Philipp Hofmann

Philipp Hofmann

Hofmann playing for Brentford in 2015
Personal information
Full name Philipp Hofmann[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993
Place of birth Arnsberg, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 11
Youth career
2001–2007 RW Wenholthausen
2007–2009 SC Neheim
2009–2012 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Schalke 04 II 24 (6)
2012–2014 Schalke 04 0 (0)
2012–2013 → SC Paderborn 07 (loan) 31 (7)
2013–2014 → FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 31 (8)
2013–2014 → FC Ingolstadt 04 II (loan) 3 (6)
2014–2015 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 (6)
2014 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2 (1)
2015– Brentford 21 (4)
National team
2011 Germany U18 3 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U19 10 (6)
2012–2013 Germany U20 6 (3)
2013–2015 Germany U21 17 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 8 May 2016 (UTC).


Philipp Hofmann (born 30 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brentford. He scored 18 goals in 36 caps for Germany between U18 and U21 level.

Club career

Schalke 04

A forward, Hofmann began his career as a youth with local clubs RW Wenholthausen and SC Neheim, before signing for Bundesliga side Schalke 04 in 2009.[2] He won the Westfalenpokalsieger with the U19 team in the 2010–11 season and the U19 Bundesliga the following year.[2] He made 24 appearances for the reserve team in the 2011–12 season, scoring six goals.[3] Hofmann won his first and only first team call up for a dead rubber Europa League match versus Maccabi Haifa on 14 December 2011,[3] remaining an unused substitute during the 3–0 victory.[4] He spent the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons away on loan and departed on 5 June 2014.[5]

SC Paderborn 07 (loan)

Hofmann spent the 2012–13 season on loan with 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn 07, making the first professional appearance of his career in a 4–0 victory over VfL Bochum on 11 August 2012,[3] as a late substitute for Diego Demme.[6] He made 32 appearances and scored seven goals in a forgettable mid-table season.[3]

FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan)

On 14 July 2013, Hofmann joined 2. Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt 04 on a two-year loan.[7] He made 33 appearances and scored 9 goals during the 2013–14 season and notably scored two hattricks in three Regionalliga Bayern appearances for the reserves.[3] He ended his loan after the season.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Hofmann signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 5 June 2014.[5] He began the 2014–15 season in a substitute role and scored on his debut in a 3–2 win over TSV 1860 München on 4 August 2014,[8] netting the winner just a minute after replacing the scorer of the Red Devils' opening two goals, Srđan Lakić.[9] Hofmann won unfortunate media attention for missing a certain goalscoring opportunity from one yard versus 1. FC Union Berlin on 24 September,[10][11][12] but was spared his blushes after Union failed to cancel out Alexander Ring's first half goal.[13] Hofmann failed to come into regular goalscoring form and finished the 2014–15 season with 33 appearances and eight goals as the Red Devils finished just two points shy of the promotion playoff place.[8] He departed the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in July 2015.[14]

Brentford

On 23 July 2015, Hofmann moved to England to sign a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee with Championship side Brentford.[14] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2015–16 season versus Ipswich Town, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw.[15] He scored his first goal for the club the following week, capping a 4–2 win over Bristol City.[15] Hofmann was put out of action with an abdominal muscle injury in mid-September and fell behind Marco Djuricin and Lasse Vibe in the pecking order,[16] reverting to a substitute role upon his return to fitness.[17] He scored his second goal of the season by rounding goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez in injury time to seal a 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 21 October.[18] Further goals against Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City saw Hofmann make his first start in over four months in the FA Cup third round versus Walsall on 9 January 2016.[17] After reverting to the bench, he was ruled out with a back injury in early March and though he returned to the bench for the final three matches of the season,[19] he did not make an appearance.[17] Hofmann scored four goals in 22 appearances during the 2015–16 season and returned fully fit for pre-season in July 2016.[15][20]

