Niklas Hoffmann

Niklas Hoffmann (born 9 April 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back for Würzburger Kickers.[2]

Niklas Hoffmann
Personal information
Full name Niklas Hoffmann
Date of birth (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997
Place of birth Landau, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Würzburger Kickers
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2007 TSV Fortuna Billigheim-Ingenheim
2007–2016 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Karlsruher SC II 23 (0)
2016–2017 Karlsruher SC 0 (0)
2017–2019 SC Freiburg II 25 (2)
2019–2020 FC St. Pauli II 16 (0)
2019–2020 FC St. Pauli 5 (0)
2020– Würzburger Kickers 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:49, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hoffmann began playing football at TSV Fortuna Billigheim-Ingenheim in Südliche Weinstraße.[3] At age 10, he joined the youth academy of Karlsruher SC after impressing at a youth tournament.[3]

Hoffmann played with the youth teams of Karlsruhe in the Under 17 and Under 19 Bundesliga, as he led the U19s as team captain during his final season in that age group. During this time, he had already been selected for the first-team squad five times and once for the second team. In June 2016, he signed a three-year professional contract.[3]

Failing to break through to the first team, Hoffmann moved to SC Freiburg in the summer of 2017, where he competed in the second team in the Regionalliga.[4] Hoffmann ended the 2017–18 season in fourth place of the Regionalliga Südwest with Freiburg II.

In the winter break of the following season, Hoffmann was signed by FC St. Pauli. As part of their second team, he successfully avoided relegation from the Regionalliga Nord.[5] After the defender was able to make his debut for the first team in a first round win in the DFB Pokal over VfB Lübeck in June 2019, head coach Jos Luhukay utilised him increasingly in the 2. Bundesliga due to injuries to regular starters.

After five 2. Bundesliga and 15 Regionalliga appearances for the Kiezkicker, Hoffmann moved to 3. Liga side Würzburger Kickers in late January 2020. There, he received a contract valid until 30 June 2021, with an option for an additional year.[6]

Honours

Würzburger Kickers

References
  1. "Niklas Hoffmann". FC St. Pauli (in German). Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "Niklas Hoffmann". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. Putzing, Peter (8 June 2016). "KSC-Interview mit Hoffmann: "Es wird alles andere als einfach, aber ich versuche alles"". ka-news.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. Kaufhold, Matthias (25 June 2017). "Zwei Neuzugänge für die zweite Mannschaft des SC Freiburg". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. Kormanjos, Dennis (27 June 2019). ""Kiezkickerchen" mit acht Neuzugängen gestartet". Fussifreunde (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. "Der FC Würzburger Kickers verpflichtet Defensivspezialist Niklas Hoffmann vom FC St. Pauli". Würzburger Kickers (in German). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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