Kévin Hoggas (born 16 November 1991) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

In the 2009–10 season, Hoggas was promoted to the first team of his hometown club

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after progressing through their youth academy. After the bankruptcy of the club in 2012, he moved to

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. Thanks in part to Hoggas' strong performances, the club won promotion to the

, 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

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club Évian Thonon Gaillard. 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

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. In January 2018, Hoggas made his first move abroad, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with

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in the

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. With Cercle, he won promotion to First Division A after a few months. Newly appointed manager Laurent Guyot barely utilised him that season. Under his successors Fabien Mercadal and

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, he received more playing time. On 2 August 2021, Hoggas signed with recently relegated

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in the second division. On 21 August 2023, Hoggas signed for Championnat National club

on a two-year deal.

Personal life

Born in France, Hoggas is of Algerian descent.

Career statistics

References

1991 births Living people Footballers from Besançon Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent French expatriate men's footballers Ligue 2 players Racing Besançon players ASM Belfort players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players S.K. Beveren players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Championnat National 2 players Championnat National players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub