Ryan Hoffman will finish his career at the NRL club where it all began after signing a one-year deal with the Melbourne Storm.

The 33-year-old returns to the Storm for his third stint setting up life after footy in the Victorian capital.

“He’s going to bring a lot of experience and a lot of leadership,” Storm CEO Dave Donaghy said.

“Particularly in that period prior to Christmas where we’ll have a fair degree of leadership and experience missing — he’ll play a real key role there.”