International career

Hofmann represented Germany between U18 and U20 level and is a current U21 international. He made his international debut for the U18 team in a 3–2 friendly win over France on 22 March 2011,[21] replacing goalscorer Amin Younes in the second half.[22] He made two further U18 appearances before making his U19 debut with a start in a 5–3 friendly win over Belgium on 1 September 2011,[23] being replaced by Niclas Füllkrug at half time.[24] He scored his first international goal in another friendly three days later, bagging what looked to be the winner versus rivals the Netherlands,[23] before Ouasim Bouy salvaged a 2–2 draw.[25] He scored six goals in six games during Germany's unsuccessful qualification period for the 2012 European U19 Championship.[23] Hofmann scored three goals in six friendly appearances for the U20 team during the 2012–13 season and made his U21 debut in a 4–0 2015 European U21 Championship qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland on 9 September 2013.[26][27] He showed excellent form during the qualifying period, scoring seven goals in 10 games,[28] though he failed to score in his two finals appearances in the Czech Republic before Germany were humiliated 5–0 by Portugal in the semi-finals.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 II 2011–12[3] Regionalliga West 24 6 — — — 24 6
Schalke 04 2011–12[3] Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
SC Paderborn 07 (loan) 2012–13[3] 2. Bundesliga 31 7 1 0 — — 32 7
FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 2013–14[3] 31 8 2 1 — — 33 9
FC Ingolstadt 04 II (loan) 2013–14[3] Regionalliga Bayern 3 6 — — — 3 6
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2014–15[3] Regionalliga Südwest 2 1 — — — 2 1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2014–15[8] 2. Bundesliga 30 6 3 2 — — 33 8
Brentford 2015–16[15] Championship 21 4 1 0 0 0 — 22 4
2016–17[30] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 4
Career Totals 1423873000014941

    References

    1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Schalke 04 - Schalke04.de". www.schalke04.de. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Germany - P. Hofmann - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    4. ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA Europa League 2011/12 - History - M. Haifa-Schalke – UEFA.com". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    5. 1 2 ONLINE, RP. "U21-Nationalspieler: Hofmann wechselt von Schalke zum FCK". RP ONLINE. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    6. ↑ "Paderborn vs. Bochum - 11 August 2012 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    7. ↑ "Sturmtalent Philipp Hofmann zum FCI". www.fcingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    8. 1 2 3 "Philipp Hofmann Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    9. ↑ "Kaiserslautern v TSV 1860 Munich". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    10. ↑ "Kaiserslautern's Philipp Hofmann's produces amazing miss". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    11. ↑ Metro.co.uk, Massimo Marioni for. "This is the worst open goal miss you will ever see - fact". Metro. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    12. ↑ sport, Guardian. "Kaiserslautern's Philipp Hofmann produces spectacular open-goal miss". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    13. ↑ "Kaiserslautern v FC Union Berlin". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    14. 1 2 Wickham, Chris. "Brentford sign Philipp Hofmann from 1.FC Kaiserslautern". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    15. 1 2 3 4 "Philipp Hofmann | Football Stats | Kaiserslautern | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    16. ↑ FC, Brentford. "September injury update". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
    17. 1 2 3 "Philipp Hofmann Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
    18. ↑ "Wolves 0-2 Brentford". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
    19. ↑ Moore, Tom. "Brentford's injury crisis has returned with a vengeance". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
    20. ↑ Moore, Tom (2016-07-27). "Philipp Hofmann has a point to prove going into the new season". Retrieved 2016-07-27.
    21. ↑ "Spielplan". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    22. ↑ "Statistik-Center". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    23. 1 2 3 "Spielplan". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    24. ↑ "Spielplan". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    25. ↑ "Spielplan". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    26. ↑ "Spielplan". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    27. ↑ "Statistik-Center". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    28. ↑ "Spielplan". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
    29. ↑ "Portugal U21 5-0 Germany U21". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
    30. ↑ "Philipp Hofmann | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.

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