Rocco Reitz
German footballer (born 2002)
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Rocco Reitz (born 29 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[2]
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| Date of birth | 29 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Duisburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2020 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 89 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Germany U21 | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:15, 29 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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]
On 16 March 2026, Reitz agreed to a move to RB Leipzig for the 2026–27 season, signing a deal until 2031.[7]
International career
Reitz represented Germany at youth international level.[8] In May 2024, he trained with the senior national team prior to the UEFA Euro 2024.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| 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 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 89 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 8 | ||
| 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 | 135 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 11 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup
Honours
Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025[11]
