Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · VfL Bochum.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2484 | 7.27 |
 DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 6.5 |
Scout report
P. Hofmann is a 33-year-old centre-forward at VfL Bochum, enjoying a standout season — 12 goals and 6 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 56, top 15% of 2. Bundesliga centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 26.8, ranking 290th of 320 in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (81.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.65 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hofmann.
Judged on this season alone, Hofmann graded 56 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 39 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga, on 12 goals and 6 assists in 32 appearances (0.652 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 24 → 56). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 35th of 39 of the 39 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. At 33 Hofmann is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · VfL Bochum finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side
12 goals in 32 appearances (0.38 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (9th of 18). He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 18 goal contributions (0.56 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.65 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.8, Hofmann carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga of 39. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.65 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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