Million Manhoef
 Manhoef playing for Vitesse against Go Ahead Eagles in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Million Eljoenai Levinio Manhoef[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Beemster, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 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 | 44 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 8 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Million Eljoenai Levinio Manhoef (born 3 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer player who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Club career
Vitesse
Born in Beemster, Manhoef played youth football with VPV Purmersteijn, AVV Zeeburgia and Amsterdamsche FC before joining Vitesse at age 15. He joined the first team in the 2020–21, making his Eredivisie debut in a 2–1 defeat away at Ajax.[3] He scored twice in 20 appearances in the 2021–22 as Vitesse reached the European play-offs but lost to AZ Alkmaar.[2] During the 2022–23, Manhoef became one of Vitesse's key players, scoring nine goals in 34 appearances and earning the player-of-the-year award.[4] In the 2023–24, Vitesse faced a financial crisis. With the team at the bottom of the league, Manhoef was linked with a move to England.[5]
Stoke City
Manhoef joined English Championship club Stoke City on 1 February 2024 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6][7] He debuted on 10 February 2024 in a 3–1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers.[8] As the team battled relegation towards the end of the 2023–24, Manhoef scored important goals against Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion.[9][10] He also scored twice on the final day of the season in a 4–0 win against Bristol City, helping Stoke finish in 17th place.[11]
International career
Manhoef has represented the Netherlands at the youth level.[12]
Personal life
He is the son of retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer fighter Melvin Manhoef.[13] Manhoef initially followed in his father's footsteps by taking up kickboxing at a young age before focusing on football.[14] Born in the Netherlands, Manhoef is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent.[15][16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 April 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse | 2020–21[17] | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[18] | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[19] | Eredivisie | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24[20] | Eredivisie | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| Total | 77 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 88 | 16 | |||
| Stoke City | 2023–24[20] | Championship | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| 2024–25[21] | Championship | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Total | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 48 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 121 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 26 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2023[22]
References
- ^ "EFL- Squad list 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Million Manhoef at Soccerway
- ^ "Million Manhoef to Stoke City transfer latest with famous 'No Mercy' dad and Clayton Wood mates". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Million Manhoef Voted Vitesse Player Of The Year". Seiseimgmt. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Gillan, Fraser. "Leicester poised to rival Rangers for classy 16-goal winger; could be best bargain of January window". Team Talk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Potters bag Million as Manhoef makes move". Stoke City. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Stoke City: Blackburn striker Niall Ennis and Dutch midfielder Million Manhoef join". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Stoke City - Tyrhys Dolan double helps Rovers end bad run against Potters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Stoke City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion: Potters fight back to claim crucial point". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Stoke City 3-0 Plymouth Argyle: Potters move six points clear of relegation zone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Stoke City 4-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "Zoon kickbokser Melvin Manhoef vecht voor kans bij Vitesse" (in Dutch). Telegraaf.nl. 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Rangers target Manhoef on his kickboxing passion and football decision". The National. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Profile of Million Manhoef". idntimes.com.
- ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Million Manhoef in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Million Manhoef in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Million Manhoef in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Million Manhoef in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Million Manhoef in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "FC Twente main supplier in May's Eredivisie Team of the Month". Eredivisie. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
External links
- Million Manhoef at Soccerway
- Career stats & Profile - Voetbal International
