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Lewis Holtby is a German association football player who plays as a midfielder. Born on September 18, 1990, in Erkelenz, he holds German citizenship and speaks German. His professional career began in 2008.
Holtby has been a member of several sports teams, including VfL Bochum, Alemannia Aachen, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Hamburger SV, and NAC Breda. He has competed in the 2. Bundesliga and the Premier League. His physical measurements are listed as a height of 176 and a mass of 72.
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Key facts
- 2008
- Germany U18
- 2010
- → VfL Bochum (loan)
- 2014
- → Fulham (loan)
- 2025
- NAC Breda
- Full name
- Lewis Harry Holtby
- Date of birth
- ( 1990-09-18 ) 18 September 1990 (age 35)
- Place of birth
- Erkelenz , West Germany
- Height
- 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Position
- Midfielder
- Current team
- NAC Breda
- 1994 2001
- Sparta Gerderath
- 2001 2004
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 2004 2007
- Alemannia Aachen
- Years
- Team
- 2007 2009
- Alemannia Aachen
- 2009 2013
- Schalke 04
- 2010 2011
- → Mainz 05 (loan)
- 2013 2015
- Tottenham Hotspur
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- NAC Breda
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Germany
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Erkelenz
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Germany national under-20 football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- Lewis Holtby 2011-08-03.jpg
- Height
- 176
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- Lewis Holtby
- date of birth
- 1990-09-18
- sport number
- 8
- name in native language
- Lewis Holtby
- birth name
- Lewis Harry Holtby
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lewis Harry Holtby (born 18 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda.
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 Schalke 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.
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