Sebastian Hofmann (born 12 September 1983) is a former professional

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who played as a

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who plays for GSV Maichingen.

Career

Hofmann was born in

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. He made his debut at

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional association football, football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into bei ...

in 2003 in the Regionalliga Süd. In July 2006, he moved to

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on a free transfer. He made his debut at VfB Stuttgart II in a 0–0 draw against

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in the 2006–07 season and scored his first goal against

FC Ingolstadt 04 Fußballclub Ingolstadt 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolsta ...

. In the 2006–07 season he played 11 games and scored two goals. In the 2007–08 season, Hofmann played 24 games and scored nine goals. In the 2008–09 season he played 23 games and scored six goals. On 5 June 2009, he extended his contract at VfB until the end of June 2011. As he did not succeed in getting a place in Stuttgart's first team, he joined FC Ingolstadt in June 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hofmann, Sebastian 1983 births Living people People from Sinsheim Footballers from Karlsruhe (region) German men's footballers Men's association football forwards 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players VfB Stuttgart II players FC Ingolstadt 04 players SSV Jahn Regensburg players 21st-century German sportsmen