Giovanna Hoffmann

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Giovanna Hoffmann
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bremerhaven, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
RB Leipzig
Number 7
Youth career
–2012 SC Lehe-Spaden
2012–2015 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2020 Werder Bremen 57 (23)
2016–2017 Werder Bremen II 4 (4)
2020–2024 SC Freiburg 65 (5)
2024– RB Leipzig 11 (6)
International career
2013–2014 Germany U16 7 (3)
2014–2015 Germany U17 8 (1)
2017 Germany U19 6 (0)
2024– Germany 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Giovanna Hoffmann (born 20 September 1998) is a German footballer who currently plays for RB Leipzig.

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She 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 season 2015-16 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 2023-24 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]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202420
Total20

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References

  1. ""Es hat mich menschlich geprägt"". www.werder.de. 30 September 2016.
  2. ""Ich hatte fast sieben Monate keinen Ball am Fuß"". weser-kurier-de.
  3. "Hoffmann Story 03032019 | SV Werder Bremen". www.werder.de.
  4. "SC-Frauen verpflichten Giovanna Hoffmann". 19 February 2020.
  5. "Giovanna Hoffmann verstärkt die SC Freiburg Frauen". www.baden.fm. 19 February 2020.
  6. "Hoffmann erwartet "ein emotionales Duell"". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
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