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Nicolas Höfler (born 9 March 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.^[2]

Career

Born in Überlingen, Höfler joined SC Freiburg in 2005 and spent three years in the youth team and a further three in the reserves, before joining 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue on a two-year loan in July 2011. He made his debut a month later, as a substitute for Guido Koçer in a 1–1 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig.

As of match played 18 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Freiburg II	2008–09	Regionalliga Süd	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	2009–10	Regionalliga Süd	32	5	—		—		—		32	5
	2010–11	Regionalliga Süd	29	0	—		—		—		29	0
	2013–14	Regionalliga Südwest	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
	2018–19	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		79	8	—		—		—		79	8
SC Freiburg	2010–11	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	14	2	2	0	4^[a]	0	0	0	20	2
	2014–15	Bundesliga	20	0	2	0	—		0	0	22	0
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	33	2	2	0	—		—		35	2
	2016–17	Bundesliga	28	1	1	0	—		—		29	1
	2017–18	Bundesliga	27	1	2	0	2^[a]	0	0	0	31	1
	2018–19	Bundesliga	18	0	2	0	—		—		20	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
	2020–21	Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	30	2	5	1	—		—		35	3
	2022–23	Bundesliga	32	0	5	1	7^[a]	1	—		44	2
	2023–24	Bundesliga	28	1	2	0	10^[a]	0	—		39	1
	Total		293	11	24	2	23	1	0	0	340	14
Erzgebirge Aue II (loan)	2011–12	Oberliga Süd	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Erzgebirge Aue (loan)	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	13	1	1	0	—		0	0	14	1
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	27	0	2	0	—		0	0	29	0
	Total		41	1	3	0	—		0	0	44	1
Career total			416	20	29	2	23	1	0	0	467	23

Freiburg U-19

^ ^a ^b "Nicolas Höfler | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "Höfler, Nicolas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 February 2012.