Liverpool fans are excited as youngster stars at U17 European Championships

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Some Liverpool fans are excited to see more of Ki-Jana Hoever next season after the youngster impressed for the Netherlands at the European U17s Championships.

Holland beat Italy 4-2 at the Tallaght Stadium to secure their fourth title in nine years, with Hoever playing 93 minutes.

The Reds teenager was handed his club debut by Jurgen Klopp earlier this season against Wolverhampton Wanderers in an FA Cup tie.

He replaced the injured Dejan Lovren after five minutes at Molineux, and wowed with his maturity and technical ability.

Hoever is one of the club’s brightest prospects and could well become more involved with the first-team next term.

Certainly his showing at the European Championships won’t have done his prospects any harm.

Liverpool fans react

A number of Liverpool fans caught highlights of the Amsterdam-born defender’s performance against Belgium and drooled as he scored an excellent goal (via BBC Sport) during the quarter-final win.

Hoever also took a superb free-kick against Italy in the final that hit the post which was then followed in.

Reds fans were delighted to see their player in action, and some even compared him to fellow countryman Virgil van Dijk: