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 2022/23

In the current season, the 30-year-old has scored eight goals, which makes him the top scorer of his squad. With two assists, he presently has the fourth-most in his team along with Simon Zoller, Konstantinos Stafylidis, Anthony Losilla and Takuma Asano. The 1.95m-tall forward has taken more shots at goal than anyone else on the team (53 shots). Until now, he has been responsible for 27 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself fourth place within the statistics of his club. In 31 of the previous 34 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 34 games, he won 10 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for three games.

The player with the shirt number 33 is credited as being especially assertive on the pitch. Hence, he has already won 463 tackling duels and in doing so has fought his way to the third rank in the league. With 269 aerial duels won, he is additionally in first place league-wide.

Last game

Philipp Hofmann played his last game on the 34th matchday of the 2022/23 season (27 May 2023). He was victorious over Bayer 04 Leverkusen while playing for VfL Bochum 1848 with a score of 3-0. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a forward for 81 minutes. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of three times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 40 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 29 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in his club during this game. Of these, Philipp Hofmann was able to win 12. He covered a distance of 7.8 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of five sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Philipp Hofmann has played 34 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 10. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of VfL Bochum. Here, he has put a total of eight balls in the net.