| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicky Hofs | ||
| Date of birth | May 17, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vitesse | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1995 | Arnhemse Boys | ||
| 1995–2001 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2004 | Vitesse | 69 | (15) |
| 2004–2009 | Feyenoord | 68 | (21) |
| 2008–2009 | → Vitesse (loan) | 30 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | Vitesse | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | AEL Limassol | 14 | (0) |
| 2011– | Vitesse | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands U-21 | 5 | (3) |
| 2006 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nicky Hofs (born May 17, 1983, in Arnhem) is a Dutch football midfielder, who plays for Vitesse of the Dutch Eredivisie. It is Hofs' 3rd stint with the Arnhem-based football club.
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. He then played at AEL Limassol in Cyprus.
Nicky Hofs 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.
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