{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Reece Hoffman |fullname = |image = Reece Hoffman.jpg |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|05|22}} |birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |height = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|95|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|WG}} |club1 = Wests Tigers |year1start = 2020 |year1end = |appearances1 = 1 |tries1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 4 |source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/reece-hoffman/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> |updated = 27 January 2022 }}
'''Reece Hoffman''' (born 22 March 2001) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL as a {{rlp|wg}}er
==Background== Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Hoffman played his junior rugby league for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and attended Alexandra Hills State High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/06/03/queensland-centre-hoffman-finds-balance-thanks-to-hoeter/|title=Queensland centre Hoffman finds balance thanks to Hoeter|date=3 June 2019|website=QRL}}</ref>
==Playing career== In 2018, Hoffman played for Wynnum Manly's Mal Meninga Cup side and later that season moved up to the Hastings Deering Colts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wynnumseagulls.com.au/brl-and-colts-are-finals-bound/|title=BRL and Colts are finals bound|date=29 August 2018|website=Wynnum Manly Seagulls}}</ref> In 2019, he again started the season in the Mal Meninga Cup and moved up to the Colts, before making his Queensland Cup debut for the Seagulls.
In June 2019, he represented the Queensland under-18 team before being signed by the Wests Tigers on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/08/21/wests-tigers-sign-young-queensland-duo/|title=Wests Tigers sign young Queensland duo|date=21 August 2019|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> In September 2019, he started at {{rlp|ce}} in Wynnum Manly's Colts Grand Final loss to the Sunshine Coast Falcons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/09/24/hastings-deering-colts-grand-final-teams/|title=Hastings Deering Colts grand final teams|date=24 September 2019|website=QRL}}</ref>
===2020=== In 2020, Hoffman started the season playing for the Tigers' Jersey Flegg Cup side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-jersey-flegg-teams-2020-round-1/|title=NSWRL U20 Jersey Flegg Cup – 2020 Round 1|date=10 March 2020|website=League Unlimited}}</ref>
In Round 9 of the 2020 NRL season, he made NRL debut against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring a try.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/07/09/nrl-team-update-round-9/|title=NRL Team Update: Round 9|date=9 July 2020|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref>
===2024=== On 2 August, Canterbury Bulldogs General Manager of Football Phil Gould confirmed the retirement of Hoffman, who made no appearances for the club's top grade during his two-year tenure.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/wests-tigers/reece-hoffman/ Wests Tigers profile] *[https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers/reece-hoffman/ NRL profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffman, Reece}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Wests Tigers players Category:Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players Category:Wynnum Manly Seagulls players Category:Rugby league wingers Category:Rugby league players from Brisbane Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen