Benjamin Groß

Benjamin Groß is a German professional footballer who lives in the German city of Munich.

Clubs that he has played for (in chronological order):
Bayern Munich (Youth Academy)

Marseilles (Youth Academy)

Tottenham Hotspur

River Plate

SL Benfica

Daejeon Citizen FC

Early life:
Groß was born in the German city of Munich where he studied sport science. He then dropped out of college to pursue his dream of being a professional footballer. He attended a youth trial for Bayern Munich and they saw great potential in him so they recruited him into their youth academy.

Then he went to Olimpique Marseille's youth academy and learnt a fast-paced style of football. After spending a considerate amount of time in France he thought that he should go to England and learn their style of football.

He then went to London to join Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy and within 5 weeks of being there he made his professional debut against Watford. He stayed there for 2 more seasons before being transferred to River Plate.

While he was in South America with River Plate he learnt a lot about possession football and fast-paced shooting. He was then transferred to SL Benfica.

At SL Benfica he was on the bench nearly every game and was only at Benfica for 2 months before being transferred to Daejeon Citizen FC. There he played 27 first team matches before retiring at age 34.

International career:
He has played 57 games for Germany and has scored 26 goals. He retired his 23 shirt shortly after transferring to Daejeon Citizen FC.