Kevin Hofland

Kevin Hofland
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Hofland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	AEK Larnaca
Number	4
Youth career
	Limburgia
	Fortuna Sittard
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2000	Fortuna Sittard
2000–2004	PSV
2004–2007	VfL Wolfsburg
2007–	Feyenoord
2010–	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)
International career‡
2000–2006	Netherlands
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2, 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 18, 2004

Kevin Hofland (born 7 June 1979 in Heerlen) is a Dutch footballer who has played as a centre back for AEK Larnaca on loan from Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

Early life

Hofland is born in Heerlen, but grew up in Brunssum, Limburg, The Netherlands.

Club career

SV Limburgia

Hofland joined local Brunssum club SV Limburgia at the age of 4.

Fortuna Sittard

At the age of 10, Hofland joined the professional club Fortuna Sittard. Hofland played on various positions in his youth career, mainly as a left midfielder or left back. At the age of 16 youth manager Henk Duut turned Hofland into a central defender, the position he's playing on in the remaining part of his career.

On September 10, 1997, Hofland made his debut in Fortuna Sittard's first team in the Eredivisie away match against Sparta Rotterdam (1–1).^[1] When Jürgen Dirkx left Fortuna Sittard to join PSV, Hofland became a regular starter in the first team's line-up.

PSV

After playing in Sittard for 3 seasons, Hofland was picked up by PSV. Despite his young age and the heavy competition within the team, Hofland quickly became an important player in PSV's defence. After a major ankle injury in a Champions League match against Arsenal F.C., Hofland lost his place in the first eleven to Wilfred Bouma. When PSV announced the arrival of Alex from Chelsea F.C., Hofland decided it was time to leave PSV.

VfL Wolfsburg

Former PSV manager Eric Gerets was one of the main reasons for Hofland to join VfL Wolfsburg. Hofland played 3 seasons for the German club.

Feyenoord

On June 28, 2007, Feyenoord announced the arrival of Hofland to the Rotterdam club, where he signed a 4 year contract. In his final contract season, 2010-2011, he was loaned to cypriot side AEK Larnaca, which he was named captain of the team.

International career

On November 15, 2000, Hofland played his first international match. He started in the friendly away match against Spain (1–2). In total he played 7 matches for Oranje.

Personal life

Hofland is married to Jenny. They have three sons, Dylan, Milan and Levi.^[2]

Statistics

Club statistics

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Statistics accurate as of last match played on October 27, 2009.

International statistics

National team	Club	Season	Apps
Netherlands	PSV	2000–01	2
		2001–02	4
		2002–03	0
		2003–04	0
	VfL Wolfsburg	2004–05	1
Total			7

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goals	Competition
2000–01
1.	15 November 2000	Estadio Olímpico, Sevilla	Spain	1–2	0	Friendly
2.	25 April 2001	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven	Cyprus	4–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2001–02
3.	15 August 2001	White Hart Lane, London	England	0–2	0	Friendly
4.	1 September 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Republic of Ireland	1–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	5 September 2001	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven	Estonia	5–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	6 October 2001	Gelredome, Arnhem	Andorra	4–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
7.	18 August 2004	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	Sweden	0–0	0	Friendly