Kevin Hofland
Hofland taking the field for Feyenoord
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kevin Hofland | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Heerlen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1989 | Limburgia | ||
| 1989–1997 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Fortuna Sittard | 59 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | PSV | 78 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | VfL Wolfsburg | 76 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Feyenoord | 55 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → AEK Larnaca (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | AEK Larnaca | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 233 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2006 | Netherlands | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kevin Hofland (born 7 June 1979) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a central defender.
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.
Hofland was born in Heerlen, but grew up in Brunssum, Limburg. 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). He finished his first season with only six league appearances, but subsequently became a starter, helping the side to the 12th-place in the 1999–00 campaign.
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 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage match against Arsenal, he lost his starting position to Wilfred Bouma.
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