Background
Hofland was born in Heerlen, but grew up in Brunssum, Limburg.
Hofland was born in Heerlen, but grew up in Brunssum, Limburg.
He finished his first season with only six league appearances, but subsequently became a starter, helping the side to the 12th-place in the 1999-1900 campaign.
Over the course of ten seasons (in a career which lasted 15) he amassed Eredivisie totals of 182 games and eight goals, namely for PSV and Feyenoord. He also represented one team each in Germany and Cyprus. A Dutch international in the 2000s, Hofland earned 7 caps.
Fortuna
He joined local SV Limburgia at the age of just four, moving to the professionals with Fortuna Sittard six years later.
Hofland played in various positions during his youth career, mainly as a left midfielder or left back. In 1995 he was reconverted by manager Henk Duut into a central defender, where he remained for the rest of his career.
On 10 September 1997, Hofland made his Eredivisie debut with Fortuna, against Sparta Rotterdam (1–1 away draw). PSV
In summer 2000, Hofland signed with national giants PSV Eindhoven.
Despite his young age and the heavy competition within the team, he quickly became an important player in the team"s defence but, after a serious ankle injury in a 2002-2003 Union of European Football Associations Champions League group stage match against Arsenal, he lost his starting position to Wilfred Bouma.
Hofland played 20 matches in 2003-2004 to help the Philips outfit finished second in the domestic championship, to AFC Ajax. Wolfsburg
Former PSV manager Eric Gerets was one of the main reasons for Hofland to join VfL Wolfsburg in Germany. In his last two years with the Wölfen, Hofland played in 49 games combined scoring twice, but the team ranked 15th on both occasions, being the first side above the relegation zone.
Feyenoord / AEK
On 28 June 2007, Hofland signed with Feyenoord, for four years.
He only managed to appear in eight league games in the 2009-2010 season, winning the first and only Dutch Cup of his career in 2008. In the 2010 offseason Hofland was loaned to Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca Football Club, helping the team to the fourth position in both the regular season and the second stage, whilst scoring a career-best five goals and being team captain.
Hofland signed a permanent deal with AEK in July 2011. On 17 March of the following year, however, he officially retired from professional football after another injury to his ankle.