Cole Grossman
American soccer player
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Nicholas Holland "Cole" Grossman (born April 10, 1989) is an American former soccer player who most recently played for Stabæk in the Norwegian Eliteserien.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nicholas Holland Grossman | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | 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 as of 30 November 2016 | |||
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| 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 | ||