Sebastian Rode

Sebastian Rode (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈʁoːdə];[3][4] born 11 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[5]

Sebastian Rode
Rode training with Borussia Dortmund in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990
Place of birth Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 56 (4)
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 15 May 2021

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] He made his debut against Borussia Dortmund in the German Supercup.[9] 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.[10]

2016–2018

On 6 June 2016, Rode signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[11] On 14 August 2016, Rode made his debut in 2–0 defeat against his former team, Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup.[12] Rode finished his first season at Dortmund with a goal in 21 matches.[13] Rode started the 2017–18 season by losing the German Super Cup.[14] He did not make any Bundesliga or DFB-Pokal appearances during the 2017–18 season.[15] He made two appearances for Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga West during the 2018–19 Regionalliga season.[15][16]

Loan to Eintracht Frankfurt

In the 2018–19 winter transfer window, he was loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt until the end of the season.[17][18]

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.[19]

International career

Rode has represented Germany at U18, U19, U20, and U21 level.[20]

Personal life

Rode earned his Abitur in 2010 in the Goethe Gymnasium in Bensheim.[21]

Career statistics
As of 15 May 2021.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kickers Offenbach 2007–08[22] 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
2008–09[23] 2. Bundesliga 2000——20
2009–10[24] 3. Liga 13100——131
Total 15100——151
Eintracht Frankfurt 2010–11[25] Bundesliga 11200——112
2011–12[26] 2. Bundesliga 33220——352
2012–13[27] Bundesliga 33010——340
2013–14[28] Bundesliga 1704170—281
Total 9447170—1085
Bayern Munich 2014–15[29] Bundesliga 232407110353
2015–16[30] Bundesliga 151101000171
Total 383508110524
Borussia Dortmund 2016–17[12][13] Bundesliga 141204010211
2017–18[14] Bundesliga 0000001010
2018–19 Bundesliga 000000—00
Total 141204020221
Borussia Dortmund II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 20———20
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 120008100201
Eintracht Frankfurt 2019–20 Bundesliga 29330110—433
2020–21 Bundesliga 27120——291
Total 6845019100924
Career total 231131913823029015

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich[31]

Borussia Dortmund

References
  1. "Nationalspieler Sebastian Rode" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. "Nationalspieler Sebastian Rode" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Borussia Dortmund sign Sebastian Rode". www.bvb.de.
  6. "Erster OFC-Sieg in 2009" (in German). kicker.de. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. "Das Tor zur Europa League ist weit geöffnet" (in German). fr-online.de. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  8. "BAYERN VERPFLICHTET FRANKFURTS SEBASTIAN RODE". FC Bayern Munich. 14 April 2014.
  9. "Dortmund dominate Bayern to claim Supercup". Deutsche Welle. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. "CSKA Moscow crash out of Champions League after losing to Bayern Munich". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. Reinold, Jan (6 June 2016). "Rode-Deal fix - Umdenken bei Mkhitaryan" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  12. "Deutscher Supercup, 2016, Finale". 14 August 2016.
  13. "Sebastian Rode". kicker.de. kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  14. "Bayerns erster Titel dank Flippertor und Ulreich". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  15. "S. Rode". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  16. "Sebastian Rode". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  17. "Rückkehr perfekt: Frankfurt leiht Rode aus". kicker.de (in German). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  18. "Sebastian Rode wieder ein Adler: Ausleihe bis zum Sommer 2019". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  19. "Fix verpflichtet: Sebastian Rode ist wieder ein Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. "Rode wechselt zur Eintracht" (in German). op-online.de. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  21. "Abiturienten am Goethe-Gymnasium" (in German). echo-online.de. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  22. "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  23. "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  24. "Rode, Sebastian". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  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 23 May 2015.
  30. "Sebastian Rode". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  31. Sebastian Rode at Soccerway
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