Elson Hooi

Elson Quincy Hooi (born 1 October 1991) is a Curaçaoan footballer who plays as a right winger for Thai League 1 club Nakhon Ratchasima and the Curaçao national team.^[4][5][6] He formerly played for NAC Breda, Viborg FF, FC Volendam, Ermis Aradippou, and Vendsyssel FF.^[7]

Elson Hooi

Hooi with ADO Den Haag in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Elson Quincy Hooi[1]
Date of birth	(1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth	Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Nakhon Ratchasima
Number	10
Youth career
	CVV Willemstad
	NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	NAC Breda	78	(9)
2015	→ Viborg (loan)	9	(1)
2016	→ Volendam (loan)	14	(3)
2016–2017	Ermis Aradippou	7	(0)
2017	Vendsyssel FF	3	(0)
2017–2020	ADO Den Haag	64	(3)
2020–2021	Muaither	5	(3)
2021–2022	Al Tadhamon[3]	0	(0)
2022–2023	Al-Minaa	6	(0)
2024–2025	Chiangmai United	28	(10)
2025–	Nakhon Ratchasima	0	(0)
International career‡
2011	Curaçao U20	3	(1)
2012	Curaçao U23	3	(0)
2015–	Curaçao	36	(10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2021

Career

He was raised in the Netherlands, but was born in Curaçao and represents the Curaçao national team.^[8] He won the 2017 Caribbean Cup with the Curaçao national team, and was also the top scorer of that competition.

Career statistics

International goals

As of match played 25 March 2021. Curaçao score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hooi goal.^[9]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 June 2017	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique	9	Jamaica	1–0	2–1	2017 Caribbean Cup
2					2–1
3	10 October 2017	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	13	Qatar	2–1	2–1	Friendly
4	10 September 2018	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao	16	Grenada	1–0	10–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
5	19 November 2018		18	Guadeloupe	2–0	6–0
6					5–0
7	5 June 2019	Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand	20	India	2–0	3–1	2019 King's Cup
8	7 September 2019	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao	26	Haiti	1–0	1–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
9	10 September 2019	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	27		1–1	1–1
10	25 March 2021	Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro, Willemstad, Curaçao	30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Viborg FF^[10]

• Danish 1st Division: 2014–15

Curaçao^[10]

• Caribbean Cup: 2017
• King's Cup: 2019