Kevin Hofland

Kevin Hofland

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Hofland
Date of birth	7 June 1979 (1979-06-07)
Place of birth	Heerlen, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	AEK Larnaca
Number	4
Youth career
	Limburgia
	Fortuna Sittard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2000	Fortuna Sittard	59	(1)
2000–2004	PSV	78	(4)
2004–2007	VfL Wolfsburg	76	(2)
2007–2011	Feyenoord	55	(3)
2010–2011	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	25	(5)
2011–	AEK Larnaca	10	(0)
National team‡
2000–2006	Netherlands	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 August 2004

Kevin Hofland (born 7 June 1979) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back in Cyprus for AEK Larnaca.

Early life

Hofland was born in Heerlen, but grew up in Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands.

Club career

SV Limburgia

Hofland joined local Brunssum club SV Limburgia at the age of 4.

Fortuna Sittard

At the age of 10, Hofland joined the professional club Fortuna Sittard. Hofland played on various positions in his youth career, mainly as a left midfielder or left back. At the age of 16 youth manager Henk Duut turned Hofland into a central defender, the position he's playing on in the remaining part of his career.

On 10 September 1997, Hofland made his debut in Fortuna Sittard's first team in the Eredivisie away match against Sparta Rotterdam (1–1). When Jürgen Dirkx left Fortuna Sittard to join PSV, Hofland became a regular starter in the first team's line-up.

PSV

After playing in Sittard for three seasons, Hofland was picked up by PSV. Despite his young age and the heavy competition within the team, Hofland quickly became an important player in PSV's defence. After a major ankle injury in a Champions League match against Arsenal F.C., Hofland lost his place in the first eleven to Wilfred Bouma. When PSV announced the arrival of Alex from Chelsea F.C., Hofland decided it was time to leave PSV.

VfL Wolfsburg

Former PSV manager Eric Gerets was one of the main reasons for Hofland to join VfL Wolfsburg. Hofland played three seasons for the German club.

Feyenoord

On 28 June 2007, Feyenoord announced the arrival of Hofland to the Rotterdam club, where he signed a four-year contract. In his final contract season, 2010–11, he was loaned to Cypriot side AEK Larnaca, which he was named captain of the team.

AEK Larnaca

Hofland signed a permanent deal in July 2011, after a successful loan spell with AEK Larnaca.

International career

On 15 November 2000, Hofland played his first international match. He started in the friendly away match against Spain (1–2). In total he played seven matches for Oranje.

Personal life

Hofland is married to Jenny. They have three sons, Dylan, Milan and Levi.

Statistics

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
1997–98	Fortuna Sittard	Eredivisie	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
1998–99			29	1	0	0	0	0	29	1
1999–00			24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
2000–01	PSV	Eredivisie	29	2	0	0	0	0	29	2
2001–02			22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
2002–03			7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2003–04			20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2004–05	VfL Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
2005–06			19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
2006–07			30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	Feyenoord	Eredivisie	27	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
2008–09			20	1	0	0	0	0	20	1
2009–10			5	1	2	0	0	0	7	1
Total	Netherlands		186	7	2	0	0	0	188	7
	Germany		76	2	0	0	0	0	76	2
Career total			262	9	2	0	0	0	264	9

Statistics accurate as of last match played on 27 October 2009.

International statistics

National team	Club	Season	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	PSV	2000–01	2	0
		2001–02	4	0
		2002–03	0	0
		2003–04	0	0
	VfL Wolfsburg	2004–05	1	0
Total			7	0

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goals	Competition
2000–01
1.	15 November 2000	Estadio Olímpico, Sevilla	Spain	1–2	0	Friendly
2.	25 April 2001	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven	Cyprus	4–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2001–02
3.	15 August 2001	White Hart Lane, London	England	0–2	0	Friendly
4.	1 September 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Republic of Ireland	1–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	5 September 2001	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven	Estonia	5–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	6 October 2001	Gelredome, Arnhem	Andorra	4–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
7.	18 August 2004	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	Sweden	0–0	0	Friendly

Statistics accurate as of last match played on 18 August 2004.

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2000–01, 2002–03
• Johan Cruijff Shield: 2000, 2001

Feyenoord

• KNVB Cup: 2007–08

External links

• Official Kevin Hofland profile on Feyenoord.nl (Dutch)
• Kevin Hofland at Kameraadjes Club (Dutch)
• Kevin Hofland at Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Kevin Hofland profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)