Dennis Grote (born 9 August 1986) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. In 2009, he won the

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with the Germany under-21 national team.

Club career

After starting his career at Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern, he joined

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

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 Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...

. In 2007, he signed a new deal with Bochum until the end of the 2011 season. He also scored his first goal of the season against Hamburger SV in a 1–0 victory for Bochum in November 2009. In his final season at Bochum in 2010–11, he only played eight times for them in the Bundesliga. During winter break 2010–11, he moved to

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

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

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

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

for the 2014–15 season. He moved to

Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...

for the 2016–17 season. After three season at the club, he moved to

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 195 ...

ahead of the 2019–20 season. The deal was announced already on 8 April 2019 and he penned a two-year contract. 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 FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol. History The ''Fußball-Club Wacker'' ("Valiant") ''Innsbruck'' was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and ...

in Austria.

International career

Grote played for

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at various age levels, he won the

with Germany in 2009, in the same side as the likes of

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and

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. He was an unused substitute against England Under 21s in the final.

Career statistics

Honours

Germany U21 * UEFA Under-21 Championship:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grote, Dennis 1986 births Living people People from Kaiserslautern German footballers Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate Association football midfielders Germany under-21 international footballers Germany youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players VfL Bochum players VfL Bochum II players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players SC Preußen Münster players MSV Duisburg players Chemnitzer FC players Rot-Weiss Essen players FC Wacker Innsbruck players Regionalliga players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria