Philipp Hofmann

Philipp Hofmann (born 30 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for Karlsruher SC as a forward. 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. He won the Westfalenpokalsieger with the U19 team in the 2010–11 season and the U19 Bundesliga the following year. He made 24 appearances for the reserve team in the 2011–12 season, scoring six goals. Hofmann won his first and only first team call up for a dead rubber Europa League match versus Maccabi Haifa on 14 December 2011 and remained an unused substitute during the 3–0 victory. He spent the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons away on loan and departed on 5 June 2014.

SC Paderborn (loan)

Hofmann spent the 2012–13 season on loan with 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn 07 and made the first professional appearance of his career in a 4–0 victory over VfL Bochum on 11 August 2012, as a late substitute for Diego Demme. He made 31 appearances and scored six goals in a forgettable mid-table season.

FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan)

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

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Hofmann signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 5 June 2014. He began the 2014–15 season in a substitute role and scored on his debut in a 3–2 win over TSV 1860 Munich on 4 August 2014, scoring the winner just a minute after replacing the scorer of the Red Devils' opening two goals, Srdan Lakic. Hofmann won unfortunate media attention for missing a certain goalscoring opportunity from one

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