Kyle Hoffer

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Kyle Hoffer
Personal information
Full name Kyle Alexander Hoffer
Date of birth (1989-10-26) October 26, 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Oneonta Red Dragons
2008–2010 St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Brooklyn Knights 11 (1)
2011 F.C. New York 24 (2)
2011Ekenäs IF (loan)
2012 Charleston Battery 20 (0)
2013 VSI Tampa Bay FC 21 (1)
2014 Rochester Rhinos 27 (1)
2015 Austin Aztex 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 13, 2014

Kyle Alexander Hoffer (born October 26, 1989) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Hoffer grew up in Bardonia, New York, and attended Albertus Magnus High School, where he earned team MVP honors in 2005 and 2006 and was named the 2006 Rockland County's Player of the Year. He played one year of college soccer at the State University of New York at Oneonta, where he earned rookie of the year honors, before transferring to St. John's University prior to his sophomore year.

During his college years he also played with the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League. On June 26, 2013, [1]

Professional

Hoffer signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he was signed by F.C. New York of the USL Professional Division. [2] He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in New York's first-ever game, a 3–0 loss to Orlando City, [3] and scored his first professional goal on May 7 in a 1–1 tie with the Harrisburg City Islanders. [4]

At the end of the 2011 USL Pro season, Hoffer signed with Ekenäs IFof the Finnish second division. [5]

Hoffer returned to USL Pro for the 2012 season when he signed with Charleston Battery on January 6, 2012. [6]

After spending 2014 with USL Pro club Rochester Rhinos, Hoffer moved to new USL franchise Austin Aztex for the 2015 season. [7]

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