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]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 October 1990 | ||
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 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
In the 2018–19 winter transfer window, he was loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt until the end of the season.[18][19]
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]
Rode has represented Germany at U18, U19, U20, and U21 level.[23]
Rode earned his Abitur in 2010 in the Goethe Gymnasium in Bensheim.[24]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Bayern Munich[34]
Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt