Kyle Hoffer
FullnameKyle Alexander Hoffer
Birth dateOctober 26, 1989 (age 36)
Birth placeEnglewood, New Jersey, United States
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PositionDefender, Midfielder
Collegeyears 12007
College 1Oneonta Red Dragons
Collegeyears 22008–2010
College 2St. John's Red Storm
Years 12010
Clubs 1Brooklyn Knights
Caps 111
Goals 11
Years 22011
Clubs 2F.C. New York
Caps 224
Goals 22
Years 32011
Clubs 3→ Ekenäs IF (loan)
Years 42012
Clubs 4Charleston Battery
Caps 420
Goals 40
Years 52013
Clubs 5VSI Tampa Bay FC
Caps 521
Goals 51
Years 62014
Clubs 6Rochester Rhinos
Caps 627
Goals 61
Years 72015
Clubs 7Austin Aztex
Caps 710
Goals 70
PcupdateFebruary 13, 2014

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

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]

References

  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ FC New York Signs Four More Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  6. ^ "Charleston Battery". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  7. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-01-21.