Dennis Grote Explained

Dennis Grote
Birth Date:9 August 1986
Birth Place:Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Height:1.80 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:VfL Bochum II
Clubnumber:12
Youthclubs1:1. FC Kaiserslautern
Youthclubs2:FC Vorwärts Wettringen
Youthyears3:–2002
Youthclubs3:Preußen Münster
Youthyears4:2002–2004
Youthclubs4:VfL Bochum
Years1:2003–2010
Clubs1:VfL Bochum II
Caps1:41
Goals1:3
Years2:2004–2011
Clubs2:VfL Bochum
Caps2:85
Goals2:7
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan)
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2012–2014
Caps4:82
Goals4:12
Years5:2014–2016
Clubs5:MSV Duisburg
Caps5:55
Goals5:6
Years6:2016–2019
Clubs6:Chemnitzer FC
Caps6:98
Goals6:11
Years7:2019–2022
Clubs7:Rot-Weiss Essen
Caps7:71
Goals7:11
Years8:2022
Caps8:13
Goals8:1
Years9:2022–2024
Caps9:35
Goals9:2
Years10:2024–
Clubs10:VfL Bochum II
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2004–2005
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2005–2006
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2007–2009
Nationalcaps3:14
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update: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

[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II2003–04Oberliga Westfalen2020
2004–054040
2005–0612211133
2006–076060
2007–086060
2008–09Regionalliga West4141
2009–107070
Total41311424
VfL Bochum2004–05Bundesliga500050
2005–062. Bundesliga910091
2004–05Bundesliga16110171
2007–0818121202
2008–0920310213
2009–1010110111
2010–112. Bundesliga701080
Total85761918
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen2010–112. Bundesliga13000130
Preußen Münster2011–123. Liga121121
2012–1336220382
2013–1434920419
Total8212408612
MSV Duisburg2014–153. Liga35620376
2015–162. Bundesliga20010210
Total55630586
Chemnitzer FC2016–173. Liga34200342
2017–1833210342
2018–19Regionalliga Nordost31700317
Total9811109911
Rot-Weiss Essen2019–20Regionalliga West14000140
2020–213910404310
2021–2218100181
Total6311406711
Career total4375019245652

Honours

Germany U21

2009

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grote, Dennis . German . kicker.de . 15 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Dennis Grote . UEFA.com . 6 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Grote Gets Bochum Going . Sportinglife.com . 6 January 2012 .
  4. Web site: ifotbol.com . ifotbol.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007234053/http://www.ifotbol.com/f_photos_details.php?image_id=2c5f6ef03bc666c02cbe83d840102a4e . 7 October 2011 .
  5. Web site: Dennis Grote . ESPN Soccernet . 6 January 2012 . 26 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026131122/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/84737/dennis-grote?cc=5739 . dead .
  6. Web site: Chris . Pyke . Transfer talk: Chelsea yet to agree a deal for Romelu Lukaku . The National . 25 May 2010 . 6 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Trialists in Frame at Farsley . Leeds United . 5 August 2011 . 6 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Hay . Phil . Leeds United: Whites eye Mendy deal . Yorkshire Evening Post. 7 August 2011 . 6 January 2012.
  9. Web site: Vertrag bis 2016: MSV Duisburg verpflichtet Dennis Grote. German. 1 April 2014. msv-duisburg.de. 2 September 2014. 17 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217120602/http://msv-duisburg.de/main.asp?reiter=aktuelles_p&mode=aktuell&aid=5620. dead.
  10. Web site: Dennis Grote wird ein Himmelblauer. German. 4 July 2016. chemnitzerfc.de. 4 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917222154/http://www.chemnitzerfc.de/cfc/aktuell/neuigkeiten/detailansicht/article/19/dennis-grote-wird-ei.html. 17 September 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: Dennis Grote wird Essener . de . Rot-Weiss Essen . 8 April 2019 . 19 July 2019.
  12. Wacker Innsbruck. Dennis Grote zum FC Wacker Innsbruck. 7 February 2022. 17 February 2022. de.
  13. Das sagt Dennis Grote über seine Wacker- und RWE-Zeit. 16 September 2022. 27 February 2023. de.
  14. Web site: VfL Bochum. Doppelfunktion: Dennis Grote kehrt zum VfL zurück. Double role: Dennis Grote returns to VfL. 1 June 2024. 4 July 2024. de.
  15. Web site: Dennis Grote . Sky Sports . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023183713/http://www.skysports.com/football/euro2008/player-profiles/0,23132,16266_132204,00.html . 23 October 2012 .
  16. Web site: Germany v England - Final . TheFA.com . 29 June 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  17. Web site: Dennis Grote » Club matches . worldfootball.net.