Maria Luisa Grohs

Maria Luisa "Mala" Grohs (German pronunciation: [ˈgrːos]; born 13 June 2001 in Münster) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich[1][2][3][4] and the Germany national team.

Maria Luisa Grohs
Grohs with Bayern Munich in 2021
Personal information
Full name Maria Luisa Grohs
Date of birth (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001
Place of birth Münster, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 22
Youth career
2016- 1. FC Gievenbeck
2016-2019 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 FC Bayern Munich II 22 (0)
2019– Bayern Munich 8 (0)
International career‡
2017 Germany U16 3 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U17 9 (0)
2019–2020 Germany U19 6 (0)
Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:25, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Youth

As a teenager, Grohs played for local club 1. FC Gievenbeck.[5][6]

In 2016, Grohs joined the youth devision at VfL Bochum, where she played 17 games in the B-Juniorinnen-Bundesliga.[7] At the end of the 2016-17 season, the team got relegated to the B-Juniorinnen-Regionalliga West. Grohs played for Bochum for the next 2 seasons.[8]

FC Bayern Munich II
Mala Grohs with Bayern Munich in 2019.

For the 2019-20 season, Grohs moved to Frauen-Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.[9] At first, Grohs played for Bayern second team in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.[10] She made her debut on 11 August 2019, in a win 4:1 vs Eintracht Frankfurt second team.

FC Bayern Munich

On 30 January 2021, Grohs made her debut for the first team, in Bayern victory 13:0 over Walddörfer SV[11] in the DFB-Pokal Round-of-16.

On 17 April 2021, she made her Frauen-Bundesliga debut, in a defeat 3:2 to Hoffenheim.[12]

At the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Grohs became the First-Choice Goalkeeper at FC Bayern, starting all the games. On 27 October 2022, in a match vs Benfica Lisbon in the Group-stage of the Champions League, at a status of 2:2 in the 89th minute, Grohs saved a Benfica penalty, and minutes later Georgia Stanway scored the winner in a 3:2 win for FC Bayern.[13][14]

National Team Career

Since 2017, Grohs was a youth international for Germany on several selection levels. In addition, between 2015-2018, she played under the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association in the National Pokal.

On 16 February 2017, Grohs made her debut for Germany U16, in a win 2:1 over Portugal U16. 4 days later, she played in a defeat 2:0 to Netherlands U16.

On 29 November 2017, she made her debut for Germany U17, in a win 4:1 vs Finland U17.

From 30 August 2019 to 9 March 2020, Grohs took part in 6 games for Germany U19.[15]

In September 2022, Grohs was called up to train with the German National Team for the first time.[16]

Honours

FC Bayern Munich

References
  1. ""Gut bezahlter Nebenjob": Münsteranerin Grohs steht im Bayern-Tor". muensterschezeitung.de.
  2. "GROHS UND BAYERN: "WIR WOLLEN DIE QUALIFIKATION KLAR MACHEN"".
  3. ""Tolle Belohnung": Münsteranerin Grohs erstmals fürs DFB-Team nominiert". muensterschezeitung.de.
  4. "Maria Luisa Grohs" (in German). DFB.de.
  5. Glocke, Die. "Maria-Luisa Grohs - eine Münsteranerin im Bayern-Tor". www.die-glocke.de (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. Austermann, Von Jonas. "Maria Luisa Grohs: Münsteranerin erstmals für DFB-Auswahl nominiert". www.wn.de (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. "FCB women tie Julia Pollak and Maria Luisa Grohs".
  8. "FC Bayern Munich Women".
  9. "These are our newcomers - and their shirt numbers!".
  10. Maria Luisa Grohs in the homepage of FC Bayern Munich
  11. "Walddörfer SV Hamburg - Bayern München, 0:13, DFB-Pokal 2020/21 Achtelfinale". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. "Bayern München - TSG Hoffenheim, 2:3, FLYERALARM Frauen-Bundesliga 2020/21 17. Spieltag". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  13. "Georgia Stanway late show proves Bayern Munich's credentials – DW – 10/28/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  14. zippy86 (30 September 2022). "Bayern Munich defeat Real Sociedad 3-1 to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League". Bavarian Football Works. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  15. "Germany - M. Grohs - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  16. zippy86 (30 September 2022). "Germany women's national team call-ups for October friendly vs France (Updated)". Bavarian Football Works. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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