{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Cole Grossman | image = Cole Grossman MLS.jpg | image_size = 200 | fullname = Nicholas Holland Grossman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|10}} | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs1 = Duke Blue Devils | collegeyears1 = 2007–2010 | college1 = Duke Blue Devils | collegecaps1 = 71| collegegoals1 = 25 | years1 = 2009 | clubs1 = Cary Clarets | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = Columbus Crew | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = Real Salt Lake | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Stabæk | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 5 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 30 November 2016 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Nicholas Holland "Cole" Grossman''' (born April 10, 1989) is an American former soccer player who most recently played for Stabæk in the Norwegian Eliteserien.
==Career==
===College and amateur=== Grossman is a product of Duke University, where he appeared in 70 career games (starting 59) and achieved 25 goals and 24 assists. During his time with Duke, Grossman was a two-time NSCAA All-South Region team pick (2nd in 2009 and 1st in 2010) and was named in the All-ACC teams twice (2nd 2009 and 1st in 2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1088054 |title=Cole Grossman Bio - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site |publisher=GoDuke.com |date=1989-04-10 |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref> He was named a ''Soccer America'' and ''TopDrawerSoccer.com'' All-American in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer/college-soccer-archives/nid-19332/Mens-Team-of-the-Season-Named|title=Men's Team of the Season Named {{!}} College Soccer|work=TopDrawerSoccer.com|access-date=2017-08-31|language=en}}</ref>
During his college years, Grossman also played with the Cary Clarets of the USL Premier Development League during their 2009 season.<ref>[http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/6188469.html#STATS 2009 Cary Clarets stats] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007002812/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/6188469.html#STATS |date=October 7, 2012 }}</ref>
===Professional=== On January 14, 2011, Grossman was drafted in the second round (28th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft-tracker |title=2011 MLS SuperDraft Tracker | Major League Soccer |accessdate=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121115744/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft-tracker |archivedate=2011-01-21 }}</ref> He made his professional debut on February 22, 2011, in the first leg of the Crew's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final series against Real Salt Lake.<ref>{{cite web |author=Craig Merz |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/crew-rsl-finish-scoreless-testy-ccl-opener |title=Crew, RSL finish scoreless in testy CCL opener |publisher=Mlssoccer.com |date=2011-02-22 |accessdate=2016-10-02 |archive-date=2012-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008032246/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/crew-rsl-finish-scoreless-testy-ccl-opener |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On November 19, 2012, Grossman was selected by Real Salt Lake in the waiver draft, after being released by Columbus earlier that day.<ref>{{cite web|title=RSL adds MF Cole Grossman|url=http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/2012/11/rsl-adds-mf-cole-grossman|work=RealSaltLake.com|publisher=RSL Communications|accessdate=19 November 2012|date=19 November 2012|archive-date=24 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124214048/http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/2012/11/rsl-adds-mf-cole-grossman|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After two seasons with Salt Lake, in January 2015 Grossman signed with Stabæk in Norway's top league, the Tippeligaen.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ryan Miller |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865619062/Real-Salt-Lake-gains-new-assistant-coach-loses-Grossman-to-Europe.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107141516/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865619062/Real-Salt-Lake-gains-new-assistant-coach-loses-Grossman-to-Europe.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |title=Real Salt Lake gains new assistant coach, loses Grossman to Europe |publisher=Deseret News |date=2015-01-06 |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref> Grossman made his debut with Stabæk on 6 April 2015. He left the club on 1 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar|url=http://nettavisen.no/sport/alle-eliteserie-overgangene-i-januar/3423298621.html|publisher=m.nettavisen.no|accessdate=4 January 2017|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 6 November 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|title=C.Grossman|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nicholas-grossman/177715/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=15 February 2016}}</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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="3"|Columbus Crew |2011 | rowspan="2"|Major League Soccer |2||0||1||1||2||0||5||1 |- |2012 |10||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||11||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !12!!1!!2!!0!!2!!0!!16!!2 |- | rowspan="3"|Real Salt Lake |2014 | rowspan="2"|Major League Soccer |5||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||5||1 |- |2014 |17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||18||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !22!!1!!1!!0!!-!!-!!23!!1 |- | rowspan="3"|Stabæk |2015 | rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen |28||4||5||1||colspan="2"|-||33||5 |- |2016 |23||1||2||0||2||0||27||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!5!!7!!1!!2!!0!!60!!6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !85!!7!!10!!2!!4!!0!!99!!9 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{MLS player|cole-grossman}} * [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1088054 Duke profile]
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