Dennis Grote

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. 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 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. 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 for the 2014–15 season. He moved to Chemnitzer FC for the 2016–17 season. After three seasons at the club, he…

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

As of 2 January 2022

Germany U21

UEFA Under-21 Championship: 2009