Cole Grossman

Cole Grossman
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Holland Grossman
Date of birth (1989-04-10) April 10, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010 Duke Blue Devils
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Duke Blue Devils 71 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Cary Clarets 12 (4)
2011–2012 Columbus Crew 12 (1)
2013–2014 Real Salt Lake 21 (1)
2015–2016 Stabæk 51 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2016

Nicholas Holland "Cole" Grossman (born April 10, 1989, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former American soccer player who most recently played for Stabæk in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Career

College and amateur

Grossman is a product of Duke University, where he appeared in 70 career games (starting 59) and achieved 25 goals and 24 assists. During his time with Duke, Grossman was a two-time NSCAA All-South Region team pick (2nd in 2009 and 1st in 2010) and was named in the All-ACC teams twice (2nd 2009 and 1st in 2010).[1] He was named a Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer.com All-American in 2010.[2]

During his college years, Grossman also played with the Cary Clarets of the USL Premier Development League during their 2009 season.[3]

Professional

On January 14, 2011, Grossman was drafted in the second round (28th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.[4] He made his professional debut on February 22, 2011, in the first leg of the Crew's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final series against Real Salt Lake.[5]

On November 19, 2012, Grossman was selected by Real Salt Lake in the waiver draft, after being released by Columbus earlier that day.[6]

After two seasons with Salt Lake, in January 2015 Grossman signed with Stabæk in Norway's top league, the Tippeligaen.[7] Grossman made his debut with Stabæk on 6 April 2015. He left the club on 1 January 2017.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2016[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Columbus Crew 2011 Major League Soccer 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 1
2012 10 1 1 0 - 11 1
Total 12 1 2 0 2 0 16 2
Real Salt Lake 2014 Major League Soccer 5 1 0 0 - 5 1
2014 17 0 1 0 - 18 0
Total 22 1 1 0 - - 23 1
Stabæk 2015 Tippeligaen 28 4 5 1 - 33 5
2016 23 1 2 0 2 0 27 1
Total 51 5 7 1 2 0 60 6
Career total 85 7 10 2 4 0 99 9

References

  1. ^ "Cole Grossman Bio - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. 1989-04-10. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. ^ "Men's Team of the Season Named | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. ^ 2009 Cary Clarets stats Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "2011 MLS SuperDraft Tracker | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  5. ^ Craig Merz (2011-02-22). "Crew, RSL finish scoreless in testy CCL opener". Mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  6. ^ "RSL adds MF Cole Grossman". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  7. ^ Ryan Miller (2015-01-06). "Real Salt Lake gains new assistant coach, loses Grossman to Europe". Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  8. ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Norwegian). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  9. ^ "C.Grossman". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2016.