Sebastian Rode

German footballer (born 1990)

Sebastian Rode
Rode training with Borussia Dortmund in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 17
Youth career
1994–1998 SKV Hähnlein
1998–2002 FC Alsbach
2002–2004 SC Viktoria Griesheim
2004–2005 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)
2016–2019 Borussia Dortmund 14 (1)
2019 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 12 (0)
2019– Eintracht Frankfurt 107 (9)
International career
2008 Germany U18[2] 1 (0)
2009 Germany U19[3] 4 (1)
2009 Germany U20 1 (0)
2011–2013 Germany U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024

Sebastian Rode (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈʁoːdə];[4][5] born 11 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Bayern Munich

Rode training with 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.[9] He made his debut against Borussia Dortmund in the German Supercup.[10] 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 group stage 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.[11]

Borussia Dortmund

2016–2018

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On 6 June 2016, Rode signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[12] On 14 August 2016, Rode made his debut in 2–0 defeat against his former team, Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup.[13] Rode finished his first season at Dortmund with a goal in 21 matches.[14] Rode started the 2017–18 season by losing the German Super Cup.[15] He did not make any Bundesliga or DFB-Pokal appearances during the 2017–18 season.[16] He made two appearances for Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga West during the 2018–19 Regionalliga season.[16][17]

Loan to Eintracht Frankfurt

In the 2018–19 winter transfer window, he was loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt until the end of the season.[18][19]

Return to Eintracht Frankfurt

Rode playing for Frankfurt in 2019

On 27 July 2019, Rode rejoined Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year deal following a successful loan spell at the club in the second half of the 2018–19 season.[20] Two years later, he was named the captain of the team.[21][22]

International career

Rode has represented Germany at U18, U19, U20, and U21 level.[23]

Personal life

Rode earned his Abitur in 2010 in the Goethe Gymnasium in Bensheim.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kickers Offenbach 2007–08[25] 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2008–09[26] 2. Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2009–10[27] 3. Liga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Total 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2010–11[28] Bundesliga 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
2011–12[29] 2. Bundesliga 33 2 2 0 — — 35 2
2012–13[30] Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 — — 34 0
2013–14[31] Bundesliga 17 0 4 1 7[a] 0 — 28 1
Total 94 4 7 1 7 0 — 108 5
Bayern Munich 2014–15[32] Bundesliga 23 2 4 0 7[b] 1 1[c] 0 35 3
2015–16[33] Bundesliga 15 1 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 17 1
Total 38 3 5 0 8 1 1 0 52 4
Borussia Dortmund 2016–17[13][14] Bundesliga 14 1 2 0 4[b] 0 1[c] 0 21 1
2017–18[15] Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 14 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 22 1
Borussia Dortmund II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 2 0 — — — 2 0
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 8[a] 1 0 0 20 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2019–20 Bundesliga 29 3 3 0 11[a] 0 — 43 3
2020–21 Bundesliga 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 17 1 1 0 10[a] 0 — 28 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 27 4 5 0 6[b] 0 1[d] 0 39 4
2023–24 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 3[e] 0 — 10 0
Total 119 9 11 0 38 1 1 0 169 10
Career total 282 18 25 1 57 2 4 0 367 20
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich[34]

Borussia Dortmund

Eintracht Frankfurt

References

  1. ^ "Sebastian Rode". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Nationalspieler Sebastian Rode" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Nationalspieler Sebastian Rode" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 739, 773. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  5. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 878, 917. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  6. ^ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Borussia Dortmund sign Sebastian Rode". www.bvb.de.
  7. ^ "Erster OFC-Sieg in 2009" (in German). kicker.de. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Das Tor zur Europa League ist weit geöffnet" (in German). fr-online.de. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  9. ^ "BAYERN VERPFLICHTET FRANKFURTS SEBASTIAN RODE". FC Bayern Munich. 14 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Dortmund dominate Bayern to claim Supercup". Deutsche Welle. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  11. ^ "CSKA Moscow crash out of Champions League after losing to Bayern Munich". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. ^ Reinold, Jan (6 June 2016). "Rode-Deal fix - Umdenken bei Mkhitaryan" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Deutscher Supercup, 2016, Finale". 14 August 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Sebastian Rode". kicker.de. kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Bayerns erster Titel dank Flippertor und Ulreich". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  16. ^ a b c "S. Rode". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Sebastian Rode". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Rückkehr perfekt: Frankfurt leiht Rode aus". kicker.de (in German). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Sebastian Rode wieder ein Adler: Ausleihe bis zum Sommer 2019". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Fix verpflichtet: Sebastian Rode ist wieder ein Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Sebastian Rode named new Eintracht captain". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  22. ^ Gjerulff, Rune (31 July 2021). "Sebastian Rode named new Frankfurt captain". Bulinews. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Rode wechselt zur Eintracht" (in German). op-online.de. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  24. ^ "Abiturienten am Goethe-Gymnasium" (in German). echo-online.de. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  25. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  26. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  27. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  28. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  29. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  30. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  31. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  32. ^ "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  33. ^ "Sebastian Rode". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  34. ^ Sebastian Rode at Soccerway

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