Jonas Hofmann

For the German footballer born in 1997, see Jonas Hofmann (footballer, born 1997).

Jonas Hofmann

Hofmann playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Jonas Hofmann[1]
Date of birth	(1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Heidelberg, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	7
Youth career
1998–2004	FC Rot
2004–2011	TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	TSG Hoffenheim II	5	(2)
2011–2014	Borussia Dortmund II	71	(15)
2012–2016	Borussia Dortmund	38	(3)
2014–2015	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	10	(3)
2016–2023	Borussia Mönchengladbach	184	(40)
2023–	Bayer Leverkusen	37	(6)
International career^‡
2009–2010	Germany U18	5	(1)
2013–2014	Germany U21	10	(6)
2020–	Germany	23	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 18 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:58, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Jonas Hofmann (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːnas ˈhoːfman];[3][4] born 14 July 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team.[5]

Club career

Early career

Hofmann began his club career in 1998 playing at FC Rot in the municipality of St. Leon-Rot and remained there until the end of the 2003–04 season, before he moved to 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2004–2005 season.[6][7] Hofmann debuted for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim second team in a 1–0 victory in April 2011 during the 2010–11 season.[8] At the end of the 2010–2011 season playing for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, Hofmann made five league appearances, in which he scored two goals.

Borussia Dortmund

In the 2011–2012 season, Hofmann signed a contract for Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2015; and inducted into Borussia Dortmund II for 2011–2012 season.[9] Hofmann debuted for Dortmund II on 6 August in a 2–0 away victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, scoring his first goal of the 2011–2012 season.[10] On 10 September, Hofmann succeeded in scoring two goals in a 4–0 away victory over the second team of Schalke 04.[11] In the 2012–2013 Bundesliga season, Hofmann was inducted into the Borussia Dortmund first team.[12]

Hofmann debuted for Borussia Dortmund first team in the 2012–2013 Bundesliga season on 16 December 2012, in BVB's 3–1 away victory over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, where he came on as a substitute in the 89th minute.[13] On 6 April 2013, he started his first match in the Bundesliga, and he was credited with an assist to Julian Schieber to score an equalizing goal tap-in finish for a 2–2 scoreline in Dortmund's 4–2 home victory over FC Augsburg.[14]

On 27 July 2013, Hofmann won the 2013 DFL-Supercup with Dortmund 4–2 against rivals Bayern Munich.[15] Hofmann's first goal for Borussia Dortmund came on 18 August in a win against Eintracht Braunschweig, after coming on as a substitute in the second half.[16] On 12 April 2014, Hofmann scored the third goal as Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich 3–0 at the Allianz Arena. On 13 August 2014, he played in the 2014 Super Cup.[17]

During the summer transfer window of 2014, Borussia Dortmund agreed to a year-long loan deal for Hofmann that would send him to 1. FSV Mainz 05 until 30 June 2015.[18] He was injured for most of the 2014–15 season and scored 3 goals in 12 games for Mainz, before returning to Dortmund.

On 30 July 2015, Hofmann scored his first European goal in a 1–0 win over Austrian side Wolfsberger AC in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round.[19]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

It was announced on 29 December 2015 that Hofmann would join Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 January 2016, signing a four-year deal until 2020.[20] After only joining Gladbach during the winter break, he made his debut for the club on 23 January 2016 in a 1–3 loss to former club Dortmund.[21]

Hofmann scored his first goal for the club in a Round of 16 match in the UEFA Europa League against fellow German side Schalke on 9 March 2017.[22] The game ended in a 1–1 draw with Gladbach eventually going out on away goals after the two-legged tie finished 3–3.[23]

On 18 October 2018, Hofmann scored his first ever professional hat-trick in a 4–0 league win over former club Mainz.[24] Hofmann signed a new deal with Gladbach on 16 April 2019, extending his stay at the club until 2023.[25] On 21 October 2020, he scored his inaugural Champions League goal in a 2–2 away draw against Inter Milan in the first match of the 2020–21 season.[26] On 8 January 2021, he scored a brace and recorded an assist in an historic 3–2 win against Bayern Munich.[27]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 5 July 2023, Hofmann signed for Bayer Leverkusen until 2027,[28] after activating his release clause of €10m.[29] On 12 August 2023, he made his debut and scored a goal in an 8–0 DFB-Pokal away victory against Teutonia Ottensen.[30]

International career

Hofmann played between the years 2009 and 2010 for the German U18 national football team and he completed his last cap for the under 18 national team with a victory on 25 March 2010 against France U18 national football team, before going on to represent the German U21 national football team.[31]

