In the 2016–17 season, Hoffer continued to remain in the first team, though he stated that: "The coach decides, I'm ready for anything, I want to help the team." On 24 September 2016, he scored his first goal of the season, as well as, setting up a goal for Moritz Stoppelkamp, in a 2–0 win over Erzgebirge Aue. He scored again on 29 January 2017, in a 3–2 win over Arminia Bielefeld. However, Hoffer remained in a competition over a striking position with Diamantakos and Florian Kamberi. In March he sustained an injury in training. Despite this, Hoffer went on to make a total of 23 appearances and scoring two times.