Espen Hoff
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Larvik, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Start | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporty IL | |||
| Larvik Turn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2006 | Odd Grenland | 154 | (38) |
| 2006–2008 | Lyn | 67 | (22) |
| 2009–2010 | Stabæk | 46 | (6) |
| 2010– | Start | 111 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Norway | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2008 | |||
Espen Hoff (born 20 November 1981 in Larvik) is a Norwegian professional footballer, currently playing for Start. He is primarily a winger, but may also play as an attacking midfielder, whilst at Lyn he occasionally featured on the left wing.
Club career
Espen Hoff was signed from Odd Grenland before the start of the 2006 season in Norway. As a junior he played for Larvik Turn, before moving to Skien and Odd Grenland in 1999.
At Odd Grenland, he scored 37 goals in 155 league matches, and additional 20 goals in 30 Norwegian Cup games. He also appeared in 6 European Cup games, without netting. He won the Norwegian Cup with Odd Grenland in 2000.
He signed for Tippeligaen Champions Stabæk in 2008 and from 2009 onwards he was a Stabæk player. He joined Start in 2010.
International career
Espen Hoff has been capped twice for his national side, making his début in a friendly against Bahrain on 25 January 2005. He was capped 27 times for the Norwegian U-21 team, scoring 3 goals.
Career statistics
- As of 31 August 2014
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1999 | Odd Grenland | Tippeligaen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2001 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 2002 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2003 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2004 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2005 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 9 | ||
| 2006 | Lyn | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2008 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 2009 | Stabæk | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | ||
| 2010 | Start | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 14 | ||
| 2012 | Adeccoligaen | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | ||
| Career Total | 376 | 97 | 56 | 39 | 432 | 136 | ||
Honours
- Norwegian Cup:
- Winner: 2000
- Runner-up: 2002
References
External links
- Espen Hoff at National-Football-Teams.com
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