Giovanna Hoffmann
 Hoffmann with Germany in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bremerhaven, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | SC Lehe-Spaden | ||
| 2012–2015 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Werder Bremen | 57 | (23) |
| 2016–2017 | Werder Bremen II | 4 | (4) |
| 2020–2024 | SC Freiburg | 65 | (5) |
| 2024–2026 | RB Leipzig | 26 | (13) |
| 2026– | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Germany U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany | 12 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:10, 5 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:46, 24 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Giovanna Hoffmann (born 20 September 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. She has previously played for Werder Bremen, SC Freiburg, and RB Leipzig.
Club career
[edit]Hoffmann began her career playing for the local sports club SC Lehe-Spaden. In 2012, she joined the youth setup of Werder Bremen. In October 2014 she made her debut in the senior team. After missing the whole 2015–16 season due to an ankle fracture, she made her comeback in September 2016[1] to win that season's second-tier championship with Bremen, which meant the promotion to the Bundesliga. From March 2018 on she had to pause again due to ongoing health problems.[2][3]
In February 2020, her transfer to SC Freiburg to the upcoming season was announced.[4][5] However, from October 2020 on, she again missed several months due to a ruptured cruciate ligament. Her biggest success with Freiburg was to reach the final of the 2022–23 cup competition.[6]
In the summer of 2024, she joined RB Leipzig.[7] A few months later, she made her debut for the German national team.[8]
On 3 March 2026, it was announced that Hoffmann would be joining VfL Wolfsburg on a three-year contract ahead of the 2026–27 season.[9]
International career
[edit]On 12 June 2025, Hoffmann was called up to the Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 July 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hoffmann goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 February 2025 | Nuremberg, Germany |  Austria | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2025 UEFA Nations League |
| 2 | 8 April 2025 | Wolfsburg, Germany |  Scotland | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2025 UEFA Nations League |
| 3 | 4–1 |
References
[edit]- ↑ ""Es hat mich menschlich geprägt"". www.werder.de. 30 September 2016.
- ↑ ""Ich hatte fast sieben Monate keinen Ball am Fuß"". weser-kurier-de.
- ↑ "Hoffmann Story 03032019 | SV Werder Bremen". www.werder.de.
- ↑ "SC-Frauen verpflichten Giovanna Hoffmann". 19 February 2020.
- ↑ "Giovanna Hoffmann verstärkt die SC Freiburg Frauen". www.baden.fm. 19 February 2020.
- ↑ "Hoffmann erwartet "ein emotionales Duell"". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
- ↑ "Neuzugang für die Offensive: Giovanna Hoffmann unterschreibt bei den RBL-Frauen". rbleipzig.com. 11 June 2024.
- ↑ "Beim Trainerdebüt: RB-Stürmerin Hoffmann gegen England erfolgreich" (in German). rblive.de. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Offensive boost for the Green-and-Whites". VfL Wolfsburg. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Wück announces squad for UEFA Women's EUROs in Switzerland". German Football Association. 12 June 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Giovanna Hoffmann". dfb.de. 26 October 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Giovanna Hoffmann at WorldFootball.net
- Giovanna Hoffmann at Kicker (in German)
- Giovanna Hoffmann at DFB (also available in German)
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