Simon Lorenz
{{short description|German footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Simon Lorenz
| full_name =
| image = SimonLorenz.jpg
| caption = Lorenz with VfL Bochum in 2019
| height = 1.86 m{{WorldFootball.net|simon-lorenz}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|30}}
| birth_place = Buchen, Germany
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = FC Ingolstadt 04
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = TSV Sulzbach
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2009
| youthclubs2 = SV Schefflenz
| youthyears3 = 2009–2016
| youthclubs3 = 1899 Hoffenheim
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim II
| caps1 = 52
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = 1899 Hoffenheim
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2020
| clubs3 = VfL Bochum
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → 1860 Munich (loan)
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2020–2023
| clubs5 = Holstein Kiel
| caps5 = 68
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = FC Ingolstadt 04
| caps6 = 68
| goals6 = 6
| club-update = 24 May 2025
}}
Simon Lorenz (born 30 March 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{German football updater|Ingolstad}} club FC Ingolstadt 04.
Lorenz started his career at 1899 Hoffenheim, debuting for their reserve team in 2016. He made his debut for their first team in the Europa League in December 2017. He joined VfL Bochum of the 2. Bundesliga in January 2018, before spending the 2018–19 season on loan at 3. Liga side 1860 Munich. He signed for fellow 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel in summer 2020.
Early life
Born in Buchen, Lorenz attended Wilhelmi-Gymnasium in Sinsheim.{{Cite web |date=13 November 2017 |title=TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Ist der Buchener Simon Lorenz auf dem Sprung? |url=https://www.rnz.de/1899nachrichten_artikel,-tsg-1899-hoffenheim-ist-der-buchener-simon-lorenz-auf-dem-sprung-_arid,315863.html |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung |language=de}}
Club career
=1899 Hoffenheim=
After playing youth football for TSV Sulzbach and SV Schefflenz, he joined 1899 Hoffenheim's academy in the summer of 2009. In summer 2016, he was promoted to their reserve team. He scored 4 goals in 35 matches in the Regionalliga Südwest across the 2016–17 season. He made his senior debut for the club in a 1–1 Europa League draw against Ludogorets Razgrad on 7 December 2017.{{Cite web |title=1899 Hoffenheim - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 1:1 (Europa League 2017/2018, Group C) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/europa-league-2017-2018-gruppe-c-1899-hoffenheim-pfc-ludogorets-razgrad/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=1 May 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Pfeifer |first=Michael |date=17 January 2018 |title=Profiverträge für Otto, Baumgartner und Amade |url=https://www.kicker.de/profivertraege-fuer-otto-baumgartner-und-amade-715142/artikel |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He scored 3 in 17 in the Regionalliga Südwest across the 2017–18 season.
=VfL Bochum=
On 31 January 2018, Lorenz signed for VfL Bochum on a contract until summer 2020,{{Cite web |last=Steimann |first=Hendrik |date=31 January 2018 |title=Das ist der VfL-Bochum-Neuzugang Simon Lorenz |url=https://www.waz.de/sport/fussball/vfl/vfl-bochum-holt-noch-simon-lorenz-aus-hoffenheim-id213286769.html |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung |publisher=Funke Mediengruppe |language=de}} but failed to appear for their first team during the 2017–18 season. In July 2018, Lorenz signed for 1860 Munich of the 3. Liga on a year-long loan deal.{{Cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=1860 komplett: Lorenz kommt aus Bochum |url=https://www.kicker.de/1860-komplett_lorenz-kommt-aus-bochum-727203/artikel |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He made his debut for the club on 28 July 2018 as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 defeat against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the opening game of the season.{{Cite web |date=28 July 2018 |title=Sternberg bringt den Betzenberg zum Beben |url=https://www.kicker.de/klautern-gegen-muenchen-2018-liga-4277761/analyse |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He made his starting debut for the club on 4 August 2018 and scored the opening goal of the game with a 13th-minute header in a 5–1 win at home to Sportfreunde Lotte.{{Cite web |date=4 August 2018 |title=Lorenz stellt die Weichen: Löwen zu stark für Lotte |url=https://www.kicker.de/muenchen-gegen-lotte-2018-liga-4278383/analyse |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=4 August 2018 |title=Sechzig wie im Rausch: Grimaldi und Mölders "eine Wucht" |url=https://www.kicker.de/sechzig-wie-im-rausch_grimaldi-und-moelders-eine-wucht-728880/artikel |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He appeared in 37 of the club's 38 league matches across the 2018–19 season, missing just the final match of the season, and scored 3 goals.
Lorenz returned to VfL Bochum for the 2019–20 season,{{Cite web |date=20 May 2019 |title=Bapoh und Lorenz zurück zum VfL |url=https://www.kicker.de/bapoh-und-lorenz-zurueck-zum-vfl-4000000029190/transfermeldung |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} and made his debut for the club in the 3–1 defeat to SSV Jahn Regensburg on 28 July 2019. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 November 2019 with the second goal of a 3–1 win over 1. FC Nürnberg.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2019 |title=2. Bundesliga: Der VfL Bochum besiegt den 1. FC Nürnberg - erster Heimsieg der Saison |url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/2-bundesliga-der-vfl-bochum-besiegt-den-1-fc-nurnberg-3-0-zur-halbzeit/ |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=Sportbuzzer.de |language=de}} He made 17 appearances and scored once in the league across the 2019–20 season. His contract was not renewed at the end of the season.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2020 |title=Bochum verabschiedet sich von zehn Spielern - vorläufig |url=https://www.kicker.de/bochum_verabschiedet_sich_von_zehn_spielern_vorlaeufig-777983/artikel |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}}
=Holstein Kiel=
In June 2020, Lorenz signed for fellow 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel on a free transfer on a three-year contract.{{Cite web |date=23 June 2020 |title=Kiel verpflichtet "kompletten" Innenverteidiger Lorenz |url=https://www.kicker.de/kiel_verpflichtet_kompletten_innenverteidiger_lorenz-778202/artikel |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He made his debut for the club in a 7–1 DFB-Pokal victory over 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen on 13 September 2020. He made his league debut for the club on 24 January 2021 in a 2–0 victory over SV Darmstadt 98. He was part of the Kiel team that reached the semi-finals of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, where they lost 5–0 to Borussia Dortmund on 1 May 2021.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2021 |title=Lorenz vor Pokal-Kracher gegen BVB: So werden wir versuchen, Haaland zu stoppen |url=https://web.de/magazine/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal/dfb-pokal-bvb-holstein-kiel-lorenz-kracher-versuchen-haaland-stoppen-35770616 |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=web.de |publisher=United Internet |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=1 May 2021 |title=Five-goal Dortmund into German Cup final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56957706 |access-date=1 May 2021 |website=BBC Sport}}
=FC Ingolstadt=
On 5 July 2023, Lorenz signed for FC Ingolstadt 04 on a free transfer.{{Cite web |date=5 July 2023 |title=Elfter neuzugang fix FCI angelt sich Kiel-verteidiger Simon Lorenz |url=https://www.fcingolstadt.de/elfter-neuzugang-fix-fci-angelt-sich-kiel-verteidiger-simon-lorenz/ |access-date=5 July 2023 |publisher=FC Ingolstadt 04 |language=de}}
International career
Lorenz was called up to the Germany national under-18 team once but failed to make an appearance.
Style of play
He played as both an attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder in his youth career but transitioned to play as a centre-back for their reserve team.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 13 May 2021|}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|1899 Hoffenheim II
|35 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Regionalliga Südwest |17 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||52||7 | ||||||||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|VfL Bochum
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|2. Bundesliga |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||17||1 | ||||||||||
| 1860 Munich (loan)
|37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 3 | |||
| Holstein Kiel
|2. Bundesliga |17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in Bundesliga relegation playoffs}} | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!122||12||6||0||1||0||1||1||130||13 |
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References
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External links
- {{DFB|simon-lorenz}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|simon-lorenz}}
- {{Soccerway|simon-lorenz/358775}}
{{FC Ingolstadt 04 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lorenz, Simon}}
Category:Footballers from Karlsruhe (region)
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Category:TSV 1860 Munich players
Category:Holstein Kiel players
Category:FC Ingolstadt 04 players