Rocco Reitz

Rocco Reitz
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Duisburg, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2020 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Borussia Mönchengladbach 45 (6)
2020–2023 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 11 (0)
2021–2022 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 23 (2)
2023 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 12 (1)
International career‡
2017 Germany U16 1 (0)
2023– Germany U21 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Rocco Reitz (born 29 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as an defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[2]

Career

Reitz made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on 24 October 2020, starting in the away match against Mainz 05 which ended in a 3–2 victory.[3] In August 2021, he joined Belgian side Sint-Truiden on loan for the 2021–22 season.[4]

On 17 January 2023, Reitz returned to Sint-Truiden in Belgium for a second loan, until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5] Later that year, on 10 November, Reitz scored his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 4–0 win against VfL Wolfsburg.[6]

International career

Reitz represented Germany at youth international level.[7] In May 2024, he trained with the senior national team prior to the UEFA Euro 2024.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2020–21 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 34 6 3 0 — 37 6
2024–25 Bundesliga 8 0 1 0 — 9 0
Total 45 6 5 0 0 0 50 6
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 6 0 — — 6 0
2022–23 Regionalliga West 5 0 — — 5 0
Total 11 0 — — 11 0
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 23 2 1 0 — 24 2
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 12 1 — — 12 1
Career total 91 9 6 0 0 0 97 9

References

  1. ^ "Rocco Reitz". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ Rocco Reitz at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 5. Round » 1. FSV Mainz 05 – Bor. Mönchengladbach". WorldFootball.net. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Borussia leiht Reitz an St. Truiden aus" (in German). Borussia Mönchengladbach. 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "DE RETURN VAN ROCCO REITZ" (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ^ Pollmann, Lars. "Reitz mit Torpremiere: "Ich habe immer davon geträumt"". fussball.news (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Rocco Reitz" (in German). German Football Association.
  8. ^ "DFB-Überraschung zum Geburtstag! Youngster-Duo bleibt länger". Sky Sport. 29 May 2024.
  9. ^ Rocco Reitz at Soccerway


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