Marcelo Grohe

Marcelo Grohe (born 13 January 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Ittihad Club of the Saudi Professional League.

Marcelo Grohe
Grohe in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Grohe[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987
Place of birth Campo Bom, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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 115 (0)
International career‡
2005 Brazil U18 2 (0)
2014–2016 Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2015

Club career

Grêmio

Born in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, Grohe began his career at Grêmio, where he arrived in 2000 to serve on the under-13 team. Within five years, was he was promoted to the first team squad at 18, to be the third goalkeeper in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, however he did not play that season.[2]

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 21 October 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio 2005 Série B 0000000000
2006 Série A 200000090290
2007 5000001060
2008 00302090140
2009 100002040160
2010 3000100040
2011 60002090170
2012 320006000380
2013 1000305090
2014 3501080120560
2015 2309000160480
2016 2807080150340
2017 23060140110540
2018 18030140120470
Total 204029060010303720
Al-Ittihad 2019-20 SPL 170303000230
2020-21 290202000330
2021-22 280301000320
2022-23 300300020350
2023-24 100000040140
Total 114011060601370
Career total 3180400660605090

Honours

Grêmio

Al-Ittihad

Brazil

Individual

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Marcelo Grohe". TXT Assessoria. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "ركلة جزاء إيفر بانيغا الضائعة ضد الإتحاد السعودي -كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال - YouTube". YouTube.
  10. "Grohe named goalkeeper of the month". El diario As. 31 December 2020.
  11. "Hulk gives lacklustre Brazil victory over Costa Rica". Eurosport. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. "Marcelo Grohe statistics". Soccerway.
  13. "فيتوريا وحمد الله وغروهي يحصدون جوائز أفضلية شهر أغسطس".
  14. "العطوي يحصد أفضلية المدربين للمرة الأولى".
  15. "كاريلي أفضل مدرب في أبريل ومايو.. وإيغالو وغروهي والنجعي ينتزعون النجومية".
  16. "سباق الاتحاد والهلال يقودهما إلى جوائز مارس".
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