Justin Hoogma (born 11 June 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

Career

Hoogma had his breakthrough in the 2016–2017 season, becoming the youngest player ever to not have missed a single minute in a full

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season, playing all 34 matches for

. On 13 June 2017,

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 1899 ...

announced the transfer of the young prospect on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. In January 2019, Hoogma joined

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side

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. The football department is part of a larger sp ...

on loan for the second half of the 2018–19 season. On 15 July 2021,

TSG Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 1899 ...

announced that Hoogma was being loaned to newly promoted

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side

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following relegation from the B ...

on a season-long loan. On 24 January 2022, Hoogma returned to his former club

. He signed a contract until 2026 and will wear number 21.

Personal life

His father is former Dutch footballer

Nico-Jan Hoogma Nico-Jan Hoogma (born 26 October 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He started his career with SC Cambuur and after three years moved to FC Twente. In 1998, he moved to Germany, where he played for Hamburge ...

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1998 births Footballers from Enschede Living people Men's association football defenders Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Heracles Almelo players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players FC St. Pauli players FC Utrecht players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub