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Full nameJohan Hove
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age25
Date of birth7 Sept 2000
BirthplaceSogndal
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubAIK Stockholm
Central midfielderalso played MID
25
Appearances
8
Goals
0
Assists
1651
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AIK Stockholm.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of AIK Stockholm's ~30 games this season through 5 injury absences (calf). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan258016517.11
UEFA Europa Conference League200306.75

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

J. Hove is a 25-year-old central midfielder at AIK Stockholm, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 14% of Allsvenskan central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 37, ranking 34th of 248 in the Allsvenskan. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter (73.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hove.

Judged on this season alone, Hove graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 59 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 8 goals, 0 assists and 2.126 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 12% of the 59 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 25 Hove is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Hove missed 5 games through injury (calf) out of roughly 30 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 12% central midfielders · AllsvenskanCurrent seasonTop 14% central midfielders · Allsvenskan8th-best central midfielder in the Allsvenskan34th in the Allsvenskan · potential7th-highest potential central midfielder in the Allsvenskan
37
Ratingi
7th of 59 central midfielders
44.4
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
73.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.13
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · AIK Stockholm finished 7th of 16 · a mid-table side

2.13
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
9
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 8 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.44 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37, Hove carries the 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Allsvenskan (top 12%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.