Joshua Grommen
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| Full name | Joshua Jake Bulan Grommen | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Uthai Thani | ||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Western Spirit | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | QLD Academy of Sport | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Brisbane City | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Loyola | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016 | Stallion | ||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Western Pride | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ceres–Negros | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Davao Aguilas | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Petaling Jaya City | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Sukhothai | 14 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020 | Ceres–Negros | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020 | Brisbane City | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021 | Sukhothai | 14 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Khon Kaen United | 63 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Uthai Thani | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Philippines U22 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Philippines U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Philippines | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:04, 29 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:55; 12 October 2024 | |||||||||||
Joshua Jake Bulan Grommen (born 10 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Uthai Thani. Born in Australia, he has represented the Philippines at the under-22 and under-23 levels.
Early life
[edit]Grommen was born in Brisbane, Australia[2] to a Dutch father Rudy Grommen, and a Filipino mother Alma Bulan.[3]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Joshua Grommen attended the Queensland Academy of Sport and was part of Brisbane Roar's National Youth League team. At age 18, Grommen moved to the Philippines due to limited playing opportunities in Australia to play for clubs including Loyola Meralco, Stallion, Ceres-Negros, and Davao Aguilas.[2] Grommen joined Loyola Meralco of the now-defunct United Football League (UFL) in 2014 but left the club paying out his contract after getting an offer to play for Brisbane Roar. He returned to the UFL in 2015 with Stallion signing him in for the 2016 season.[3]
He had a brief stint with Western Pride back in Australia. He joined Pride in October 2017 and made a bid to join the club's first team. After just two pre-season trial matches he left the club in January 2017 to join Ceres which were then still playing in the UFL for a chance to play in the AFC Cup.[4] The club later won the zonal championships of the 2017 AFC Cup.[2] He remained part of Ceres, which renamed as Ceres-Negros F.C., when the club moved to the Philippines Football League (PFL).
For the 2018 PFL season, Grommen joined the Davao Aguilas[5] which later become defunct by the end of the season.
In early 2019, Grommen moved to Petaling Jaya City of the Malaysia Super League. He later became a free agent but through connections with fellow Filipino-Australian player Iain Ramsay managed to secure a move to Sukhothai of Thai League 1.[2]
Grommen rejoined Ceres–Negros for the 2020 season.[6] On 11 February, he started in Ceres' first AFC Cup group match against Cambodian champions Svay Rieng. He scored Ceres' second goal in the 14th minute, converting Stephan Schröck's cross with what looked like a header. Replays showed that Grommen used his hand to score, yet the goal was still counted in the 4–0 win for Ceres, as the referee and his assistants failed to notice the incident.[7][8] In March, football tournaments in the Philippines and Asia were either suspended or cancelled due to COVID-19. Grommen then left Ceres–Negros in June and returned to Australia.[9]
In August 2020, National Premier Leagues Queensland side Brisbane City announced that they have signed in Grommen.[10] He made two league appearances for the team that season.[11]
Sukhothai announced Grommen's return on 6 January 2021.[12]
International
[edit]Grommen has played for the Philippine national youth team.[2] He played for the Philippines in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar Reserves | 2015 | NPL Queensland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ceres–Negros | 2017 | Philippines Football League | 11 | ? | ? | ? | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Davao Aguilas | 2018 | 14 | 0 | ? | ? | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Singapore Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Josh Grommen: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Davidson, John (2 August 2019). "The Aussie Making his Name in Asia". Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Stallions sign Josh Grommen". Sun Star Philippines. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Harvey, Graham (18 January 2017). "Asia Awaits for Pride's Prodigy". The Queensland Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Jacinto, Christian (26 February 2018). "Davao Aguilas cap busy offseason in signing new recruits Dennis Villanueva, Grommen, Matas". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Davidson, John (2 January 2020). "Aussie seals Philippines switch". FTBL. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Tan, Gabriel (11 February 2020). "Ceres-Negros up and running in AFC Cup 2020 with Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng rout". Fox Sports Philippines. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "WATCH: Ceres-Negros' Joshua Grommen emulates Diego Maradona with 'Hand of God' goal in AFC Cup 2020". Fox Sports Asia. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Davidson, John (28 June 2020). "Aussie defender back home after Filipino nightmare". The World Game. SBS. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (7 August 2020). "Ex-Ceres Negros player Grommen joins 2nd tier Aussie club". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Statistics for Brisbane City FC playing in NPL QLD 2020". websites.sportstg.com. SportsTG. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "ทางการ "สุโขทัย" เปิดตัว 4 แข้งใหม่ลุยศึกเลกที่ 2". ไทยรัฐ (Thai Rath) (in Thai). 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Joshua Grommen at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Joshua Grommen". Philippines Football League. Retrieved 10 May 2018.