Gerrit Stephan Barba Holtmann (born 25 March 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Antalyaspor, on loan from

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club

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. Born in Germany, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Club career

Youth

Holtmann played in Bremerhaven for Sparta Bremerhaven, Leher Turnerschaft and

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before he joined Werder Bremen's youth academy. In 2013 he joined JFV Bremerhaven.

Eintracht Braunschweig

Holtmann joined the reserve side of Eintracht Braunschweig in the Regionalliga Nord in 2014. On the 30th matchday of the

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season, he made his professional debut for Eintracht's senior side in a match against

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Mainz 05

In June 2016, Holtmann transferred to

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. On 2 December 2017, he scored his first

goal for Mainz in a 3–1 home defeat against

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Loan to SC Paderborn

On 27 June 2019, he joined

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on loan for the 2019–20 season. At the end of the season, Paderborn relegated to the

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VfL Bochum

Holtmann joined

on a three-year contract in August 2020. In January 2022, Holtmann was awarded the 2021 German Goal of the Year for a solo effort he made during a 2–0 home win against 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Loan to Antalyaspor

On 5 August 2023, Holtmann moved on a season-long loan to Antalyaspor in Turkey, with an option to buy.

International career

Due to Holtmann being born in Germany and the heritage of his parents (his mother is

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), he is eligible to play for

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and the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Germany youth

On 7 October 2015, Holtmann made his debut for the German national U-20 team in a match against

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Philippines

Holtmann decided to suit up for the

around 2016, but wanted to become a regular player in the Bundesliga first. In March 2021, during an interview, Holtmann said that he was applying for dual citizenship so he would be able to play for the Philippines in their remaining matches in the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers that would be held in China. Two months later in May, he was called up by the Philippines for

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matches against

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and the

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

. However, Holtmann was unable to make his Philippines debut in the said tournaments due to "a lack of documents." Holtmann was included in the 25-man squad of the Philippines for

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. However, he was not able to play as he contracted COVID-19 while preparing to fly out to Singapore. In June, however, Holtmann finally got called up to the Philippines squad for the Asian Cup Qualifiers under coach

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. Holtmann made his debut for the Philippines in a match against

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in the third round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, featuring in the starting lineup. He would go on to score his first goal for the Philippines and the only goal of the game in the 93rd minute to win the match, 1–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Holtmann goal.''

Honours

VfL Bochum *

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Individual *

Goal of the Month:

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Goal of the Season: 2021–22

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holtmann, Gerrit 1995 births Living people Footballers from Bremen (city) German sportspeople of Filipino descent Men's association football forwards German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers OSC Bremerhaven players SV Werder Bremen players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players SC Paderborn 07 players VfL Bochum players Antalyaspor footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Philippines men's international footballers Filipino men's footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Turkey