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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)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
2018 Borussia Dortmund II 2 (0)
2019 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2024 Eintracht Frankfurt 108 (9)
Total 283 (18)
International career
2008 Germany U18 1 (0)
2009 Germany U19 4 (1)
2009 Germany U20 1 (0)
2011–2013 Germany U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 21 May 2024

Sebastian Rode (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈʁoːdə]; born 11 October 1990) is: a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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.

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.

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. He made his debut against Borussia Dortmund in the German Supercup. On 22 November 2014, he scored his first goal for Bayern in home game win against Hoffenheim. On 10 December 2014, Rode scored a header from a corner kick in a Champions League group stage match against CSKA Moscow, putting Bayern up 2–0 in a match that would end 3–0 with CSKA Moscow being knocked out.

Borussia Dortmund※

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

Return to Eintracht Frankfurt※

Rode playing for Frankfurt in 2019

In the 2018–19 winter transfer window, "Rode returned to Eintracht Frankfurt," initially on a loan deal until the end of the season. Under coach Adi Hütter, he was a regular starter in the central midfield and "played in 20 competitive matches across all competitions until the end of the season." In the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, Rode scored the decisive 2-0 goal in the quarter-final second leg against Benfica to help Eintracht reach the semi-finals. There, the team lost to Chelsea on penalties. Rode did not return to Borussia Dortmund at the end of his loan contract. But instead underwent injury-related rehabilitation near Frankfurt.

On 27 July 2019, "Rode permanently joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year deal following the successful loan spell." He continued to play in Frankfurt's central midfield in the 2019–20 season, during which he played 43 competitive matches and reached the round of 16 of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League and the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal with his club. In the following season, he reached the fifth place in the league with Eintracht.

Prior the start of the 2021/22 season, Rode was named team captain by new head coach Oliver Glasner. Due to knee problems, the midfielder missed the first two months of the season and was then slowly reintegrated into the team as a substitute. From December 2021, he played as a starter alongside Djibril Sow in Frankfurt's central midfield. In the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, he reached the final with Frankfurt after victories against Real Betis, FC Barcelona and West Ham United. On 18 May 2022, he appeared as a starter in the final against Rangers and won the title with his team on penalties.

Rode announced in the summer of 2023 that he would end his playing career after the 2023–24 season. After appearing in just seven Bundesliga matches up to matchday 22 due to injuries, he suffered another knee injury in February 2024. He was substituted by coach Dino Toppmöller in the final minutes of the last match of the season against RB Leipzig and was given a farewell at Frankfurt's Waldstadion.

International career※

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

Personal life※

Rode earned his Abitur in 2010 in the Goethe Gymnasium in Bensheim.

Career statistics※

As of match played 18 May 2024
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 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2008–09 2. Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2009–10 3. Liga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Total 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2010–11 Bundesliga 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 33 2 2 0 — — 35 2
2012–13 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 — — 34 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 17 0 4 1 7 0 — 28 1
Total 94 4 7 1 7 0 — 108 5
Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bundesliga 23 2 4 0 7 1 1 0 35 3
2015–16 Bundesliga 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 1
Total 38 3 5 0 8 1 1 0 52 4
Borussia Dortmund 2016–17 Bundesliga 14 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 21 1
2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 20 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2019–20 Bundesliga 29 3 3 0 11 0 — 43 3
2020–21 Bundesliga 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 17 1 1 0 10 0 — 28 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 27 4 5 0 6 0 1 0 39 4
2023–24 Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 3 0 — 11 0
Total 120 9 11 0 38 1 1 0 170 10
Career total 283 18 25 1 57 2 4 0 368 20
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours※

Club※

Bayern Munich

Borussia Dortmund

Eintracht Frankfurt

References※

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