Jens Hofer
Liechtenstein footballer
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Jens Hofer (born 1 October 1997) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a left back for Düdingen and the Liechtenstein national team.[3]
Full name
Jens Hofer
Date of birth
1 October 1997
Place of birth
Liechtenstein[1]
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens Hofer | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Liechtenstein[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Left back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Düdingen | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Aarberg[2] | |||
| 2013–2015 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Young Boys II | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Düdingen | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Münsingen | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Vaduz | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Biel-Bienne | 21 | (3) |
| 2023 | Solothurn | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ares | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Solothurn | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Düdingen | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Liechtenstein U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Liechtenstein U21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2018– | Liechtenstein | 44 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2026 | |||
International career
Hofer made his international debut for Liechtenstein on 19 November 2018, starting in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Armenia, which finished as a 2–2 home draw.[4] On 11 November 2021, during a World Cup qualifier against Germany, Hofer was given a red card for a horror challenge on Leon Goretzka. Hofer's boot made contact with Goretzka's face after both of them went for a cross from Jonas Hofmann.
Career statistics
International
- As of 29 March 2026
| Liechtenstein | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 |
