Nicolai Groß (born 3 February 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for FC Astoria Walldorf.

Career

Groß began his career with Astoria Walldorf before joining 1899 Hoffenheim in January 2011. He spent eighteen months playing for the

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, and had a successful 2011–12 season, scoring 14 goals. In July 2012 he signed for 1. FC Heidenheim of the

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, and made his debut on the second day of the season, as a substitute for

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in a 4–0 win over Rot-Weiss Erfurt. After half a season with Heidenheim, he joined

Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German footb ...

on a six-month loan in January 2013 before being released by Heidenheim at the end of the loan. He returned to FC Astoria Walldorf shortly afterwards and helped them earn promotion to the

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...

shortly afterwards.

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* 1990 births Living people German men's footballers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players 1. FC Heidenheim players Stuttgarter Kickers players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Footballers from Karlsruhe FC Astoria Walldorf players Men's association football forwards 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub