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Denis Thomalla (born 16 August 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Heidenheim.
 Thomalla with Lech Poznań in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Pforzheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heidenheim | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Büchenbronn | |||
| Karlsruher SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 72 | (20) |
| 2010–2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | RB Leipzig | 21 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → SV Ried (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Lech Poznań | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2016– | 1. FC Heidenheim | 182 | (25) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 6 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 | |||
Thomalla was born in Pforzheim, Germany to a Polish family originally from Opole.[1]
Thomalla played youth football for SV Büchenbronn and Karlsruher SC.[2]
He started his senior career at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim where he made four appearances in the Bundesliga.[3]
In 2013, Thomalla left Hoffenheim for RB Leipzig where played three in the 2. Bundesliga.[3] On 1 September 2014, he was loaned out to SV Ried.[4]
On 23 June 2015, Thomalla signed a three-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań.[5]
On 12 January 2016, Thomalla was loaned to 1. FC Heidenheim with the option of a permanent move.[6] In April, Heidenheim chose to make use of the option to sign him permanently.[3][7]
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A youth international for Germany, Thomalla is eligible for the Polish and German national teams.[8]
- As of match played 10 November 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Südwest | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Südwest | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | 8 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 18 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| SV Ried | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||
| Lech Poznań | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[a] | 3 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 182 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 334 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 366 | 66 | ||
- Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
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Lech Poznań[9]
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