 Hause playing forAston Villa in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kortney Paul Duncan Hause[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-16)16 July 1995 (age 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Goodmayes, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Lakeview | |||
| 2003–2011 | West Ham United | ||
| 2011–2012 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 67 | (2) |
| 2014 | →Gillingham (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | →Aston Villa (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2025 | Aston Villa | 32 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | →Watford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | England U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | England U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:00, 12 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kortney Paul Duncan Hause (born 16 July 1995) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back orleft-back. He is currently afree agent.
He was a regular for bothEngland U20 andEngland U21 sides and played inGareth Southgate's victorious2016 Toulon Tournament side.
Hause was released byWest Ham at sixteen having joined the club's academy at a young age from his local side Lakeview F.C. He had been a regular for West Ham's under-16s, including taking part in a tour ofBermuda in 2010.[5] He went on to sign forBirmingham City as a scholar following his release, joining alongside fellow West Ham youngsterCharlee Adams in late 2011.[6][7][8]
Having spent only a few months at Birmingham, Hause signed youth team forms withWycombe Wanderers in February 2012. He signed his first professional contract for Wycombe only a few months after signing youth forms in July 2012.[9] He went on to make his professional debut on 3 November 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat toCrewe Alexandra in theFA Cup.[10] During the 2013–14 season he became a regular player for Wycombe until suffering an ankle fracture in November 2013.[11]
On 31 January 2014 he signed forWolverhampton Wanderers in a2+1⁄2-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12]
In July 2014 Wolves agreed to loan Hause toLeague One clubGillingham until January 2015.[13] He scored his first goal for Gillingham in a 2–2 draw withSwindon Town on 19 August 2014.[14] However, his loan was cut short in November 2014 when he was recalled by Wolves after having made 17 appearances in total for the Gills.[15] He made his Wolves debut on 13 December 2014 in a 1–0 win atSheffield Wednesday.[16]
After the departure ofRichard Stearman toFulham,[17] Hause became a main part in the Wolves defence. On 24 October 2015, in a 1–3 loss toMiddlesbrough, he suffered a torn hamstring that ruled him out for at least 6 weeks.[18] He scored his first goal for Wolves againstFulham on 10 December 2016.[19]
Having signed a three-year deal in April 2018, Hause was contracted to Wolves until the summer of 2021.[20]
On 7 January 2019, 23-year-old Hause signed forAston Villa on loan until the end of the season with an option of a permanent transfer.[21] Hause made his Aston Villa debut on 12 January 2019, in a 3–0 away defeat byWigan Athletic.[22] He scored his first Villa goal on 13 March 2019, in a 3–1 away victory overNottingham Forest.[23]
On 17 June 2019, after gaining promotion to thePremier League, Aston Villa announced that they had taken up the option to permanently transfer Hause.[24] The transfer fee was reported as £3m.[25][26]
On 25 September 2021, Hause scored the only goal at the 88th minute in a match againstManchester United, helping his team win 1–0.[27]
On 22 August 2022, Hause joinedWatford on a season-long loan.[28] Whilst on loan, Hause suffered repeated knee problems that limited his game time. In January 2023, Watford attempted to terminate Hause's loan,[29] however Villa refused the request and Hause remained at the club until the end of the season, but was not included in the squad for the second half of the Championship season, so did not feature at all.[30]
The following season, after undergoing multiple knee surgeries, it was reported that Hause was training with the Villa's U21 team in a bid to gain fitness and find a move away from the club.[31] In January 2024, Hause returned to first team training for the first time since his last competitive appearance, 15 months ago whilst on loan with Watford.[32]
After being in and out of first team training, Hause did not make a return to Aston Villa's first team. After over two years without a competitive match, in December 2024 Hause responded to media reports that Aston Villa would look to end his contract, indicating that he understood the club's decision and he would not fight the process.[33]
On 1 April 2025, Hause played his first recorded football since 2023, playing the first half forAston Villa's U21 team, in a 1–0 defeat toBurton Albion U21s in theBirmingham Senior Cup.[34]
On 9 June 2025, it was announced that Hause would be released by Aston Villa when his contract expired at the end of the month.[35]
Hause was a regularEngland U20 andEngland U21 international and played inGareth Southgate's victorious2016 Toulon Tournament side, including starting in the final against France in a 2–1 victory.[36]
Hause attendedOaks Park High School, Ilford.[37] Hause is a rapper in his time away from football, using the aliasKorts.[38][39] He is ofBermudian descent.[40]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2012–13[41] | League Two | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2013–14[42] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2013–14[42] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15[43] | Championship | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16[44] | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[45] | Championship | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18[46] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[47] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 80 | 2 | |||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2014–15[43] | League One | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2018–19[47] | Championship | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20[48] | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[49] | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[50] | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[51] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[52] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[53] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Watford (loan) | 2022–23[51] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 150 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 186 | 9 | ||
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