Nicholas Holland "Cole" Grossman (born April 10, 1989 in

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) is a former American soccer player who most recently played for Stabæk in the

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Career

College and amateur

Grossman is a product of Duke University, where he appeared in 70 career games (starting 59) and achieved 25 goals and 24 assists. During his time with Duke, Grossman was a two-time NSCAA All-South Region team pick (2nd in 2009 and 1st in 2010) and was named in the All-ACC teams twice (2nd 2009 and 1st in 2010). He was named a ''Soccer America'' and ''TopDrawerSoccer.com'' All-American in 2010. During his college years, Grossman also played with the

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of the

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during their 2009 season.

Professional

On January 14, 2011, Grossman was drafted in the second round (28th overall) in the

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. He made his professional debut on February 22, 2011 in the first leg of the Crew's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final series against Real Salt Lake. On November 19, 2012 Grossman was selected by

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in the waiver draft, after being released by Columbus earlier that day. After two seasons with Salt Lake, in January 2015 Grossman signed with Stabæk in Norway's top league, the

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. Grossman made his debut with Stabæk on 6 April 2015. He left the club on 1 January 2017.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Duke profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grossman, Cole 1989 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players North Carolina FC U23 players Columbus Crew players Real Salt Lake players Stabæk Fotball players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Columbus Crew draft picks USL League Two players Major League Soccer players Eliteserien players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Men's association football midfielders