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Nicolas Höfler

Nicolas Höfler

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at SC Freiburg
Age36
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornMarch 9, 1990
at SC Freiburg 5,806 days · joined 2010-07-01
👕500+ Apps Veteran
Market value €500k
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.07
goals / match
SC Freiburg
top club · 365 apps

Career highs

€4.50m
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
9
best season · 08/09
2 / 0
int'l caps / goals
550Appearances
37Goals
32Assists
132Yellow cards
2Red cards
233Full matches (90′)
Full nameNicolas Höfler
Date of birth1990-03-09 (36 yrs)
Place of birthÜberlingen, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubSC Freiburg
Joined2010-07-01
Contract expires
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2025
25/26 — SC Freiburg
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — SC Freiburg, SC Freiburg II
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — SC Freiburg
40 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — SC Freiburg
44 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — SC Freiburg
35 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — SC Freiburg
33 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — SC Freiburg
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — SC Freiburg, SC Freiburg II
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — SC Freiburg
31 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — SC Freiburg
29 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — SC Freiburg
35 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — SC Freiburg
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — SC Freiburg, SC Freiburg II
24 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Erzgebirge Aue → SC Freiburg
12/13 · Return from loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Erzgebirge Aue
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Erzgebirge Aue, FC Erzgebirge Aue II
18 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: SC Freiburg → Erzgebirge Aue
11/12 · Loan
Jan 2011
Injury: unknown
Jul 2010
10/11 — SC Freiburg, SC Freiburg II
29 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: SC Freiburg II → SC Freiburg
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — SC Freiburg II
32 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: SC Freiburg U19 → SC Freiburg II
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — SC Freiburg U19, SC Freiburg II
34 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — SC Freiburg U19
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: SC Freiburg U17 → SC Freiburg U19
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — SC Freiburg U19
9 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Pfullend. Yth. → SC Freiburg U17
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Herdw. SV Yth. → Pfullend. Yth.
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
21,011 min
Minutes played by club
SC Freiburg 81.8%
SC Freiburg II 7.1%
FC Erzgebirge Aue 3.6%
FC Erzgebirge Aue II 0.0%
SC Freiburg U19 7.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
SC Freiburg 14 10/11 25/26 365 14 26 17,191
SC Freiburg II 6 08/09 24/25 80 8 3 1,491
FC Erzgebirge Aue 2 11/12 12/13 43 1 0 750
FC Erzgebirge Aue II 1 11/12 11/12 4 0 3 0
SC Freiburg U19 3 06/07 08/09 58 14 0 1,579

