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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcelo Grohe
| image = Marcelo Grohe (cropped).jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Grohe in 2018
| full_name = Marcelo Grohe<ref name="FCWC 2017">{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Grêmio FBPA |url=http://www.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2017/pdf/FCWC_2017_Squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043355/http://www.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2017/pdf/FCWC_2017_Squadlists.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|13|df=y}}<ref name="FCWC 2017"/>
| birth_place = [[Campo Bom]], Brazil
| height = 1.88 m<ref name="FCWC 2017"/>
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Al-Kholood Club|Al-Kholood]]
| clubnumber = 34
| youthyears1 = 2000–2005
| youthclubs1 = [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
| years1 = 2005–2019
| clubs1 = [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
| caps1 = 304
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2024
| clubs2 = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
| caps2 = 121
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = [[Al-Kholood Club|Al-Kholood]]
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national under-18 football team|Brazil U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam2 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 21:15, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 9 September 2015
}}

'''Marcelo Grohe''' (born 13 January 1987) is a Brazilian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Al-Kholood Club|Al-Kholood]] of the [[Saudi Pro League]].

==Club career==

===Grêmio===
Born in [[Campo Bom]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], Grohe began his career at [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]], where he arrived in 2000 to serve on the under-13 team. Within five years, was he was promoted to the first team squad at 18, to be the third goalkeeper in the [[2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]], however he did not play that season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcelo Grohe|url=http://www.txtassessoria.com.br/Cliente.asp?id=39|publisher=TXT Assessoria|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152449/http://www.txtassessoria.com.br/Cliente.asp?id=39|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

On 18 January 2006, Grohe made his professional debut, playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against [[Esporte Clube São Luiz|São Luiz]] for the [[Campeonato Gaúcho]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tricolor bate o São Luiz e segue 100% no Gauchão|trans-title=''Tricolor'' beat São Luiz and remain 100% in the ''Gauchão''|url=http://pioneiro.clicrbs.com.br/rs/noticia/2006/01/tricolor-bate-o-sao-luiz-e-segue-100-no-gauchao-1062331.html|publisher=Pioneiro|date=18 January 2006|access-date=27 March 2020|language=pt-BR}}</ref> A backup to [[Rodrigo Galatto]] during the year, he became a starter during [[2006 Campeonato Gaúcho|the year's ''Gauchão'']] as Galatto was injured, but was again a backup after Galatto returned, and later was demoted to third-choice after the arrival of [[Sebastián Saja]].

Grohe started the 2008 campaign as a starter ahead of new signing of [[Victor (footballer, born 1983)|Victor]], after both Galatto and Saja left, but later became a backup of the former. In June 2012, he finally became a first-choice, after Victor left to [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]].

Grohe was again a backup option in 2013, after the arrival of veteran [[Dida (footballer, born 1973)|Dida]]. He regained his starting spot in the following year after Dida left, and remained an undisputed starter afterwards.

On 25 October 2017, during a match against [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona SC]], Grohe made a save that is considered by some "the greatest save of all-time", even compared to [[Gordon Banks]]' save of the century at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]];<ref>{{cite web|title=Defesa de Grohe é destaque na imprensa internacional: "Melhor de todos os tempos"|date=26 October 2017 |trans-title=Grohe's save is highlighted in international press: "Best of all time"|publisher=[[GloboEsporte.com]]|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/gremio/noticia/defesa-de-grohe-e-destaque-na-imprensa-internacional-melhor-de-todos-os-tempos.ghtml|language=pt-BR}}</ref> Banks himself praised the save.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gordon Banks assiste à defesa de Grohe na semifinal do Grêmio e diz: "Incrível"|date=30 November 2017 |trans-title=Gordon Banks sees Grohe's save in Grêmio's semifinal and says: "Incredible"|publisher=[[GloboEsporte.com]]|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/gremio/noticia/gordon-banks-assiste-a-defesa-de-grohe-na-semifinal-do-gremio-e-diz-incrivel.ghtml|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

===Al-Ittihad===
At the end of 2018, Grohe was sold for US$3 million to [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Club]] of Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grêmio aceita proposta do Al-Ittihad e vende o goleiro Marcelo Grohe |trans-title=Grêmio accept Al-Ittihad's offer and sell goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe|url=https://www.jornaldocomercio.com/_conteudo/esportes/2018/12/663291-gremio-aceita-proposta-do-al-ittihad-e-vende-o-goleiro-marcelo-grohe.html |access-date=28 September 2019 |work=Jornal do Comércio |date=27 December 2018 |language=pt}}</ref> He signed a 3{{frac|1|2}}-year contract, but was initially sidelined by a wrist injury that required surgery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marcelo Grohe realiza cirurgia no punho e fica longe de estrear pelo Al-Ittihad|trans-title=Marcelo Grohe undergoes wrist surgery and remains far from debuting for Al-Ittihad|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/rs/futebol/noticia/al-ittihad-divulga-imagem-e-diz-que-cirurgia-em-punho-de-grohe-foi-um-sucesso.ghtml |access-date=28 September 2019 |publisher=Globo Esporte |date=6 February 2019 |language=pt}}</ref>

On 8 November 2019, he made his [[2019–20 Al-Ittihad Club season|season]] debut, in 4–0 win home against [[Al-Riyadh SC|Al-Riyadh]] in [[2019–20 King Cup|King Cup]].

