Pascal Groß

Pascal Groß (German pronunciation: [pasˈkaːl ˈɡʁoːs], sometimes rendered in English as Gross; born 15 June 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Groß played at youth international level for Germany.[4]

Pascal Groß
Groß playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pascal Groß[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991
Place of birth Mannheim, Germany[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2007 VfL Neckarau
2007–2008 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 1899 Hoffenheim 5 (0)
2009–2011 1899 Hoffenheim II 17 (4)
2011–2012 Karlsruher SC 25 (3)
2011 Karlsruher SC II 11 (1)
2012–2017 FC Ingolstadt 04 158 (17)
2013 FC Ingolstadt 04 II 1 (0)
2017– Brighton & Hove Albion 85 (12)
National team
2008–2009 Germany U18 10 (2)
2009 Germany U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Groß played his first fully professional match in the Bundesliga for 1899 Hoffenheim on 2 May 2009 in a 0–4 loss against VfL Wolfsburg.[5] being substituted on in the 89th minute for Chinedu Obasi. In January 2011, he transferred to Karlsruher SC along with Hoffenheim teammate Marco Terrazzino.[6]

Ingolstadt

Groß scored five league goals for FC Ingolstadt in the 2016–17 season as they were relegated from the Bundesliga. He created more chances than any other player in the league that season, a total of 95 chances.[7]

Brighton & Hove Albion

2017–18

In May 2017, Brighton & Hove Albion signed Groß for a fee of £3 million.[8][9] He agreed to a four-year contract while the transfer fee paid to Ingolstadt was the first of a series of record signings for the club that season.[10]

He made his debut for Brighton in the Premier League on 12 August 2017, in a 2–0 home defeat to title favourites Manchester City.[11] On 9 September 2017, Groß made history by scoring Brighton's first ever Premier League goal, adding a second shortly after half time and providing an assist for Tomer Hemed in a 3–1 win at home against West Bromwich Albion.[12][13] On 15 September, in Brighton's 2–1 league defeat away to AFC Bournemouth, Groß provided the assist for Solly March's opening goal.[14]

Groß's creative exploits for Brighton throughout the month of September earned him a nomination for the Premier League Player of the Month award. He was a key player for Brighton, being directly involved in four of their league goals scored throughout the month.[15]

On 15 October 2017, Groß provided his third assist of the season for Brighton, setting up Anthony Knockaert in a 1–1 league draw at home to Everton.[16] On 20 November, Groß scored for Brighton in a 2–2 home draw against Stoke City. The goal brought his contribution tally up to three goals and five assists throughout the course of the season.[17]

Groß ended a successful season for Brighton with seven goals and eight assists, including heading the winner against Manchester United on 4 May 2018, a win that secured Brighton's Premier League status.[18] Amongst many highlights, Groß was voted Brighton's player of the season by an overwhelming majority.[19]

On 6 June 2018, Groß signed a contract extension with Brighton, keeping him at the club until 2022.[20]

2018–19

He scored against Man United again in another win over the side on the 19 August 2018 in Brighton's first win of the 2018–19 season netting the Albion's third in an eventual 3–2 home victory.[21] Groß scored three goals from 4 May 2018 to 19 January 2019 which all came up against Man United. His third coming in a 2–1 away loss at Old Trafford.[22] He made one FA Cup appearance where he came off the bench in a 2–1 home win over Derby County with The Seagulls progressing into the quarter-finals.[23] The Sussex club were eventually knocked out to Manchester City in the semi-final at Wembley.[24] On 27 April 2019, he scored an equaliser at home against Newcastle helping Brighton claim a massive point in their fight for survival.[25] On 4 May 2019 Brighton's bitter rivals, Crystal Palace beat Cardiff City – Brighton's relegation rivals – which ensured Brighton's Premier League football for the next season.[26][27]

2019–20

Groß played the whole match in Brighton's opening match of the 2019–20 season where The Seagulls won 3–0 at Watford.[28] On 5 October, a Groß cross was spilt by Spurs' keeper, Hugo Lloris where Pascal's teammate, Neal Maupay nodded home the first in a 3–0 victory over the London side. Lloris dislocated his elbow after an awkward landing from the cross which would rule him out for the rest of 2019.[29][30][31]

Personal life

His father, Stephan, was also a footballer who played for Karlsruher SC.[6]

Career statistics
As of 5 October 2019[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim 2008–09 Bundesliga 4000——40
2009–10 Bundesliga 1010——20
Total 5010——60
1899 Hoffenheim II 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 174———174
Karlsruher SC II 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 30———30
2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 81———81
Total 111———111
Karlsruher SC 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 3100——31
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 22210—21253
Total 25310—21284
FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 10———10
FC Ingolstadt 04 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 30210——312
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 29220——312
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 34710——357
2015–16 Bundesliga 32110——331
2016–17 Bundesliga 33520——355
Total 1581770——16517
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 3871000—397
2018–19 Premier League 2531010—273
2019–20 Premier League 800010—90
Total 71102020—7510
Career total 28835110202130336

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "Pascal Gross". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  3. "Pascal Groß: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. "Pascal Groß Personenprofil :: DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V." datencenter.dfb.de.
  5. "13-Minuten-Hattrick von Dzeko". kicker.de. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  6. "KSC verpflichtet zwei U20-Nationalspieler: Terrazzino und Groß wechseln in den Wildpark" [KSC signs two U20 Internationals: Terrazzino and Groß are transferring to the Wildpark]. official website (in German). Karlsruher SC. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  7. "Brighton sign Pascal Groß". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. "Pascal Gross: Brighton & Hove Albion sign FC Ingolstadt 04 midfielder". BBC Sport. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  9. Hall, Pete (22 September 2017). "Brighton's under the radar signing Gross proving his worth". Reuters.
  10. Lawless, Josh (7 August 2017). "Brighton Have Broken Their Transfer Record Yet Again". Sport Bible.
  11. "Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017.
  12. "Premier League ruft! Gross verlässt FCI". kicker Online (in German). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  13. "Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  14. "AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 15 September 2017.
  15. "Premier League player of the month contender Pascal Gross urges Brighton and Hove Albion to be more confident". The Argus. 7 October 2017.
  16. "Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Everton". BBC Sport. 15 October 2017.
  17. "Brighton 2–2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 20 November 2017.
  18. "Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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  20. "New deal for midfielder". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  21. "Brighton 3–2 Man Utd: Brighton score three first-half goals to stun visitors - BBC Sport". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  22. "Manchester United 2–1 Brighton: Sixth straight Premier League win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - BBC Sport". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  23. "Brighton 2–1 Derby: Seagulls reach FA Cup quarter-finals - BBC Sport". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  24. Barnes, Dan (6 April 2019). "Gabriel Jesus heads Manchester City into their 14th FA Cup final". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  25. "Brighton v Newcastle live in the Premier League - Live - BBC Sport". Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  26. "Cardiff 2–3 Crystal Palace: Bluebirds relegated from Premier League after defeat – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  27. "Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  28. Szczepanik, Nick (10 August 2019). "Graham Potter enjoys dream debut as Brighton batter sorry Watford". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  29. "Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur: Aaron Connolly scores twice in win over Spurs". BBC Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  30. Dobson, Mark (7 October 2019). "Tottenham's Hugo Lloris ruled out until new year with dislocated elbow". The Guardian.
  31. "Hugo Lloris: Tottenham captain to miss rest of 2019". 7 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  32. Pascal Groß at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  33. "Bargain buy Gross named Albion's Player of the Season". The Argus. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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