Simon Lorenz (born 30 March 1997) is a German professional

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who plays as a centre-back for club

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. Lorenz started his career at 1899 Hoffenheim, debuting for their reserve team in 2016. He made his debut for their first team in the

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in December 2017. He joined

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of the

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in January 2018, before spending the 2018–19 season on loan at

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side

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. He signed for fellow 2. Bundesliga side

in summer 2020.

Early life

Born in

Buchen Buchen (South Franconian: ''Buche'') is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is situated in the Odenwald low mountain range, 23 km northeast of the regional center Mosbach. Geography Buchen is situated on the seam between the ...

, Lorenz attended Wilhelmi-Gymnasium in

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Club career

1899 Hoffenheim

After playing youth football for TSV Sulzbach and SV Schefflenz, he joined

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 189 ...

's academy in the summer of 2009. In summer 2016, he was promoted to their

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. He scored 4 goals in 35 matches in the

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across the 2016–17 season. He made his senior debut for the club in a 1–1

draw against Ludogorets Razgrad on 7 December 2017. He scored 3 in 17 in the Regionalliga Südwest across the 2017–18 season.

VfL Bochum

On 31 January 2018, Lorenz signed for

on a contract until summer 2020, but failed to appear for their first team during the 2017–18 season. In July 2018, Lorenz signed for

of the

on a year-long loan deal. He made his debut for the club on 28 July 2018 as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 defeat against

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in the opening game of the season. 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

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. 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, 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. 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.

Holstein Kiel

In June 2020, Lorenz signed for fellow 2. Bundesliga club

on a free transfer on a three-year contract. He made his debut for the club in a 7–1

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victory over

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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

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, where they lost 5–0 to

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on 1 May 2021.

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

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and

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in his youth career but transitioned to play as a centre-back for their reserve team.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorenz, Simon 1997 births Living people People from Buchen Sportspeople from Karlsruhe (region) Footballers from Baden-Württemberg German footballers Association football defenders TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players VfL Bochum players TSV 1860 Munich players Holstein Kiel players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players