Dennis Grote

Dennis Grote
Grote in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfL Bochum II
Number 12
Youth career
1. FC Kaiserslautern
FC Vorwärts Wettringen
–2002 Preußen Münster
2002–2004 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 VfL Bochum II 41 (3)
2004–2011 VfL Bochum 85 (7)
2011 → Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan) 13 (0)
2012–2014 Preußen Münster 82 (12)
2014–2016 MSV Duisburg 55 (6)
2016–2019 Chemnitzer FC 98 (11)
2019–2022 Rot-Weiss Essen 71 (11)
2022 Wacker Innsbruck 13 (1)
2022–2024 Preußen Münster 35 (2)
2024– VfL Bochum II 0 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Germany U-19 5 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U-20 5 (0)
2007–2009 Germany U-21 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Dennis Grote (born 9 August 1986) is a German professional footballer who played as a midfielder for VfL Bochum II.[1] In 2009, he won the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship with the Germany under-21 national team.

Club 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 SV 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]

He moved to Chemnitzer FC for the 2016–17 season.[10] After three season at the club, he moved to Rot-Weiss Essen ahead of the 2019–20 season. The deal was announced already on 8 April 2019 and he penned a two-year contract.[11]

On 7 February 2022, Grote was released from his contract with Rot-Weiss Essen and signed a contract until the end of the 2021–22 season with Wacker Innsbruck in Austria.[12]

On 13 July 2022, Grote, who was free again after the bankruptcy of Wacker Innsbruck, signed a contract with Preußen Münster.[13]

On 1 June 2024, Grote returned to VfL Bochum in a dual role, as a scout and as a player for VfL Bochum II.[14]

International career

Grote played for various Germany national teams. He was on the Germany U21 squad that won the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship. Also on the side were: Mesut Özil, Manuel Neuer and Sami Khedira.[2][15] He was an unused substitute against England Under 21s in the final.[16]

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2022[1][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Bochum II 2003–04 Oberliga Westfalen 2 0 – 2 0
2004–05 4 0 – 4 0
2005–06 12 2 1 1 13 3
2006–07 6 0 – 6 0
2007–08 6 0 – 6 0
2008–09 Regionalliga West 4 1 – 4 1
2009–10 7 0 – 7 0
Total 41 3 1 1 42 4
VfL Bochum 2004–05 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 5 0
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 9 1 0 0 9 1
2004–05 Bundesliga 16 1 1 0 17 1
2007–08 18 1 2 1 20 2
2008–09 20 3 1 0 21 3
2009–10 10 1 1 0 11 1
2010–11 2. Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 8 0
Total 85 7 6 1 91 8
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 13 0 0 0 13 0
Preußen Münster 2011–12 3. Liga 12 1 – 12 1
2012–13 36 2 2 0 38 2
2013–14 34 9 2 0 41 9
Total 82 12 4 0 86 12
MSV Duisburg 2014–15 3. Liga 35 6 2 0 37 6
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 20 0 1 0 21 0
Total 55 6 3 0 58 6
Chemnitzer FC 2016–17 3. Liga 34 2 0 0 34 2
2017–18 33 2 1 0 34 2
2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 31 7 0 0 31 7
Total 98 11 1 0 99 11
Rot-Weiss Essen 2019–20 Regionalliga West 14 0 0 0 14 0
2020–21 39 10 4 0 43 10
2021–22 18 1 0 0 18 1
Total 63 11 4 0 67 11
Career total 437 50 19 2 456 52

Honours

Germany U21

References

  1. ^ a b "Grote, Dennis" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Dennis Grote". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Grote Gets Bochum Going". Sportinglife.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "ifotbol.com". ifotbol.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Dennis Grote". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Dennis Grote wird ein Himmelblauer" (in German). chemnitzerfc.de. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Dennis Grote wird Essener". Rot-Weiss Essen (in German). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Dennis Grote zum FC Wacker Innsbruck" (Press release) (in German). Wacker Innsbruck. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Das sagt Dennis Grote über seine Wacker- und RWE-Zeit" (Press release) (in German). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Doppelfunktion: Dennis Grote kehrt zum VfL zurück" [Double role: Dennis Grote returns to VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Dennis Grote". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
  16. ^ "Germany v England - Final". TheFA.com. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Dennis Grote » Club matches". worldfootball.net.