Denis Thomalla (born 16 August 1992) is a German professional

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who plays as an

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for Cypriot club

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

Early and personal life

Thomalla was born in

Pforzheim Pforzheim () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its jewelry and watch-making industry, and as such has gained the ...

, Germany to a Polish family originally from

Opole Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of ...

Club career

Thomalla played youth football for SV Büchenbronn and

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

. He started his senior career at

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional association football, football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into bei ...

where he made four appearances in the Bundesliga. In 2013, Thomalla left Hoffenheim for

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company ...

where played three in the 2. Bundesliga. On 1 September 2014, he was loaned out to

SV Ried SV Ried, commonly known as SV Guntamatic Ried for sponsorship reasons, is an Austrian association football club based in Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria. The team plays its home matches at Josko Arena, a stadium with a capacity of 7,680. The t ...

. On 23 June 2015, Thomalla signed a three-year contract with Polish club

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

. On 12 January 2016, Thomalla was loaned to 1. FC Heidenheim with the option of a permanent move. In April, Heidenheim chose to make use of the option to sign him permanently. On 17 January 2025, Thomalla signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Cypriot club

International career

A youth international for Germany, Thomalla is eligible for the Polish and German national teams.

Career statistics

Honours

Lech Poznań *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

1. FC Heidenheim * 2. Bundesliga: 2022–23

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* * 1992 births Living people Footballers from Pforzheim German people of Polish descent German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Ekstraklasa players Cypriot First Division players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players RB Leipzig players Karlsruher SC players SV Ried players Lech Poznań players 1. FC Heidenheim players AEL Limassol players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland German expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub