Espen Hoff

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.

Espen Hoff

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Larvik, Norway
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Sporty
	Larvik Turn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Odd Grenland	154	(38)
2006–2008	Lyn	67	(22)
2009–2010	Stabæk	46	(6)
2010–2016	Start	160	(36)
Total		427	(102)
International career
2005–2006	Norway	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1999	Odd Grenland	Tippeligaen	7	1	0	0	7	1
2000			23	7	5	3	28	10
2001			25	8	5	2	30	10
2002			25	6	7	4	32	10
2003			24	8	3	1	27	9
2004			26	5	2	2	28	7
2005			24	2	4	7	28	9
2006	Lyn		21	6	1	2	22	8
2007			23	6	3	2	26	8
2008			23	10	5	5	28	15
2009	Stabæk		28	1	4	0	32	1
2010			18	5	3	4	21	9
2010	Start		11	2	1	1	12	3
2011			29	11	5	3	34	14
2012		Adeccoligaen	21	7	3	1	24	8
2013		Tippeligaen	29	6	3	1	32	7
2014			28	6	2	1	30	7
2015			26	3	1	1	27	4
2016			16	1	0	0	16	1
Career Total			427	102	57	40	484	142

Honours

Odd Grenland

• Norwegian Cup: 2000

References

• (in Norwegian) Profile at lynfotball.net

External links

• Espen Hoff at National-Football-Teams.com