N. Höfler

Höfler's current-season form is down 75% on last season (Season 12→3), while his Rating eased 16→12. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	SC Freiburg · 7th	14	0	0	6.49	12	3
2024/25	SC Freiburg · 5th	20	0	0	6.74	16	12
2023/24	SC Freiburg · 10th	28	1	1	6.87	30	40
2022/23	SC Freiburg · 5th	32	0	1	6.87	41	42
2021/22	SC Freiburg · 6th	30	2	4	7.1	45	58
2020/21	SC Freiburg · 10th	31	1	3	6.93	48	51

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

N. Höfler is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder at SC Freiburg, rated 12.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Höfler.

On the season, Höfler graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.821 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 36 Höfler is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStreaky

12.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

10.7%

Minutes

limited game time

2.82

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · SC Freiburg finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.82

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 10.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %10.7%

Available fixtures33 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.821

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %85

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.539

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~21), then tapers with age. At 36, Höfler sits on 6.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Höfler's projected Rating — 12.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.