Cole Grossman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Holland Grossman | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stabæk | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | Stabæk | 51 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016. | |||
Nicholas Holland "Cole" Grossman (born April 10, 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American soccer player currently playing for Stabæk in the Norwegian Tippeligaen.
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.
During his college years, Grossman also played with the Cary Clarets of the USL Premier Development League during their 2009 season.[2]
Professional
On January 14, 2011, Grossman was drafted in the second round (28th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.[3] 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.[4]
On November 19, 2012 Grossman was selected by Real Salt Lake in the waiver draft, after being released by Columbus earlier that day.[5]
After two seasons with Salt Lake, in January 2015 Grossman signed with Stabæk in Norway's top league, the Tippeligaen.[6] Grossman made his debut with Stabæk on 6 April 2015.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 November 2016[7]
| 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
- ↑ 15 Cole Grossman (1989-04-10). "Cole Grossman Bio - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ 2009 Cary Clarets stats Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ February 22, 201110:27PM ESTCraig Merz (2011-02-22). "Crew, RSL finish scoreless in testy CCL opener". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "RSL adds MF Cole Grossman". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ Ryan Miller (2015-01-06). "Real Salt Lake gains new assistant coach, loses Grossman to Europe". Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "C.Grossman". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2016.