| Denis Thomalla | |
| Upright: | 1.2 |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Pforzheim, Germany |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Heidenheim |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Büchenbronn |
| Youthclubs2: | Karlsruher SC |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs1: | 1899 Hoffenheim II |
| Caps1: | 72 |
| Goals1: | 20 |
| Years2: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs2: | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs3: | RB Leipzig |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | → SV Ried (loan) |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Lech Poznań |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2016– |
| Clubs7: | 1. FC Heidenheim |
| Caps7: | 182 |
| Goals7: | 25 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 10 November 2024 |
Denis Thomalla (born 16 August 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Heidenheim.
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]
A youth international for Germany, Thomalla is eligible for the Polish and German national teams.[8]
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |||
Lech Poznań