Dennis Grote

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.

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
0000–2002	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

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

• UEFA Under-21 Championship: 2009

References

1. "Grote, Dennis" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
2. "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.

External links

• Dennis Grote at fussballdaten.de (in German)