Philip Hoffman was tall and tall, reaching a height of 1.95 meters. The 29-year-old has been playing in Germany's lower leagues for many years. Hoffmann has played for Paderborn, Kaiserslautern, Ingolstadt, Brunswick, Fürth and Karlsruhe during his career. Between 2015 and 2017, he also played for Brentford in the Championship.
Although he had played in Schalke in his early years, he never got a chance in the Bundesliga team. Over the years, he has played the Bundesliga for seven seasons, and he has made 70 goals and 24 assists in 205 league appearances.
In the 18/19 season, Hoffman also played a season in the Bundesliga with Braunschweig. He scored 11 goals and four assists that season, and the team ended up only finishing last in the standings. In 19/20, he joined Karlsruhe in the Bundesliga and in three seasons he has scored 50 goals and 18 assists in 100 games for the team.
In the past 2 seasons, Hoffmann has become the thigh of Karlsruhe. This season, he has brushed up the double line of 19 goals and 5 assists. Karlsruhe will not be relegated but has no intention of upgrading. Hoffman plans to change his ways and play in higher leagues.
As early as last summer, Hoffmann was close to Bundesliga promotion Ma Bochum. But the promotion horse was shy, and the deal was finally lost. Today, Bochum has not given up on the pursuit of Hoffmann. The news is that Hoffman will join the team at the end of the season. Bochum has largely completed relegation this season. That is to say, next season, the 29-year-old Hoffmann will appear on the Bundesliga stage.
Bochum needs a player who can both be a tactical pivot and have the ability to fight. They also like Hoffmann as a relatively cheap and goal-efficient striker. You know, karlsruhe has only scored 50 league goals so far this season, and Hoffman himself has created 17 goals and 4 assists, creating more than 40% of the team's goals, which can be called a thigh-level figure.
Moreover, he has scored in five consecutive rounds of matches. With five rounds left in the league season, he is expected to brush up on his career season's best stats to secure 20 or more league goals.
Hoffman in his early years was not an absolute nobody. He was a member of the German National Youth Team in his early years. Hoffman played the European Youth Championship with Germany's U21 in 2015. At that time, the team stopped in the semi-finals and was swept by Portugal by 5 goals. Among his teammates that year were Future Germany internationals such as Wallander, Kimmich and Emre Jan. Also on the bench was Gnabry, a striker who plays for Bayern today. Even a player like Gaunt is now the heart of Bundesliga powerhouse Freiburg and has made six appearances for the national team.
Former national youth team teammates have been in the giants for many years, or they have played in the Bundesliga for many years. Philip Hoffman, who played 72 minutes in that cup, was somewhat hindsighted. After the start of the new season, he will also dream of the Bundesliga and achieve a new leap in his career. It is never too late to dream, which is also a compliment and recognition for the 29-year-old Hoffman for his years of hard work and hard work!