On 2 December 2020, Grohe saved an [[Éver Banega]] penalty<ref>{{cite news | title=غروهي حارس اتحاد جدة : تصدي لركلة "بانيغا" كانت نقطة التحول امام الشباب |trans-title= Grohe saving Banega penalty was the turning point in the game|url=https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/522013 | date= 3 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1KAdQBcUVU | title=ركلة جزاء إيفر بانيغا الضائعة ضد الإتحاد السعودي -كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] | date=2 December 2020 }}</ref> to help send Al-Ittihad to [[2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup|Arab Club Champions Cup]] final. Grohe played 31 games in [[2020–21 Al-Ittihad Club season|2020–2021 season]], finishing the season with 8 clean sheets and wins the goalkeeper of the month award 3 times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grohe named goalkeeper of the month |url=https://en.as.com/en/2020/12/30/soccer/1609355674_822343.html | publisher=El diario As| date=31 December 2020}}</ref>

He ended his stint where in total there were 5 seasons defending the team, 141 matches and two important titles: the Saudi Championship in 2022/23 and the Saudi Super Cup in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lorena.r7.com/categoria/Esportes/Marcelo-Grohe-e-anunciado-no-Al-Kholood-e-encerra-negociacoes-com-o-Santos | title=Marcelo Grohe é anunciado no Al-Kholood e encerra negociações com o Santos }}</ref>

===Al-Kholood===
On 30 June 2024, Grohe joined newly promoted Saudi Pro League side [[Al-Kholood Club|Al-Kholood]].<ref>{{cite news |title=غروهي يرتدي قميص الخلود |newspaper=جريدة الرياض |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/2082740}}</ref>

==International career==
Grohe was a non-playing member of the Brazilian squad at the [[2015 Copa América]] in Chile and at the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas in China. He made his debut on 5 September 2015 in a 1–0 friendly win over [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] at the [[Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)|Red Bull Arena]] in [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hulk gives lacklustre Brazil victory over Costa Rica |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/hulk-gives-lacklustre-brazil-victory-over-costa-rica_sto4897896/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=8 October 2020 |date=6 September 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 16 January 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcelo Grohe statistics|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcelo-grohe/9187/|publisher=Soccerway}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|State league{{efn|Includes [[Campeonato Gaúcho]]}}
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa do Brasil]], [[King Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
|[[2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|2005]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|[[2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2006]]
|rowspan="13"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|20||0||9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||0
|-
|[[2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2007]]
|6||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|[[2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2008]]
|0||0||9||0||3||0||2{{efn|name=COS|Appearances in [[Copa Sudamericana]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
|[[2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2009]]
|10||0||4||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=COL|Appearances in [[Copa Libertadores]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|[[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]]
|3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[[2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2011]]
|6||0||9||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=COL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|[[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2012]]
|32||0||0||0||0||0||6{{efn|name=COS}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||0
|-
|[[2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2013]]
|1||0||5||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=COL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|[[2014 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season|2014]]
|35||0||12||0||1||0||8{{efn|name=COL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||56||0
|-
|[[2015 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season|2015]]
|23||0||16||0||9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||48||0
|-
|[[2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season|2016]]
|28||0||12||0||7||0||8{{efn|name=COL}}||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[Primeira Liga (Brazil)|Primeira Liga]]}}||0||58||0
|-
|[[2017 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season|2017]]
|23||0||12||0||6||0||14{{efn|name=COL}}||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||57||0
|-
|[[2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2018]]
|18||0||10||0||3||0||12{{efn|name=COL}}||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Recopa Sudamericana]]}}||0||45||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!205!!0!!99!!0!!30!!0!!57!!0!!7!!0!!398!!0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
|[[2019–20 Al-Ittihad Club season|2019–20]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Saudi Pro League|SPL]]
|17||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=ACCC}}||0||23||0
|-
|[[2020-21 Al-Ittihad Club season|2020–21]]
|29||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=ACCC|Appearances in [[Arab Club Champions Cup]]}}||0||33||0
|-
|[[2021-22 Al-Ittihad Club season|2021–22]]
|28||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=ACCC}}||0||32||0
|-
|[[2022–23 Al-Ittihad Club season|2022–23]]
|30||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Saudi Super Cup]]}}||0||35||0
|-
|[[2023–24 Al-Ittihad Club season|2023–24]]
|17||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||0||0||5{{efn|Four appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup}}||0||23||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!121!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!0!!0!!0!!13!!0!!146!!0
|-
|[[Al-Kholood Club|Al-Kholood]]
|[[2024–25 Al-Kholood Club season|2024–25]]
|SPL
|13||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||0||0||0||0||14||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!339!!0!!99!!0!!43!!0!!57!!0!!20!!0!!558!!0
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==

'''Grêmio'''
*[[Copa do Brasil]]: [[2016 Copa do Brasil|2016]]
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: [[2017 Copa Libertadores|2017]]
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[2018 Recopa Sudamericana|2018]]
*[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]]: [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005|2005]]
*[[Campeonato Gaúcho]]: 2006, 2007, [[2010 Campeonato Gaúcho|2010]], [[2018 Campeonato Gaúcho|2018]]

'''Al-Ittihad'''
*[[Saudi Pro League]]: [[2022–23 Saudi Pro League|2022–23]]
*[[Saudi Super Cup]]: [[2022 Saudi Super Cup|2022]]

'''Brazil'''
*[[Superclásico de las Américas]]: [[2014 Superclásico de las Américas|2014]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161020181148/http://www.goal.com/it/people/brazil/15405/marcelo-grohe Marcelo Grohe] at Goal.com (archived)

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