Nicky Hofs

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Nicky Hofs
Personal information
Full name	Nicky Hofs
Date of birth	May 17, 1983 (1983-05-17) (age 26)
Place of birth	Arnhem, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Vitesse
Number	30
Youth career
1988–1995 1995–2001	Arnhemse Boys Vitesse
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2004 2004– 2008–	Vitesse Feyenoord →Vitesse (loan)	069 0(15) 061 0(19) 019 00(5)
National team2
2006	Netherlands	001 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Nicky Hofs (born May 17, 1983, in Arnhem) is a Dutch football midfielder, who currently plays for Vitesse, on loan from Feyenoord.

[edit] Career overview

Nicky Hofs started playing football at the age of five, for his team Arnhemse Boys in the city of Arnhem, The Netherlands. It was soon discovered he possessed considerable talent and when twelve years old scouts from both Ajax and Vitesse Arnhem showed interest. After failing his trial at Ajax in Amsterdam, Vitesse (his favourite Dutch team) decided to sign him.

He first appeared in professional football in the 2001/2002 season, playing 13 games for Vitesse and scoring two goals. Halfway through the 2004/2005 season he was signed by Feyenoord. Nicky Hofs left Vitesse having played 69 official league games for the club and scored fifteen goals.

In his first season for Feyenoord he played 13 league games. In his second season Hofs started off great, scoring four goals in six matches. However, he suffered a major knee injury, which limited the number of games he was able to play in the 2005/2006 season to only 14.

[edit] International games

Nicky Hofs is a Netherlands Under 21 regular, and has won one cap for the Dutch national team. He was not selected for the Dutch national team for the World Cup 2006 in Germany, but joined the Netherlands U21 for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal. With two goals in the semi-finals and one in the final, he played a vital role in winning the European title. Hofs finished second on the tournaments topscorers list, one goal behind Dutch striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar.

[edit] External links

• Hofs' stats at vi.nl

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