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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sebastian Rode | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1998 | SKV Hähnlein | ||
1998–2002 | FC Alsbach | ||
2002–2004 | SC Viktoria Griesheim | ||
2004–2005 | SV 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– | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Germany U19 | 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 11:33, 23 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2013 |
Sebastian Rode (born 11 October 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
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.
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.
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.The match ended 4–0. Aiding in a Champions League qualifying 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.
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 has represented Germany at U18, U19, U20 and U21 level.