ratings updated 22 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Waldhof Mannheim.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3. Ligaat Waldhof Mannheim | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1797 | 7.06 |
Scout report
N. Hoffmann is a 29-year-old full-back at 1. FC Köln, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 306th of 322 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Hoffmann graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Bundesliga, 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, 49th of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Bundesliga. At 29 Hoffmann is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Hoffmann is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. 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
With a Rating of 25.7, Hoffmann carries the 49th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 53, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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