugge". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
9. "KÉVIN HOGGAS A SIGNÉ EN FAVEUR DU FCSM" [KÉVIN HOGGAS SIGNED FOR FCSM]. www.fcsochaux.fr (in French). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
10. "Ligue 2 : 35 Algériens au départ, de Ziani à Boulaya les DZ sont toujours là !". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 28 July 2016.
11. "K. Hoggas". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 January 2018.