Ian Jakob Hoffmann (born September 8, 2001) is an American professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who plays as a

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for

Moss FK Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on 28 August 1906. They play in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. They played in the Norwegian top flight between 1937-1939, 1953-1954, 1 ...

in the

Norwegian First Division The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...

Early life

Hoffman was born in

Wilton, Connecticut Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. In 2017, it was the sixth-wealthiest town per capita in Connecticut, the wealthiest U.S. state per capita. Officially recog ...

, and spent time with various nearby academy teams such as Everton FC Westchester, Beachside Soccer Club and

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...

. When his family moved to

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

for work reasons, Ian started playing for 1. FC Köln before moving to

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

in 2016. During his time at Karlsruher SC, Hoffman made 40 appearances for the club's under-19 team, scoring 5 goals.

Club career

On July 27, 2020, Hoffmann returned to the

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, joining

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

side

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...

. He would officially join the Houston roster on January 1, 2021, spending the remainder of 2020 with the club's

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

affiliate club

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

. He made his professional debut on August 28, 2020, starting in a 3–1 loss to

San Antonio FC San Antonio FC is a professional soccer club based in San Antonio, Texas. It competes in the USL Championship, the second-highest level of the United States soccer league system, as a member of the Western Conference. History San Antonio F ...

. He made 5 appearances and had one assist during his time with RGVFC. Hoffmann made his Dynamo debut on August 7, 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to

Minnesota United Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American So ...

. He appeared in the final 4 games of the season for Houston, including starting the last 2. Hoffman made 6 appearances during the 2021 season as the Dynamo finished bottom of the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs. Hoffmann started the 2022 season playing for Houston Dynamo 2 in MLS Next Pro, making 9 appearances for the Dynamo reserve side. On June 23, 2022, Hoffmann moved on loan to

side

Orange County SC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games at ...

for the remainder of the season. He made his debut for Orange County on June 25, playing the full match in a 3–1 win vs

Loudoun United Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History On July 18, 2018, the team was offi ...

. Hoffmann made 15 appearances, all starts, while on loan with Orange County, with the team finishing last in the Western Conference. Following the season the Dynamo declined Hoffmann's contract option. In February 2023, Hoffmann joined

side

International career

Hoffmann has represented both the

and

at various levels He qualifies for representing Germany through his Grandparents citizenship.

Personal life

Hoffman's father Andrew played college soccer at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

and played professionally in the APSL. Born and raised in

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

, Hoffman moved to

with his family due to his dad's work in 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffmann, Ian 2001 births Living people People from Wilton, Connecticut Soccer players from Fairfield County, Connecticut American men's soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers 1. FC Köln players Men's association football midfielders Houston Dynamo FC players Houston Dynamo 2 players Karlsruher SC players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Orange County SC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players USL Championship players