In October 2020, he was called to represent Germany national team by Joachim Löw for the matches against Turkey, Ukraine and Switzerland. He made his debut on 7 October 2020, against Turkey in a friendly game.[32] On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.[33] Later that year, on 5 September, he score his first goal in a 6–0 victory over Armenia during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[34]

Business ventures

Hofmann owns three Subway restaurants in the Heidelberg area.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2025[36][37]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TSG Hoffenheim II	2010–11	Regionalliga Süd	5	2	—		—		—		5	2
Borussia Dortmund II	2011–12	Regionalliga West	35	10	—		—		—		35	10
	2012–13	3. Liga	35	5	—		—		—		35	5
	2013–14	3. Liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		71	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	15
Borussia Dortmund	2012–13	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	26	2	5	1	8[a]	0	0	0	39	3
	2014–15	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	3	0
	2015–16	Bundesliga	7	1	1	0	6[c]	1	—		14	2
	Total		38	3	6	1	14	1	1	0	59	5
Mainz 05 (loan)	2014–15	Bundesliga	10	3	0	0	0	0	—		10	3
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2015–16	Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2016–17	Bundesliga	21	0	3	1	5[d]	1	—		29	2
	2017–18	Bundesliga	23	0	2	1	—		—		25	1
	2018–19	Bundesliga	27	5	2	1	—		—		29	6
	2019–20	Bundesliga	24	5	2	0	3[c]	0	—		29	5
	2020–21	Bundesliga	24	6	4	1	5[a]	1	—		33	8
	2021–22	Bundesliga	26	12	2	0	—		—		28	12
	2022–23	Bundesliga	31	12	2	2	—		—		33	14
	Total		184	40	17	6	13	2	0	0	214	48
Bayer Leverkusen	2023–24	Bundesliga	32	5	5	1	9[c]	2	—		46	8
	2024–25	Bundesliga	5	1	2	1	4[a]	0	0	0	11	2
	Total		37	6	7	2	13	2	0	0	57	10
Career total			345	69	30	9	40	5	1	0	416	83

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[38]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	2020	2	0
	2021	8	2
	2022	9	2
	2023	4	0
Total		23	4

As of match played 17 October 2023. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hofmann goal.[38]

List of international goals scored by Jonas Hofmann

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2021	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	Armenia	5–0	6–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	14 November 2021	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	4–1	4–1
3	7 June 2022	Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany	England	1–0	1–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
4	11 June 2022	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–1	1–1

Honours

Borussia Dortmund[38]

• DFL-Supercup: 2013, 2014

Bayer Leverkusen

• Bundesliga: 2023–24[39]
• DFB-Pokal: 2023–24
• DFL-Supercup: 2024[40]

References

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2. "Jonas Hofmann". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
3. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 589, 628. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
4. Mangold, Max (2005). Das Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (6th ed.). Mannheim: Dudenverlag. pp. 407, 444. ISBN 9783411040667.
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23. "Europa League last 16: Schalke oust luckless Mönchengladbach on away goals". Deutsche Welle. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
24. "Hofmann hat trick as 'Gladbach beats Mainz 4-0 to go 2nd". Associated Press News. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
25. "Borussias Hofmann verlängert bis 2023" (in German). RP. 16 April 2019.
26. "Inter 2–2 Mönchengladbach". UEFA. 21 October 2020.
27. "Jonas Hofmann helps Borussia Mönchengladbach get 2021 off with a bang". Bundesliga. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
28. "Werkself sign Germany International Jonas Hofmann". Bayer Leverkusen. 5 July 2023.
29. "Jonas Hofmann leaves Borussia after seven and a half years". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 5 July 2023.
30. "Teutonia 05 Ottensen 0–8 Mönchengladbach" (in German). German Football Association. 12 August 2023.
31. "Junioren Sieg für U18-Junioren Gegen Frankreich" [Win for U18-junior team against France] (in German). focus.de. 15 November 2013.
32. "3:3! Last-Minute-Treffer verhindert Heimsieg" (in German). DFB. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
33. "EM-Kader offiziell: Löw beruft Müller, Hummels und Volland". Kicker (in German). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
34. "Germany 6–0 Armenia". UEFA. 5 September 2021.
35. "Kurzarbeit angemeldet Gladbach-Profi in Corona-Krise als Unternehmer gefordert". Gladbach Live (in German). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
36. "Jonas Hofmann". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
37. "Jonas Hofmann » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. kicker. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
38. Jonas Hofmann at Soccerway
39. "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
40. "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

External links

• Profile at the Bayer 04 Leverkusen website
• Jonas Hofmann at DFB (also available in German)
• Jonas Hofmann – UEFA competition record (archive)