Maria Luisa Grohs

Maria Luisa "Mala" Grohs (German pronunciation: [ˈgrːos]; born 13 June 2001) 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)
2019–2022 Bayern Munich II 22 (0)
2019– Bayern Munich 23 (0)
International career‡
2017 Germany U16 3 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U17 9 (0)
2019–2020 Germany U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:19, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ 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]

International career

Since 2017, Grohs was a youth international for Germany on several selection levels. In addition, between 2015 and 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]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 September 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 100——100
2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 30——30
2021–22 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 90——90
Total 220——220
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga 20100030
2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga 21040100350
2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 00100010
Total 23060100390
Career Total 45060100610
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League

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 (29 December 2022). "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.
  17. "Maria Luisa Grohs » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  18. Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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