Espen Hoff

Espen Hoff

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-11-20) 20 November 1981
Place of birth	Larvik, Norway
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
	Sporty IL
	Larvik Turn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2006	Odd Grenland	154	(38)
2006–2008	Lyn	67	(22)
2009–2010	Stabæk	46	(6)
2010–2016	Start	160	(36)
National team‡
2005–2006	Norway	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2008

Espen Hoff (born 20 November 1981 in Larvik) is a retierd Norwegian professional footballer. He is primarily a winger, but may also play as an attacking midfielder, whilst at Lyn he occasionally featured on the left wing.

Club career

Espen Hoff was signed from Odd Grenland before the start of the 2006 season in Norway. As a junior he played for Larvik Turn, before moving to Skien and Odd Grenland in 1999.

At Odd Grenland, he scored 37 goals in 155 league matches, and additional 20 goals in 30 Norwegian Cup games. He also appeared in 6 European Cup games, without netting. He won the Norwegian Cup with Odd Grenland in 2000.

He signed for Tippeligaen Champions Stabæk in 2008 and from 2009 onwards he was a Stabæk player. He joined Start in 2010.

International career

Espen Hoff has been capped twice for his national side, making his début in a friendly against Bahrain on 25 January 2005. He was capped 27 times for the Norwegian U-21 team, scoring 3 goals.

Career statistics

As of 3 November 2016

Honours

• Norwegian Cup:
  • Winner: 2000
  • Runner-up: 2002

References

• (Norwegian) Profile at lynfotball.net

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External links

• Espen Hoff at National-Football-Teams.com