Niklas Hoffmann

Hoffmann's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 7→14), while his Rating held around 26. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Waldhof Mannheim · 10th	35	1	2	7.06	26	14
2024/25	Waldhof Mannheim · 16th	9	0	0	6.7	27	7
2023/24	SV Horn	19	4	0	—	—	—
2022/23	SV Horn	25	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Würzburger Kickers · 18th	23	0	0	—	35	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

N. Hoffmann is a 29-year-old full-back at Waldhof Mannheim, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hoffmann.

On the season, Hoffmann graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.957 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 14). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 29 Hoffmann is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Hoffmann is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent

25.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.96

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Waldhof Mannheim finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.96

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Defensive volume. 3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.05

Assists / 900.1

Goal contribution / 900.15

Defensive actions / 903.957

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.401

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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 29, Hoffmann sits on 2.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hoffmann's projected Rating — 25.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions60

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards1

Transfer history

1. FC KölnJun 2026 – now-

Waldhof MannheimJul 2024 – Jun 2026Free

SSV Hornuntil Jul 2024

WWürzburger KickersJan 2020 – Jul 2024

FC St. Pauliuntil Jan 2020

SC FreiburgJun 2017 – Jan 2020Free

Karlsruher SCuntil Jun 2017

About N. Hoffmann

Niklas Hoffmann is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for 1. FC Köln, born on April 9, 1997 in Landau, standing 194 cm tall. He is from Germany. 1. FC Köln currently sit 12th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, N. Hoffmann has made 35 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 1,797 minutes, with 7 yellow cards.

N. Hoffmann's next match is on September 19, 2026, when 1. FC Köln face Hamburger SV away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Hoffmann at 25.7 with a Season form score of 14.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, N. Hoffmann has totalled 221 club appearances with 10 goals and 2 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 35 appearances for Waldhof Mannheim.

N. Hoffmann's career has also included time at Waldhof Mannheim, SSV Horn, WWürzburger Kickers, FC St. Pauli, SC Freiburg and Karlsruher SC.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Waldhof Mannheim finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points