Rocco Reitz
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| Date of birth | 29 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Duisburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | RB Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2020 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2026 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 95 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | RB Leipzig | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Germany U21 | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:15, 29 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Rocco Reitz (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔko ʁaɪ̯ts]; born 29 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Club 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. In August 2021, he joined Belgian side Sint-Truiden on loan for the 2021–22 season.
On 17 January 2023, Reitz returned to Sint-Truiden in Belgium for a second loan, until the end of the 2022–23 season. Later that year, on 10 November, Reitz scored his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 4–0 win against VfL Wolfsburg.
On 16 March 2026, Reitz agreed to a move to RB Leipzig for the 2026–27 season, signing a deal until 2031.
International career
Reitz represented Germany at youth international level. In May 2024, he trained with the senior national team prior to the UEFA Euro 2024, but was not considered for the final tournament.
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 October 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| 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 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 95 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 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 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | 143 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup
Honours
Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025