Espen Hoff Explained

Espen Hoff
Birth Date:20 November 1981
Birth Place:Larvik, Norway
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Sporty
Youthclubs2:Larvik Turn
Years1:1999–2005
Years2:2006–2008
Years3:2009–2010
Years4:2010–2016
Clubs4:Start
Caps1:154
Caps2:67
Caps3:46
Caps4:160
Goals1:38
Goals2:22
Goals3:6
Goals4:36
Totalcaps:427
Totalgoals:102
Nationalyears1:2005–2006
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Espen Hoff (born 20 November 1981) is a retired Norwegian professional footballer, born in Larvik. He is primarily a winger, but may also play as an attacking midfielder, whilst at Lyn he occasionally featured on the left wing. With 406 top division appearances, Hoff has made the sixth-highest number of appearances in Eliteserien.

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

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1999Odd GrenlandTippeligaen710071
2000237532810
2001258523010
2002256743210
200324831279
200426522287
200524247289
2006Lyn21612228
200723632268
20082310552815
2009Stabæk28140321
201018534219
2010Start11211123
20112911533414
2012Adeccoligaen21731248
2013Tippeligaen29631327
201428621307
201526311274
201616100161
Career Total4271025740484142

Honours

Odd Grenland

2000

References