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€1.1M5€2.3M8€3.4M10€4.5M06/07 — 4 goals (SC Freiburg U19)406/0707/08 — 3 goals (SC Freiburg U19)307/0808/09 — 9 goals (SC Freiburg II)908/0909/10 — 5 goals (SC Freiburg II)09/10 — 1 assists609/1010/11 — 2 assists210/1111/12 — 1 goals (FC Erzgebirge Aue)11/12 — 3 assists411/1212/1313/14 — 3 goals (SC Freiburg II)13/14 — 1 assists413/1414/15 — 1 assists114/1515/16 — 2 goals (SC Freiburg)15/16 — 3 assists515/1616/17 — 1 goals (SC Freiburg)16/17 — 1 assists216/1717/18 — 1 goals (SC Freiburg)17/18 — 5 assists617/1818/1919/20 — 1 goals (SC Freiburg)119/2020/21 — 1 goals (SC Freiburg)20/21 — 4 assists520/2121/22 — 3 goals (SC Freiburg)21/22 — 7 assists1021/2222/23 — 2 goals (SC Freiburg)22/23 — 1 assists322/2323/24 — 1 goals (SC Freiburg)23/24 — 2 assists323/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2525/2609/10 — €100K10/11 — €150K11/12 — €150K12/13 — €500K13/14 — €800K14/15 — €1M15/16 — €1M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €3.5M18/19 — €4M19/20 — €4.5M20/21 — €3.5M21/22 — €3M22/23 — €2.5M23/24 — €2.5M24/25 — €2M25/26 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 4406/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 9908/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 7721/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 20 0 0 3 0 0
24/25 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Regionalliga Südwest SC Freiburg II 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 28 1 1 10 1 2,333
23/24 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 Europa League SC Freiburg 10 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 32 0 1 9 1 0
22/23 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 5 1 0 1 0 465
22/23 Europa League SC Freiburg 7 1 0 2 0 627
21/22 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 30 2 6 5 0 1,301
21/22 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 5 1 1 1 0 510
20/21 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 31 1 4 11 0 2,730
20/21 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 32 1 0 9 0 2,785
19/20 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 18 0 0 6 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Regionalliga Südwest SC Freiburg II 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 27 1 4 6 0 2,259
17/18 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying SC Freiburg 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 28 1 1 7 0 2,369
16/17 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 2. Bundesliga SC Freiburg 33 2 3 5 0 1,481
15/16 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 20 0 1 2 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 14 2 1 5 0 331
13/14 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League SC Freiburg 4 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Regionalliga Südwest SC Freiburg II 4 1 0 1 0 360
12/13 2. Bundesliga FC Erzgebirge Aue 27 0 0 5 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal FC Erzgebirge Aue 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 2. Bundesliga FC Erzgebirge Aue 13 1 0 4 0 750
11/12 DFB-Pokal FC Erzgebirge Aue 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 NOFV-Oberliga Süd FC Erzgebirge Aue II 4 0 3 2 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Regionalliga Süd SC Freiburg II 29 0 2 7 0 0
09/10 Regionalliga Süd SC Freiburg II 32 5 1 11 0 552
08/09 DFB-Jun.-Pokal SC Freiburg U19 3 2 0 0 0 150
08/09 Regionalliga Süd SC Freiburg II 13 2 0 2 0 579
08/09 U19-BL Finals SC Freiburg U19 2 1 0 0 0 174
08/09 U19-Bundesliga S/SW SC Freiburg U19 16 4 0 5 0 332
07/08 U19-BL Finals SC Freiburg U19 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 U19-Bundesliga S/SW SC Freiburg U19 25 3 0 6 0 732
06/07 U19-Bundesliga S/SW SC Freiburg U19 9 4 0 1 0 191
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Herdw. SV Yth. Pfullend. Yth. Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Pfullend. Yth. SC Freiburg U17 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 SC Freiburg U17 SC Freiburg U19 Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 SC Freiburg U19 SC Freiburg II Transfer 100000
10/11 2010-07-01 SC Freiburg II SC Freiburg Transfer 150000
11/12 2011-07-01 SC Freiburg Erzgebirge Aue Loan 150000
12/13 2013-06-30 Erzgebirge Aue SC Freiburg Return from loan 800000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 influenza 2011-01-17 2011-01-20 4 0
13/14 Calf stiffness 2014-03-10 2014-03-24 15 2
14/15 influenza 2015-02-09 2015-02-16 8 1
16/17 minor knock 2016-12-12 2016-12-19 8 1
16/17 flesh wound 2017-03-20 2017-04-10 22 3
17/18 Back problems 2017-12-18 2018-02-01 46 4
17/18 infection 2018-02-19 2018-03-01 11 1
18/19 Knee medial ligament tear 2018-11-12 2019-02-28 109 12
19/20 Toe injury 2019-10-14 2019-11-04 22 4
21/22 Corona virus 2022-03-17 2022-03-28 12 1
25/26 Back problems 2025-08-16 2025-08-19 4 1
Current€500k
Peak€4.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€400k
€50k€1.16m€2.28m€3.39m€4.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #9067 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Nils Petersen 2 8 0
Jonathan Schmid 2 1 0
Alexander Schwolow 1 0 0
Roland Sallai 2 1 0
Janik Haberer 1 1 0
Ritsu Doan 2 1 0
Shqipon Bektasi 2 0 0
Michael Gregoritsch 2 0 0
Woo-yeong Jeong 2 1 0
Mark Flekken 2 0 0
Kiliann Sildillia 2 0 0
Gabriel Gallus 2 0 0
Oliver Baumann 2 0 0
Amir Abrashi 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Regionalliga Süd SC Freiburg II 5 32
06/07 U19-Bundesliga S/SW SC Freiburg U19 4 9
08/09 U19-Bundesliga S/SW SC Freiburg U19 4 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 6 30
20/21 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 4 31
17/18 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 4 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Erzgebirge Aue SC Freiburg Return from loan €800k
11/12 2011-07-01 SC Freiburg Erzgebirge Aue Loan €150k

