Hoki, the ‘second Ronaldo’, continues the ‘Messi-Aguero’ lineage

 ‘Post-Ronaldo’ Victor Hocky’s uniform number has been confirmed. This is the number 19 worn by Lionel Messi.

Barcelona announced on its official website on the 3rd (Korean time), "Hocky's uniform number has been confirmed to be 19. Hocky will inherit the uniform number worn by Franck Kessier, Ferran Torres, and Sergio Aguero in recent years." .

Born in 2005, the 18-year-old Hoki is a striker who has distinguished himself from a young age to the point where he is called the 'second Ronaldo'. Hailing from Cruzeiro Youth in Brazil, Hoki made his professional debut in 2021 and made a name for himself throughout Brazil by scoring 6 goals and 1 assist in 16 games for Cruzeiro. Afterwards, he transferred to Atlético Parana Enci, where he played as the team's main striker, scoring 5 goals and 2 assists in 29 league games in the 2022 season.

Big clubs such as Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) reached out to Hoki, who showed outstanding performance in the Brazilian first division even at the age of only 17. But Hokie's choice was Barcelona. Through interviews with various media outlets, Hokey revealed that he was only thinking about going to Barcelona, ​​and at the same time, he expressed great anticipation about playing on the field with Robert Lewandowski.

And last July, Barcelona took their first step onto the European stage by officially announcing the recruitment of Hokey. The transfer fee was 30 million euros (approximately 43 billion won), a large transfer fee that could rise to 61 million euros (approximately 87.5 billion won) if additional options, including the Ballon d'Or option, are activated. Hokey, who confirmed the transfer, did not join Barcelona immediately, but was planning to join this winter if there is room in the salary cap.

And then came the news that Hokie had joined Barcelona last December. Barcelona reported on the 28th, "Hokey has arrived here. After arriving in Spain, he had a fun but busy first day as a Barcelona player."

Hoki began his activities in the ‘Big League’ in earnest. Barcelona also expressed their expectations by giving him number 19, the number that Messi once wore. Barcelona said: "The Hokie is looking forward to his debut in 2024. He will wear number 19 for the remainder of the season. Previous players assigned to this number include Patrick Kluivert, Messi, Aguero and Martin Montoya." announced.

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