John Hilton (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kenneth Hilton | ||
| Date of birth | June 15, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California, United States[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dordrecht | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chivas USA | |||
| 2015–2016 | Ajax | ||
| 2016–2017 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2017–2019 | Koninklijke | ||
| 2019–2021 | Volendam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Volendam II | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Volendam | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Koninklijke | 32 | (1) |
| 2023– | Dordrecht | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | United States U16 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 15, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:25, January 7, 2022 (UTC) | |||
John Kenneth Hilton (born June 15, 2001), occasionally known as Xuxuh Hilton,[2] is an American soccer player who plays as a left-back for Dutch club Dordrecht.
Club career
[edit]Having started his career with Chivas USA,[2] Hilton moved to the Netherlands in 2015 to join Dutch giants Ajax. However, after having his move investigated by FIFA, Hilton was told to return to the United States, which he did in 2016, joining LA Galaxy.[3]
In July 2023, Hilton signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht.[4]
International career
[edit]Hilton was born in the United States to an American father and Brazilian mother. He is a youth international for the United States, having represented the United States under-16s.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of August 18, 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volendam II | 2019–20 | Tweede Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Volendam | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Koninklijke | 2022–23 | Tweede Divisie | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Dordrecht | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ John Hilton at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Borg, Simon (30 August 2013). "12-year-old Chivas USA standout John Kenneth Xuxuh Hilton has caught the eye of Manchester City". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Woitalla, Mike (8 November 2016). "Back to Barcelona and returned from Ajax: Tale of two U.S. teen stars". socceramerica.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "John Hilton is een Dordtenaar" [John Hilton is at Dordrecht] (in Dutch). FC Dordrecht. July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Meet Xuxuh - the 12 Year Old Set for Global Domination". 3 September 2013.
- ^ John Hilton at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Long Beach, California
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American sportspeople of Brazilian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Tweede Divisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Chivas USA players
- AFC Ajax players
- LA Galaxy players
- Koninklijke HFC players
- FC Volendam players
- FC Dordrecht players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- 21st-century American sportsmen