Ludovit Reis

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Ludovit Reis
2025-03-05 Ludovit Reis HSV pic1.jpg
Reis in 2025 with Hamburger SV
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Club Brugge
Number 6
Youth career
2013–2015 Hoofddorp
2015–2017 Groningen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Jong Groningen 14 (0)
2017–2019 Groningen 45 (2)
2019–2021 Barcelona B 22 (0)
2020–2021VfL Osnabrück (loan) 27 (1)
2021–2025 Hamburger SV 116 (19)
2025– Club Brugge 2 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 7 (0)
2019–2022 Netherlands U21 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:08, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Ludovit Reis (born 1 June 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jupiler Pro League club Club Brugge.

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Club career

Groningen

Reis played in the youth departments of SV Hoofddorp and FC Groningen. In 2017, he signed a contract with Groningen, keeping him in the club until 2020. On 21 September 2017, he made his professional debut for the first team in a Dutch Cup match, starting against USV Hercules. He was substituted off for Ajdin Hrustic in the 59th minute, as the match ended 4–2 to Groningen.

On 29 October 2017, Reis scored his first first-team goal in the Eredivisie against Sparta Rotterdam. Thereby he became the first player to be born in the 2000s to score in the first division of Dutch football. On 19 November 2017, he received his second yellow card in a match against Vitesse, becoming the youngest player ever in the Eredivisie to be sent off. [1]

Barcelona

After Groningen were knocked out by Vitesse in the 2018–19 Dutch play-offs for European competitions 4–3 on aggregate, Reis signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona until 2024. [2] Barcelona paid an initial fee of around €3m, which could rise to €8m if various clauses were met. [3] He was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, and he made his debut on 25 August 2020 in a 2–0 away win against CF Badalona. [4]

Loan to VfL Osnabrück

On 3 October 2020, Reis joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan. [5] [6] At the end of the season, Osnabrück were relegated after losing to FC Ingolstadt 04 in the relegation playoff. [7]

Hamburger SV

On 28 June 2021, Reis joined Hamburger SV and signed a four-year contract, with Barcelona retaining 25% of the rights to any future transfer sale. [8] [9]

In June 2023, after Hamburg had failed to win promotion, Reis was linked with a move away; however, Reis and the club announced that he would be staying in Hamburg for another season. [10]

Staying for a fourth season at Hamburg, Reis tore a muscle against Nürnberg in a league match on 3 November 2024, seeing him miss the rest of the year. [11]

During Reis' rehabilitation, coach Steffen Baumgart was dismissed due to poor results and was succeeded by his assistant Merlin Polzin. Reis made his comeback in January in an away match against Hertha BSC. [12]

Reis would have to wait another month before making his first start under the new manager, remaining a regular starter each week for the rest of the season. [13]

Hamburg rallied during the campaign, finally clinching promotion back to the top flight of German football on 10 May 2025, thanks to a 6–1 home win over SSV Ulm 1846. Reis played a key role by scoring the equaliser after Hamburg had conceded early to the relegation strugglers. The result secured second-place for Hamburg, seeing them return to the top flight after 2555 days. [14] [15]

At the end of the season it was announced that Reis would transfer to Club Brugge after 129 official matches.

Club Brugge

On 25 June 2025, after 4 years at Hamburg, Reis joined Belgian Jupiler Pro League club Club Brugge for a €7 million estimated fee. [16]

International career

Reis was born in the Netherlands to Slovak parents which makes him eligible to represent both the Netherlands and Slovakia internationally. [17] [18] He has played for the Dutch U19 team since 2018, playing five matches in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers. [19]

Reis was part of the Dutch U21 team in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and played in the group stage. [20] He was called up for the squad in the knockout stage, but withdrew in order to play for his club side Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga relegation playoff. [21]

Career statistics

As of matched played on 6 August 2025 [22]
Reis playing for Hamburger SV in 2023 FC RB Salzburg gegen Hamburger SV (Testspiel 2023-07-15) 52 (Ludovit Reis).jpg
Reis playing for Hamburger SV in 2023
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Groningen 2017–18 Derde Divisie 130130
2018–19 Derde Divisie1010
Total140140
Groningen 2017–18 Eredivisie 16120181
2018–19 Eredivisie291102 [a] 0321
Total4523020502
Barcelona Atlètic 2019–20 Segunda División B 2203 [b] 0250
2020–21 Segunda División B0000
Total22030250
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 271102 [c] 0301
Hamburger SV 2021–22 2. Bundesliga325502 [d] 0395
2022–23 2. Bundesliga339202 [e] 0379
2023–24 2. Bundesliga25300253
2024–25 2. Bundesliga26220282
Total1161990004012919
Club Brugge 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 20001 [f] 01 [g] 040
Career totals226221301012025222

References

  1. "Weinig balcontacten Lozano, Reis pakt dubieus record Denneboom". Voetbal International. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. "Reis tekent voor vijf jaar bij Barcelona, presentatie nog deze week". Voetbal International. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. Burton, Chris (23 May 2019). "Barcelona snap up teenage midfielder Reis from Groningen". GOAL.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. "Badalona 0–2 Barça B: Convincing win". FC Barcelona. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. "LUDOVIT REIS KOMMT VOM FC BARCELONA" [Ludovit Reis comes from FC Barcelona]. VfL Osnabrück. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. "Agreement with VfL Osnabrück for loan of Ludovit Reis". FC Barcelona. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. NDR. "Trotz Sieges gegen Ingolstadt: VfL Osnabrück steigt ab". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. "JETZT FIX: LUDOVIT REIS WECHSELT ZUM HAMBURGER SV" [Now Official: Ludovit Reis moves to Hamburger SV]. Hamburger SV. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. "Ludovit Reis joins Hamburger SV". FC Barcelona. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. "Ludovit Reis is staying at HSV!". HSV.de. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. "HSV-Star Reis fällt bis 2025 aus" [HSV star Reis out until 2025] (in German). Bild. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  12. "HSV trennt sich von Baumgart" [HSV parts ways with Baumgart] (in German). Kicker. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  13. "Sahitis schnelle Antwort: HSV gewinnt turbulentes Topspiel" [Sahiti's quick response: HSV wins turbulent top game] (in German). Kicker. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  14. "Furioser HSV steigt in die Bundesliga auf - Ulms Abstieg ist besiegelt" [Ferocious HSV promoted to the Bundesliga - Ulm's relegation sealed]. Kicker. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  15. "Rückkehr des Nordderbys: HSV nach 2.555 Tagen zurück in der Bundesliga" [Return of the Northern Derby: HSV back in the Bundesliga after 2,555 days]. Buten un Binnen. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. "Ludovit Reis departs HSV". hsv.de. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  17. "Barcelona ho ocenila na 100 miliónov. Tarkovič oslovil talent z Holandska: Prehodnocuje".
  18. "Dutch Starlet Ludovit Reis Dreams of Playing for National Team and Dream Move to Liverpool". 90min.com. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  19. "Under-19 - Netherlands - Ludovit Reis". UEFA. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  20. UEFA.com. "Romania-Netherlands". UEFA . Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  21. Zeitung, Süddeutsche (25 May 2021). "Wegen Relegation mit Osnabrück: Reis verzichtet auf U21-EM". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  22. Ludovit Reis at Soccerway