Philipp

Hofmann

Philipp Hofmann history

Philipp Hofmann was born on 30 March 1993 in Arnsberg and plays for VfL Bochum. He played for TSV Rot-Weiß Wenholthausen from 2001-2007, for SC Neheim from 2007-2009, for FC Schalke 04 from 2009-2012, for SC Paderborn 07 from 2012-2013, for FC Ingolstadt 04 from 2013-2014, for 1. FC Kaiserslautern from 2014-2015, for Brentford FC from 2015-2017, for SpVgg Greuther Fürth from 2017-2018, for Eintracht Braunschweig from 2018-2019, for Karlsruher SC from 2019-2022 and has played for VfL Bochum 1848 since 2022.

Current season 2023/24

In the current season, the 1.95m-tall forward has scored three goals and takes fourth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Gonçalo Paciência. With two assists, the 31-year-old currently has the second-most in his team along with Anthony Losilla and Christopher Antwi-Adjei. With 26 shots taken so far, Philipp Hofmann has had the fifth-most attempts on goal of any VfL Bochum player. Until now, he has been responsible for 17 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself fifth place within the statistics of his club. In 16 of the previous 27 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 27 games, he won 5 with his club. Additionally, the player with the shirt number 33 was substituted in for 11 games.

There were few players in the Bundesliga who were able to outperform Philipp Hofmann in terms of headers. Because of this, he has won 118 aerial duels and so is the eighth-most successful player in this category in the league.

Last game

Philipp Hofmann played his last game on the 32nd matchday of the 2023/24 season (5 May 2024). Playing for VfL Bochum 1848, he won against 1. FC Union Berlin 4-3. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a forward for 79 minutes. In doing so, Philipp Hofmann scored one goal. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of three times. In terms of total touches, he had 33 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Philipp Hofmann had 22 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 11. He covered a distance of 8 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Philipp Hofmann had a total of seven sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Philipp Hofmann has played 61 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 15. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of VfL Bochum. Here, Philipp Hofmann has put a total of 12 balls in the net.