Lewis Holtby information

Lewis Holtby
	Holtby with Schalke 04 in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Lewis Harry Holtby
Date of birth	18 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Erkelenz, West Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Holstein Kiel
Number	10
Youth career
1994–2001	Sparta Gerderath
2001–2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2004–2007	Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2009	Alemannia Aachen
2009–2013	Schalke 04
2010	→ VfL Bochum (loan)
2010–2011	→ Mainz 05 (loan)
2013–2015	Tottenham Hotspur
2014	→ Fulham (loan)
2014–2015	→ Hamburger SV (loan)
2015–2019	Hamburger SV
2019–2021	Blackburn Rovers
2021–	Holstein Kiel
International career‡
2008	Germany U18
2008–2009	Germany U19
2009–2010	Germany U20
2009–2013	Germany U21
2010–2012	Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2013

Lewis Harry Holtby (born 18 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.^[2]

Holtby began his professional career with Alemannia Aachen before signing for Schalke 04 two years later. He was subsequently loaned to VfL Bochum and Mainz 05 before returning to Gelsenkirchen where he lifted the DFL-Supercup in 2011. He then spent two seasons in England with Premier League sides Tottenham and Fulham between 2013 and 2014 before returning to Germany to sign for Hamburger SV. There, he spent five seasons, including the 2017–18 Bundesliga campaign in which the club was relegated for the first time in history, and made over 100 appearances before spending two seasons with EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers between 2019 and 2021.

Holtby also represented Germany at various youth levels from 2008 to 2013 and captained the nation at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior debut against Sweden in 2010 and has since won 3 caps for the national side.

^ "Lewis Holtby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
^ "Lewis Holtby". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[1] "Lewis Holtby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

[2] "Lewis Holtby". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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Personal information
Holtby with Schalke 04 in 2011
Full name	Lewis Harry Holtby^[1]
Date of birth	(1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Erkelenz, West Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Holstein Kiel
Number	10
Youth career
1994–2001	Sparta Gerderath
2001–2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2004–2007	Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Alemannia Aachen	33	(8)
2009–2013	Schalke 04	55	(10)
2010	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	14	(2)
2010–2011	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	30	(4)
2013–2015	Tottenham Hotspur	25	(1)
2014	→ Fulham (loan)	13	(1)
2014–2015	→ Hamburger SV (loan)	22	(0)
2015–2019	Hamburger SV	105	(14)
2019–2021	Blackburn Rovers	54	(3)
2021–	Holstein Kiel	78	(7)
International career^‡
2008	Germany U18	2	(0)
2008–2009	Germany U19	12	(4)
2009–2010	Germany U20	6	(2)
2009–2013	Germany U21	24	(14)
2010–2012	Germany	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2013