College and amateur Hoffer grew up in
Bardonia, New York, and attended
Albertus Magnus High School, where he earned team MVP honors in 2005 and 2006 and was named the 2006 Rockland County's Player of the Year. He played one year of college soccer at the
State University of New York at Oneonta, where he earned rookie of the year honors, before transferring to
St. John's University prior to his sophomore year. During his college years he also played with the
Brooklyn Knights in the
USL Premier Development League. On June 26, 2013,
Professional Hoffer signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he was signed by
F.C. New York of the
USL Professional Division. He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in New York's first-ever game, a 3–0 loss to
Orlando City, and scored his first professional goal on May 7 in a 1–1 tie with the
Harrisburg City Islanders. At the end of the
2011 USL Pro season, Hoffer signed with
Ekenäs IFof the
Finnish second division. Hoffer returned to USL Pro for the 2012 season when he signed with
Charleston Battery on January 6, 2012. After spending 2014 with
USL Pro club
Rochester Rhinos, Hoffer moved to new USL franchise
Austin Aztex for the 2015 season. ==References==