Kortney Paul Duncan Hause (born 16 July 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He will become a

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on 1 July 2025. He was a regular for both

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and

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sides and played in

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's victorious

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side.

Club career

Early career

Hause was released by

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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 of

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in 2010. He went on to sign for

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as a scholar following his release, joining alongside fellow West Ham youngster

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in late 2011.

Wycombe Wanderers

Having spent only a few months at Birmingham, Hause signed youth team forms with

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in February 2012. He signed his first professional contract for Wycombe only a few months after signing youth forms in July 2012. He went on to make his professional debut on 3 November 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat to

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in the

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. During the 2013–14 season he became a regular player for Wycombe until suffering an ankle fracture in November 2013.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 31 January 2014 he signed for

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in a -year deal for an undisclosed fee. In July 2014 Wolves agreed to loan Hause to

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club Gillingham until January 2015. He scored his first goal for Gillingham in a 2–2 draw with

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on 19 August 2014. 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. He made his Wolves debut on 13 December 2014 in a 1–0 win at

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. After the departure of

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, Hause became a main part in the Wolves defence. On 24 October 2015, in a 1–3 loss to

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, he suffered a torn hamstring that ruled him out for at least 6 weeks. He scored his first goal for Wolves against

on 10 December 2016. Having signed a three-year deal in April 2018, Hause was contracted to Wolves until the summer of 2021.

Aston Villa

On 7 January 2019, 23-year-old Hause signed for

on loan until the end of the season with an option of a permanent transfer. Hause made his Aston Villa debut on 12 January 2019, in a 3–0 away defeat by

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. He scored his first Villa goal on 13 March 2019, in a 3–1 away victory over

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. On 17 June 2019, after gaining promotion to the

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, Aston Villa announced that they had taken up the option to permanently transfer Hause. The transfer fee was reported as £3m. On 25 September 2021, Hause scored the only goal at the 88th minute in a match against

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, helping his team win 1–0. On 22 August 2022, Hause joined

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on a season-long loan. Whilst on loan, Hause suffered repeated knee problems that limited his game time. In January 2023, Watford attempted to terminate Hause's loan, 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. 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. 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. 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. On 1 April 2025, Hause played his first recorded football since 2023, playing the first half for Aston Villa's U21 team, in a 1–0 defeat to Burton Albion U21s in the

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. 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.

International career

Hause was a regular

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international and played in

's victorious

side, including starting in the final against France in a 2–1 victory.

Personal life

Hause attended Oaks Park High School, Ilford. Hause is a rapper in his time away from football, using the alias ''Korts''. He is of Bermudian descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa *

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England U21 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

References

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