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, ranking 243rd of 323 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. 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 strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 48 full-backs in the 3. Liga, 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, 37th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the 3. Liga. 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

Current potential37th of 48 full-backs · 3. Liga Current seasonTop 21% full-backs · 3. Liga10th-best full-back in the 3. Liga243rd in the 3. Liga · potential37th-highest potential full-back in the 3. Liga

25.7

Ratingi

37th of 48 full-backs

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

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

With a Rating of 25.7, Hoffmann carries the 37th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 3. Liga of 48. 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

Shot conversion %16.7

Shot accuracy %54.5

Pass accuracy %87

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.401

Foul involvement / 902.654

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 (~5), 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 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target6

Shots11

Passing

Assists2

Chances created5

Passes951

Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success100%

Duels won100

Duels won %42.4%

Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions60

Blocks12

Fouls committed33

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards1

Transfer history

Köln II2026/27 – now-

Waldhof Mannheim2024/25 – 2026/27Free

SV Horn2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Würzburger Kickers2019/20 – 2022/23

FC St. Pauliuntil 2019/20

SC Freiburg2017/18 – 2019/20Free

Karlsruher SCuntil 2017/18

About N. Hoffmann

Niklas Hoffmann is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for Waldhof Mannheim, born on April 9, 1997 in Landau, standing 194 cm tall. He is from Germany. Waldhof Mannheim currently sit 10th of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, N. Hoffmann has made 35 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 1,797 minutes, averaging a 7.05 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 7 yellow cards.

When N. Hoffmann plays, Waldhof Mannheim's record this season is 9W-5D-7L — and his match ratings average 7.16 at home against 6.96 on the road.

Recent matches

April 25, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs FC Schweinfurt 05 (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 7, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Hoffenheim II (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-1 draw away at TSV 1860 München (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
March 21, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Erzgebirge Aue (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-4 loss away at VfL Osnabrück (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 8, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Havelse (90 minutes, 7 rating)
March 4, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Rot-Weiß Essen (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 1, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Alemannia Aachen (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
February 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs SSV Ulm 1846 (86 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 31, 2026: 3-1 win away at FC Viktoria Köln (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Hoffmann at 25.7 with a Season form score of 14.4, ranking 243rd of 323 full-backs in the 3. Liga. 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 Köln II, SV Horn, Würzburger Kickers, FC St. Pauli, SC Freiburg and Karlsruher SC.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points