Last 50 matches for SC Freiburg while Nicolas Höfler was at the club (joined 2013-06-30). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-16 L1 SC Freiburg 4–1 RB Leipzig Available
2026-05-10 L1 Hamburger SV 3–2 SC Freiburg Available
2026-05-10 L1 Hamburger SV 3–2 SC Freiburg Available
2026-05-03 L1 SC Freiburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Available
2026-05-03 L1 SC Freiburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Available
2026-04-26 L1 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 SC Freiburg Available
2026-04-26 L1 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 SC Freiburg Available
2026-04-19 L1 SC Freiburg 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Available
2026-04-19 L1 SC Freiburg 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Available
2026-04-12 L1 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg Available
2026-04-04 L1 SC Freiburg 2–3 FC Bayern München Available
2026-03-22 L1 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–2 SC Freiburg Available
2026-03-15 L1 SC Freiburg 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin Available
2026-03-07 L1 SC Freiburg 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Available
2026-03-01 L1 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 SC Freiburg Available
2026-02-22 L1 SC Freiburg 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Available
2026-02-14 L1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 SC Freiburg Available
2026-02-07 L1 SC Freiburg 1–0 SV Werder Bremen Available
2026-02-01 L1 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SC Freiburg Available
2026-01-25 L1 SC Freiburg 2–1 1. FC Köln Available
2026-01-18 L1 FC Augsburg 2–2 SC Freiburg Available
2026-01-14 L1 RB Leipzig 2–0 SC Freiburg Available
2026-01-10 L1 SC Freiburg 2–1 Hamburger SV Available
2025-12-20 L1 VfL Wolfsburg 3–4 SC Freiburg Available
2025-12-14 L1 SC Freiburg 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Available
2025-12-06 L1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2–1 SC Freiburg Available
2025-11-30 L1 SC Freiburg 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 Available
2025-11-22 L1 FC Bayern München 6–2 SC Freiburg Available
2025-11-09 L1 SC Freiburg 2–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 Available
2025-11-01 L1 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 SC Freiburg Available
2025-10-26 L1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 SC Freiburg Available
2025-10-19 L1 SC Freiburg 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Available
2025-10-05 L1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 SC Freiburg Available
2025-09-28 L1 SC Freiburg 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Available
2025-09-20 L1 SV Werder Bremen 0–3 SC Freiburg Available
2025-09-13 L1 SC Freiburg 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Available
2025-08-31 L1 1. FC Köln 4–1 SC Freiburg Available
2025-08-23 L1 SC Freiburg 1–3 FC Augsburg Available
2025-05-17 L1 SC Freiburg 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Available
2025-05-10 L1 Holstein Kiel 1–2 SC Freiburg Available
2025-05-04 L1 SC Freiburg 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Available
2025-04-26 L1 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg Available
2025-04-19 L1 SC Freiburg 3–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Available
2025-04-12 L1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 SC Freiburg Available
2025-04-05 L1 SC Freiburg 1–4 Borussia Dortmund Available
2025-03-30 L1 SC Freiburg 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin Available
2025-03-15 L1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 SC Freiburg Available
2025-03-08 L1 SC Freiburg 0–0 RB Leipzig Available
2025-03-02 L1 FC Augsburg 0–0 SC Freiburg Available
2025-02-21 L1 SC Freiburg 5–0 SV Werder Bremen Available

Teams faced most often by Nicolas Höfler's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Augsburg 18 9 6 3 34 20 +14 50%
RB Leipzig 18 3 5 10 17 42 -25 17%
1. FSV Mainz 05 18 6 4 8 20 25 -5 33%
VfL Wolfsburg 18 7 3 8 22 32 -10 39%
Borussia Dortmund 18 2 3 13 15 51 -36 11%
Hertha BSC 16 6 7 3 23 18 +5 38%
1. FC Köln 16 9 2 5 29 23 +6 56%
Eintracht Frankfurt 16 5 8 3 23 21 +2 31%
VfB Stuttgart 14 6 0 8 18 30 -12 43%
FC Schalke 04 14 7 2 5 25 15 +10 50%
1. FC Union Berlin 12 3 3 6 16 18 -2 25%
1899 Hoffenheim 11 4 6 1 19 12 +7 36%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 23 0 3 0 0 0
23/24 40 2,333 11 0 1 0.46
22/23 44 1,092 12 0 1 1.07
21/22 35 1,811 6 0 0 0.3
20/21 33 2,730 11 0 0 0.36
19/20 33 2,785 9 0 0 0.29
18/19 21 0 8 0 0 0
17/18 31 2,259 7 1 0 0.32
16/17 29 2,369 7 0 0 0.27
15/16 35 1,481 5 0 0 0.3
14/15 22 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 24 691 7 1 0 1.04
12/13 29 0 5 0 0 0
11/12 18 750 7 0 0 0.84
10/11 29 0 7 1 0 0
09/10 32 552 11 0 0 1.79
08/09 34 1,235 7 1 0 0.58
07/08 28 732 6 0 0 0.74
06/07 9 191 1 0 0 0.47

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

U19-Bundesliga S/SW
50 apps
11 G
0 A
Bundesliga
281 apps
9 G
19 A
Regionalliga Süd
74 apps
7 G
3 A
2. Bundesliga
73 apps
3 G
3 A
DFB-Pokal
31 apps
2 G
4 A
DFB-Jun.-Pokal
3 apps
2 G
0 A
Regionalliga Südwest
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
21 apps
1 G
0 A
U19-BL Finals
5 apps
1 G
0 A
NOFV-Oberliga Süd
4 apps
0 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Nicolas Höfler

Who is Nicolas Höfler?

Nicolas Höfler is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for SC Freiburg.

How old is Nicolas Höfler?

Nicolas Höfler is 36 years old. He was born on March 9, 1990 in Überlingen.

What position does Nicolas Höfler play?

Nicolas Höfler plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Nicolas Höfler play for?

Nicolas Höfler currently plays for SC Freiburg.

How many career goals has Nicolas Höfler scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicolas Höfler has scored 37 goals in 550 appearances.

What is Nicolas Höfler's market value?

Nicolas Höfler's most recent reported market value is €500k.