Sebastian Rode

Sebastian Rode
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Rode
Date of birth (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990
Place of birth Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 18
Youth career
1994–1998 SKV Hähnlein
1998–2002 FC Alsbach
2002–2004 SC Viktoria Griesheim
2004–2005 SV Darmstadt 98
2005–2008 Kickers Offenbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Kickers Offenbach 15 (1)
2010–2014 Eintracht Frankfurt 94 (4)
2014–2016 Bayern Munich 38 (3)
2016– Borussia Dortmund 4 (1)
National team‡
2008 Germany U18[1] 1 (0)
2009 Germany U19[2] 4 (1)
2009 Germany U20 1 (0)
2011–2013 Germany U21 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:45, 20 September 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2013

Sebastian Rode (born 11 October 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.[3]

Career

Kickers Offenbach

Rode made his professional debut for Kickers Offenbach on 7 March 2009 in the 3. Liga – the third tier of German football – against Eintracht Braunschweig.[4]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 3 June 2010, he left Kickers Offenbach and signed for Eintracht Frankfurt. He made his first appearance in an UEFA Europa League game against Qarabağ FK on 22 August 2013.[5]

Bayern Munich

On 14 April 2014, Rode signed a pre-contract with Bayern Munich to join them on 1 July 2014 at the end of his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.[6] He made his debut against Borussia Dortmund in the German Supercup.[7] On 22 November 2014, he scored his first goal for Bayern in home game win against Hoffenheim.The match ended 4–0. Aiding in a Champions League qualifying match against CSKA Moscow, Rode scored a header from a corner kick, putting Bayern up 2–0 in a match that would end at 3–0 with CSKA Moscow being knocked out.

Borussia Dortmund

Wikinews has related news: Sebastian Rode signs four-year deal with Borussia Dortmund

On 6 June 2016, Rode signed a four–year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[8] On 14 August 2016, Rode made his debut in 2–0 defeat against his former team, Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup.[9]

International career

Rode has represented Germany at U18, U19, U20 and U21 level.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 September 2016.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kickers Offenbach 2007–08 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 [11]
2008–09 2 0 0 0 2 0 [12]
2009–10 3. Liga 13 1 0 0 13 1 [13]
Totals 15 1 0 0 — 15 1 —
Eintracht Frankfurt 2010–11 Bundesliga 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2 [14]
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 33 2 2 0 35 2 [15]
2012–13 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 34 0 [16]
2013–14 17 0 4 1 7 0 28 1 [17]
Total 94 4 7 1 7 0 — 108 5 —
Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bundesliga 23 2 4 0 7 1 1 0 35 3 [18]
2015–16 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 1 [19]
Total 38 3 5 0 8 1 1 0 52 4 —
Borussia Dortmund 2016–17 Bundesliga 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
Career totals 151 9 12 1 15 1 2 0 179 11 —

Personal life

He earned his Abitur in 2010 in the Goethe Gymnasium in Bensheim.[20]

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Nationalspieler Sebastian Rode" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nationalspieler Sebastian Rode" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ↑ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Borussia Dortmund sign Sebastian Rode". www.bvb.de.
  4. ↑ "Erster OFC-Sieg in 2009" (in German). kicker.de. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Das Tor zur Europa League ist weit geöffnet" (in German). fr-online.de. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "BAYERN VERPFLICHTET FRANKFURTS SEBASTIAN RODE". FC Bayern Munich. 14 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Dortmund dominate Bayern to claim Supercup". Deutsche Welle. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Reinold, Jan (6 June 2016). "Rode-Deal fix - Umdenken bei Mkhitaryan" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Deutscher Supercup, 2016, Finale". 14 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rode wechselt zur Eintracht" (in German). op-online.de. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Rode, Sebastian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Sebastian Rode". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Abiturienten am Goethe-Gymnasium" (in German). echo-online.de. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  21. ↑ Sebastian Rode profile at Soccerway
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