Nicolas Höfler (born 9 March 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.[2]

Nicolas Höfler
Höfler with Freiburg in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Überlingen, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number 27
Youth career
Herdwanger SV
2001–2005 SC Pfullendorf
2005–2008 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2019 SC Freiburg II 79 (8)
2010– SC Freiburg 300 (11)
2011–2013Erzgebirge Aue (loan) 42 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024

Career

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Born in Überlingen, Höfler joined SC Freiburg in 2005 and spent three years in the youth team and a further three in the reserves, before joining 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue on a two-year loan in July 2011. He made his debut a month later, as a substitute for Guido Koçer in a 1–1 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig.

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Freiburg II 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 13 2 13 2
2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 32 5 32 5
2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 29 0 29 0
2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 4 1 4 1
2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 1 0 1 0
Total 79 8 79 8
SC Freiburg 2010–11 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 14 2 2 0 4[a] 0 0 0 20 2
2014–15 Bundesliga 20 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 33 2 2 0 35 2
2016–17 Bundesliga 28 1 1 0 29 1
2017–18 Bundesliga 27 1 2 0 2[a] 0 0 0 31 1
2018–19 Bundesliga 18 0 2 0 20 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 32 1 1 0 33 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 31 1 2 0 33 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 30 2 5 1 35 3
2022–23 Bundesliga 32 0 5 1 7[a] 1 44 2
2023–24 Bundesliga 28 1 2 0 10[a] 0 39 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 7 0 2 0 9 0
Total 300 11 26 2 23 1 0 0 349 14
Erzgebirge Aue II (loan) 2011–12 Oberliga Süd 4 0 4 0
Erzgebirge Aue (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 13 1 1 0 0 0 14 1
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 27 0 2 0 0 0 29 0
Total 41 1 3 0 0 0 44 1
Career total 423 20 31 2 23 1 0 0 476 23
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Freiburg U-19

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nicolas Höfler | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Höfler, Nicolas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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