André Hoffmann (born 28 February 1993) is a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

Career

Until 2010 he played in the youth system of

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

before he was promoted in the summer of 2010. On 3 January 2013, he left MSV Duisburg for

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

. On 20 April 2013, he scored his first goal for Hannover 96 in a 1–6 defeat against

FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional association foo ...

. Hoffmann joined

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

in 2017 and helped the club achieve promotion to the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

during the 2017-18 season after finishing top of the 2. Bundesliga. On 8 July 2022, Düsseldorf head coach

Daniel Thioune Daniel Moustapha Thioune (born 21 July 1974) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf. Thioune spent most of his playing career at VfL Osnabrück, whe ...

appointed him as team captain ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.

Career statistics

As of 28 July 2023

Honours

Individual *

Fritz Walter Medal The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning team ...

U17 Silver:

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

U19 Silver:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffmann, Andre 1993 births Living people Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers MSV Duisburg II players MSV Duisburg players Hannover 96 players Hannover 96 II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Footballers from Essen 21st-century German sportsmen