Marcelo Grohe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Grohe[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 January 1987||
Place of birth | Campo Bom, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 |
Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2019 |
Grêmio | 204 | (0) |
2019– | Al-Ittihad | 121 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2005 | Brazil U18 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 8 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2015 |
Marcelo Grohe (born 13 January 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Ittihad Club of the Saudi Pro League.
Club career
Grêmio
Born in
On 18 January 2006, he made his professional debut, playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against São Luiz for the Campeonato Gaúcho.[3]
On 25 October 2017, at a match against Barcelona of Guayaquil he made a save that is considered by some "the greatest save of all-time", even compared to Gordon Banks' save of the century at the 1970 World Cup;[4] Banks himself praised the save.[5]
Al-Ittihad
At the end of 2018, Grohe was sold for US$3 million to Al-Ittihad Club of Saudi Arabia.[6] He signed a 31⁄2-year contract, but was initially sidelined by a wrist injury that required surgery.[7]
On 8 November 2019, he made his season debut, in 4–0 win home against Al-Riyadh in King Cup.
On 2 December 2020, Grohe saved an Éver Banega penalty[8][9] to help send Al-Ittihad to Arab Club Champions Cup final. Grohe played 31 games in 2020–2021 season, finishing the season with 8 clean sheets and wins the goalkeeper of the month award 3 times.[10]
International career
Grohe was a non-playing member of the Brazilian squad at the 2015 Copa América in Chile and at the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas in China. He made his debut on 5 September 2015 in a 1–0 friendly win over Costa Rica at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 February 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grêmio
|
2005 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
2006 | Série A | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||
2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
2008 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
2009 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
2011 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
2012 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | – | 38 | 0 | |||
2013 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
2014
|
35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | – | 56 | 0 | |||
2015
|
23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 | 0 | |||
2016
|
28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
2017
|
23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14[d] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
2018 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Total | 204 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 397 | 0 | ||
Al-Ittihad | 2019–20 | Saudi Pro League | 17 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 3[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2020–21
|
29 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2[i] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
2021–22
|
28 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1[j] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | 30 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 2[k] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | 17 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[l] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 121 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 146 | 0 | |||
Career total | 325 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 543 | 0 |
- ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
- King Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
- ^ 4 Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, 1 Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Grêmio
- Copa do Brasil: 2016
- Copa Libertadores: 2017
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2018
- 2005
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2018
Al-Ittihad
Brazil
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A most clean sheets: 2016
- Saudi Pro League most clean sheets: 2022–23
- Saudi Pro League Goalkeeper of the Month: August 2020,[13] December 2020,[14] April & May 2021,[15] March 2022,[16] February 2023, March 2023, August 2023, September 2023
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Grêmio FBPA" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Marcelo Grohe". TXT Assessoria. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Tricolor bate o São Luiz e segue 100% no Gauchão" [Tricolor beats São Luiz and follows 100% in Gauchão] (in Portuguese). Pioneiro. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Defesa de Grohe é destaque na imprensa internacional: "Melhor de todos os tempos"" [Grohe's save is highlighted in international press: "Best of all time] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.
- ^ "Gordon Banks assiste à defesa de Grohe na semifinal do Grêmio e diz: "Incrível"" [Gordon Banks sees Grohe's save in Grêmio's semifinal and says: "Incredible"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.
- ^ "Grêmio aceita proposta do Al-Ittihad e vende o goleiro Marcelo Grohe" [Grêmio accept Al-Ittihad's offer and sell goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe]. Jornal do Comércio (in Portuguese). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Marcelo Grohe realiza cirurgia no punho e fica longe de estrear pelo Al-Ittihad" [Marcelo Grohe undergoes wrist surgery and remains far from debuting for Al-Ittihad] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "غروهي حارس اتحاد جدة : تصدي لركلة "بانيغا" كانت نقطة التحول امام الشباب" [Grohe saving Banega penalty was the turning point in the game]. 3 December 2020.
- ^ "ركلة جزاء إيفر بانيغا الضائعة ضد الإتحاد السعودي -كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Grohe named goalkeeper of the month". El diario As. 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Hulk gives lacklustre Brazil victory over Costa Rica". Eurosport. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Marcelo Grohe statistics". Soccerway.
- ^ "فيتوريا وحمد الله وغروهي يحصدون جوائز أفضلية شهر أغسطس".
- ^ "العطوي يحصد أفضلية المدربين للمرة الأولى".
- ^ "كاريلي أفضل مدرب في أبريل ومايو.. وإيغالو وغروهي والنجعي ينتزعون النجومية".
- ^ "سباق الاتحاد والهلال يقودهما إلى جوائز مارس".
External links
- Media related to Marcelo Grohe at Wikimedia Commons
- Marcelo Grohe at Goal.com (archived)