Jay-Roy Grot

Jay-Roy Jornell Grot (born 13 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a Striker or right winger for VfL Osnabrück. He also plays for Netherlands U21s.

Jay-Roy Grot
Personal information
Full name Jay-Roy Jornell Grot[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998[2]
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker, winger
Club information
Current team
 VfL Osnabrück
Youth career
Vitesse 1892
ESA Rijkerswoerd
2008–2015 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 NEC 30 (5)
2017–2021 Leeds United 20 (1)
2018–2019 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 33 (6)
2019–2020 → Vitesse (loan) 22 (2)
2021– VfL Osnabrück 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Netherlands U17 10 (2)
2016 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2017 Netherlands U19 6 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2018– Netherlands U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:04, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November 2018

Grot is of Surinamese descent, however to date he has represented the Netherlands internationally at several age groups up to U21 level.

Career

NEC

Grot played in Vitesse 1892's youth and then ESA Rijkerswoerd and at ten he was scouted by NEC and joined their academy. After 7 years in the academy Grot joined the NEC first team during the winter period of the 2014–15 season. In the summer of 2015, Grot signed a 3-year professional deal at the club.

He made his Eredivisie debut for NEC on 12 August 2015 in a 1–0 victory against Excelsior. On 26 November 2016, Grot scored his first goals for NEC, scoring a brace in the home 3–2 victory against FC Twente.[4]

After scoring 6 goals for NEC in 24 appearances during the 2016–17 season, his goals couldn't help NEC escape relegation from the Eredivisie, including scoring against FC Emmen in the first relegation playoff before losing to NAC Breda.[5]

In June 2017, Grot flew in to Florence for talks with Serie A side Fiorentina, however the move fell through when the clubs couldn't agree on a fee.[6]

On 22 August 2017, it was announced that Grot was flying to Leeds for a medical and to discuss personal terms with Leeds United, after a bid had been accepted.[7][8]

Leeds United

On 24 August 2017, Grot signed a four-year deal with EFL Championship side Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. He was assigned the number 11 shirt.[9] On 26 August, Grot made his debut for Leeds in a 2–0 victory against Nottingham Forest.[10] On 19 September, Grot made his first start for the club in a League Cup tie against Premier League side Burnley in Leeds' penalty shootout victory following a 2–2 draw.[11] On 17 December 2017, Grot was jeered by Leeds fans after coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Norwich City, with the then head coach Thomas Christiansen defending the player who had still not scored for the club.[12]

He scored his first goal for the club in a defeat against Sheffield Wednesday on 17 March 2018.[13] On 10 April 2018, Grot made his first league start in the EFL Championship game against Preston North End (with all his league appearances prior coming as a substitute).[14]

After the end of the season, Grot was widely praised after he carried out an honest and open interview with Voetbal International in July 2018 talking about his 'difficult' first season in English football and living away from home.[15] [16]

VVV-Venlo (loan)

On 3 July 2018, Grot joined Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo on loan until 31 May 2019, in order to gain first team experience.[17]

He made his debut for Venlo on 11 August 2018, in a 1–0 win against Willem II.[18] His first goal for the club came on 22 September 2018 in a 3–0 win against NAC Breda. He followed this up with a goal against ADO Den Haag in a 2–0 win on 21 October 2018.[19] His performances in the first half of the season at VVV-Venlo, helped earn him a call up to the Netherlands U21's.[20]

In total, he made 33 appearances, playing in the majority of the 33 games as a left winger and scoring 6 goals and 3 assists for VVV-Venlo in Eredivisie, with Grot praised for his performances especially after scoring 3 goals in the final 5 games of the season.[21]

Vitesse (loan)

On 28 June 2019, Grot joined to Vitesse on loan until 30 June 2020.[22] He made his debut on 3 August 2019, in the 2-2 draw against Ajax, before Grot scored his first goal for the club in his 2nd game in a 0-2 win against Willem II on 10 August.[23]

VfL Osnabrück

On 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020–21 winter transfer window, Grot signed with 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück having agreed a contract until summer 2022.[24]

International career

Grot is eligible for Netherlands and Suriname. He has represented both Netherlands U19 and Netherlands U17's at international level.

He was included in Netherlands U17's squad for the European Championships in 2015 and Netherlands U19 European Championship squad during the summer of 2017, with Grot scoring against Germany U19's in their group match on 3 July in a 4–1 victory,[25] helping the Netherlands U19's reach the semi finals of the tournament.[8]

He made his debut for Netherlands U21 in November 2018, playing against Germany U21[26]

Style of play

Grot has been described as a powerful, athletic and physical striker, who is renowned for his pace, power and dribbling ability.[27] Whilst mainly a central striker, he can also play as a right winger.[8]

Personal life

His cousins Guilliano and Sherwin Grot are both professional footballers.

Career statistics
As of match played 1 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
N.E.C. 2015–16[28] Eredivisie 10000——100
2016–17[28] 20500—4[lower-alpha 1]1246
2017–18[28] Eerste Divisie 1000——10
Total 315000041356
Leeds United 2017–18[29] Championship 201102000231
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2018–19[28] Eredivisie 33610——346
Vitesse (loan) 2019–20[28] Eredivisie 22230——252
Career total 1061450204111715
  1. Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. Jay-Roy Grot at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. "Jay-Roy Grot". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "NEC 3 Twente 2". NEC Official Site. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. NEC in één jaar van hel naar hemel – AD (in Dutch)
  6. "J'Grot verlaat Nederland: transfer van twee miljoen euro heel snel rond'". Voetbal Primeur. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  7. "Leeds United close in on Jay-Roy Grot signing".
  8. "Who is Jay-Roy Grot? Profiling teenage NEC Nijmegen striker linked with Leeds United move". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  9. "Leeds Seal Grot Signing". Leeds United F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  10. "Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds: Kemar Roofe and Ezgjan Alioski seal win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. "Report: Burnley 2–2 Leeds United". Leeds Official Website. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  12. "Christiansen calls on Leeds United fans to 'stick together' and get behind Jay-Roy Grot". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. "Leeds 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  14. "PRESTON NORTH END 3-1 LEEDS UNITED". Sky Sports. 10 April 2018.
  15. "Dreams and dramas: Jay-Roy Grot laughs again after a hard time in Leeds". YB. 27 July 2018.
  16. "Leeds United's Jay-Roy Grot opens up over difficult first year at Elland Road". YEP. 30 July 2018.
  17. "JAY-ROY GROT MAKES LOAN MOVE". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  18. "Games played by Jay-Roy Grot in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. 24 November 2018.
  19. "Games played by Jay-Roy Grot in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. 24 November 2018.
  20. "Leeds United loanee Jay-Roy Grot speaks out after Holland call". Soccerbase. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  21. "Jay-Roy Grot". Soccerbase. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  22. "JAY-ROY GROT KOMEND SEIZOEN VITESSENAAR". Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  23. "Games played by Jay-Roy Grot in 2019/2020". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  24. Kraus, Benjamin (1 February 2021). "Verträge bis Sommer 2022: VfL Osnabrück verpflichtet Jay-Roy Grot und leiht Sebastian Müller". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  25. "Germany 1 Netherlands 4". UEFA.Com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  26. "INTERNATIONAL ROUND UP: NOVEMBER 2018". Leeds United. 24 November 2018.
  27. "Top 50 Eredivisie U21 stars to watch: Jay-Roy Grot". Football Oranje. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  28. "Jay-Roy Grot » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  29. "Games played by Jay-Roy Grot in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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