Rocco Reitz

Rocco Reitz (born 29 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[2]

Rocco Reitz

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Duisburg, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	27
Youth career
2009–2020	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Borussia Mönchengladbach	64	(8)
2020–2023	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	11	(0)
2021–2022	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)	23	(2)
2023	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)	12	(1)
International career‡
2017	Germany U16	1	(0)
2023–2025	Germany U21	17	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:15, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Reitz made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on 24 October 2020, starting in the away match against Mainz 05 which ended in a 3–2 victory.^[3] In August 2021, he joined Belgian side Sint-Truiden on loan for the 2021–22 season.^[4]

On 17 January 2023, Reitz returned to Sint-Truiden in Belgium for a second loan, until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[5] Later that year, on 10 November, Reitz scored his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 4–0 win against VfL Wolfsburg.^[6]

International career

Reitz represented Germany at youth international level.^[7] In May 2024, he trained with the senior national team prior to the UEFA Euro 2024.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2020–21	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2022–23	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	34	6	3	0	—		37	6
	2024–25	Bundesliga	26	2	1	0	—		27	2
	Total		63	8	5	0	0	0	68	8
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2020–21	Regionalliga West	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2022–23	Regionalliga West	5	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		11	0	—		—		11	0
Sint-Truiden (loan)	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	23	2	1	0	—		24	2
Sint-Truiden (loan)	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	12	1	—		—		12	1
Career total			109	11	6	0	0	0	115	11

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup

Honours

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025^[10]