Dennis Grote

Dennis Grote
Personal information
Date of birth9 August 1986
Place of birthKaiserslautern, West Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionLeft winger / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
MSV Duisburg
Number20
Youth career
1. FC Kaiserslautern
FC Vorwärts Wettringen
–2002SC Preußen Münster
2002–2004VfL Bochum
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2010VfL Bochum II41(3)
2004–2011VfL Bochum85(7)
2011Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan)13(0)
2012–2014SC Preußen Münster77(11)
2014–MSV Duisburg32(5)
National team
2004–2005Germany U-195(0)
2005–2006Germany U-205(0)
2007–2009Germany U-2114(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:17, 26 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2009

Dennis Grote (born 9 August 1986) is a German footballer. He played as a left winger and midfielder playing for MSV Duisburg.[1] In 2009, he won the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship with the German under-21 football team.

Career

After starting his career at Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern, he joined VfL Bochum in 2002 and came from the youth team to the first team in the Bundesliga. In the second half of the 2004–05 season, Grote played as an amateur in five league games. In summer 2005, he signed a professional contract.

On 16 December 2005, he scored his first professional goal in the 88th minute for a 1–0 victory in a second division match against Unterhaching. Easter Monday 2006, he earned promotion with VfL Bochum to the Bundesliga after winning the 2. Bundesliga.

He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 5 May 2007 in a 3–0 away victory against Hamburger SV. In 2007, he signed a new deal with Bochum until the end of the 2011 season.[2] He also scored his first goal of the season against Hamburger in a 1–0 victory for Bochum in November 2009.[3][4] In his final season at Bochum in 2010–11, he only played eight times for them in the Bundesliga.[5] During winter break 2010–11, he moved to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on loan. However, Grote was unable to save them from relegation after playing 13 times. Oberhausen finished the season in 17th place and were relegated from the 2. Bundesliga.

In August 2011, Grote joined Leeds United on trial.[6] In August 2011, he played for Leeds against Farsley Celtic.[7] He helped getting two assists in the match for fellow German trialist Felix Luz.[8]

He joined MSV Duisburg for the 2014–15 season.[9]

International career

Grote played for Germany at various age levels, he won the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship with Germany in 2009, in the same side as the likes of Mesut Özil, Manuel Neuer and Sami Khedira.[2][10] He was an unused substitute against England Under 21's in the final.[11]

Career statistics

As of 26 April 2015[1]
Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Total
2003–04VfL Bochum IIOberliga Westfalen2020
2004–054040
2005–0612211133
2006–076060
2007–086060
2008–09Regionalliga West4141
2009–107070
2004–05VfL BochumBundesliga500050
2005–062. Bundesliga910091
2004–05Bundesliga16110171
2007–0818121201
2008–0920310213
2009–1010110111
2010–112. Bundesliga701080
2010–11Rot-Weiß Oberhausen13000130
2011–12SC Preußen Münster3. Liga121121
2012–1336220382
2013–1421620236
2014–15MSV Duisburg3. Liga32510335
Career total 2392412225226

Honours

Germany U-21

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Grote, Dennis" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Dennis Grote". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. "Grote Gets Bochum Going". Sportinglife.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. "www.ifotbol.com". www.ifotbol.com.
  5. "Dennis Grote". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. Pyke, Chris (25 May 2010). "Transfer talk: Chelsea yet to agree a deal for Romelu Lukaku". The National. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. "Trialists In Frame At Farsley". Leeds United. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  8. Hay, Phil (7 August 2011). "Leeds United: Whites eye Mendy deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. "Vertrag bis 2016: MSV Duisburg verpflichtet Dennis Grote" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 1 April 2014.
  10. "Dennis Grote". Sky Sports.
  11. "Germany v England - Final". TheFA.com. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

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