Pascal Groß
- Height
- 181 cm
- Shirt
- 13
- Age
- 35
- Preferred foot
- Right
- Country
- Germany
- Market value
- €2.2m
- Contract end
- 30 June 2027
Conference League Qualification qualification · 2026–2027
2026–2027 by competition
| Competition | Team | Apps | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League |
 Brighton & Hove Albion |
8 | 3 | 4 | |
 EFL Cup |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
1 | 1 | 0 | |
 Conference League |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
 World Cup |
 Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
 Friendlies |
Germany |
2 | 0 | 1 |
Recent matchesFull log →
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct |
@  Liverpool |
L 0–2 | 90 | · | · | |
| 22 Oct |
@  Jablonec |
D 0–0 | 68 | · | · | |
| 18 Oct |
vs  Crystal Palace |
W 5–0 | 71 | · | · | |
| 15 Oct |
vs  FK Kauno Žalgiris |
W 4–0 | 57 | · | · | |
| 10 Oct |
@  Sunderland |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | 1 | |
| 19 Sep |
vs  Arsenal |
W 3–0 | 90 | 1 | 1 | ★ |
Player profile CM
Per-90 percentiles against midfielders in Conference League Qualification qualification. 50 = average.
Market value€2.2m
Shooting
| Stat | Total | Per 90 | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| xG | 0.61 | 0.30 | 90 |
| xGOT | 0.12 | 0.06 | 79 |
| xG excl. penalty | 0.61 | 0.30 | 91 |
| Shots | 6 | 3.00 | 89 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 1.00 | 89 |
| Headed shots | 1 | 0.50 | 92 |
Passing
| Stat | Total | Per 90 | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assists | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| xA | 0.61 | 0.31 | 95 |
| Accurate passes | 133 | 66.5 | 100 |
| Pass accuracy | 89.9% | — | 96 |
| Accurate long balls | 11 | 5.50 | 100 |
| Long ball accuracy | 84.6% | — | 91 |
| Chances created | 8 | 4.00 | 98 |
| Big chances created | 1 | 0.50 | 91 |
| Successful crosses | 9 | 4.50 | 100 |
| Cross accuracy | 45.0% | — | 93 |
Possession
| Stat | Total | Per 90 | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duels won | 4 | 2.00 | 72 |
| Duels won % | 50.0% | — | 81 |
| Aerials won | 4 | 2.00 | 98 |
| Aerials won % | 66.7% | — | 91 |
| Touches | 187 | 93.5 | 99 |
| Touches in opposition box | 14 | 7.00 | 94 |
| Dispossessed | 2 | 1.00 | 14 |
Defending
| Stat | Total | Per 90 | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive actions | 1 | 0.50 | 64 |
| Fouls committed | 1 | 0.50 | 30 |
| Recoveries | 10 | 5.00 | 94 |
| Possession won final 3rd | 3 | 1.50 | 96 |
| Clearances | 1 | 0.50 | 83 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 1.00 | 100 |
| Goals conceded while on pitch | 0 | 0.00 | 100 |
| xG against while on pitch | 1.63 | 0.82 | 25 |
Discipline
| Stat | Total | Per 90 | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0.00 | 100 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0.00 | 100 |
Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Conference League Qualification qualification.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct |
@ Liverpool |
L 0–2 | 90 | · | · | |
| 22 Oct |
@ Jablonec |
D 0–0 | 68 | · | · | |
| 18 Oct |
vs Crystal Palace |
W 5–0 | 71 | · | · | |
| 15 Oct |
vs FK Kauno Žalgiris |
W 4–0 | 57 | · | · | |
| 10 Oct |
@ Sunderland |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | 1 | |
| 19 Sep |
vs Arsenal |
W 3–0 | 90 | 1 | 1 | ★ |
| 16 Sep |
@  Manchester United |
W 3–2 | 90 | 1 | · | ★ |
| 13 Sep |
@  Coventry City |
W 5–0 | 90 | 1 | 2 | ★ |
| 05 Sep |
vs  Leeds United |
D 1–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 30 Aug |
@  Chelsea |
L 3–4 | 90 | 1 | · | |
 27 Aug |
vs  Tromsø |
W 4–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 23 Aug |
vs  Aston Villa |
W 4–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 20 Aug |
@ Tromsø |
D 0–0 | 90 | · | · | |
 15 Aug |
vs  Bologna |
W 1–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 08 Aug |
vs  Roma |
W 3–0 | 85 | · | · | |
| 29 Jun |
vs  Paraguay |
D 1–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 25 Jun |
@  Ecuador |
L 1–2 | 17 | · | · | |
| 20 Jun |
vs  Ivory Coast |
W 2–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 14 Jun |
vs  Curacao |
W 7–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 06 Jun |
@  USA |
W 2–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 31 May |
vs  Finland |
W 4–0 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 24 May |
vs Manchester United |
L 0–3 | 90 | · | · | |
| 17 May |
@ Leeds United |
L 0–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 09 May |
vs  Wolverhampton Wanderers |
W 3–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 02 May |
@  Newcastle United |
L 1–3 | 90 | · | · | |
| 21 Apr |
vs Chelsea |
W 3–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 18 Apr |
@  Tottenham Hotspur |
D 2–2 | 90 | · | 1 | |
| 11 Apr |
@  Burnley |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | 1 | |
| 30 Mar |
vs  Ghana |
W 2–1 | 61 | · | · | |
| 27 Mar |
@  Switzerland |
W 4–3 | 10 | · | 1 | |
| 21 Mar |
vs Liverpool |
W 2–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 14 Mar |
@ Sunderland |
W 1–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 04 Mar |
vs Arsenal |
L 0–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 01 Mar |
vs  Nottingham Forest |
W 2–1 | 90 | · | 1 | ★ |
| 21 Feb |
@  Brentford |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | · | |
 14 Feb |
@ Liverpool |
L 0–3 | 90 | · | · | |
| 11 Feb |
@ Aston Villa |
L 0–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 08 Feb |
vs Crystal Palace |
L 0–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 31 Jan |
vs  Everton |
D 1–1 | 89 | 1 | · | ★ |
| 24 Jan |
@  Fulham |
L 1–2 | 88 | · | · |
| Season | Team | Apps | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ 2026–2027 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 4 | 4 | |
| Premier League | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||
| EFL Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Conference League | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2025–2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 1 | 3 | |
| Premier League | 19 | 1 | 3 | ||
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2025–2026 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Champions League | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2024–2025 | Borussia Dortmund | 45 | 1 | 14 | |
| Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 10 | ||
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Champions League | 13 | 1 | 2 | ||
| ▸ 2023–2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 47 | 5 | 13 | |
| Premier League | 36 | 4 | 10 | ||
| FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Europa League | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ▸ 2022–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 10 | 10 | |
| Premier League | 37 | 9 | 8 | ||
| FA Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| EFL Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2021–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 2 | 4 | |
| Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | ||
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EFL Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2020–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 3 | 10 | |
| Premier League | 34 | 3 | 8 | ||
| FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EFL Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | |
| ▸ 2019–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 2 | 4 | |
| Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | ||
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2018–2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 3 | 3 | |
| Premier League | 25 | 3 | 3 | ||
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2017–2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | 7 | 8 | |
| Premier League | 38 | 7 | 8 | ||
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2016–2017 | Ingolstadt | 35 | 5 | 4 | |
| Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 4 | ||
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2015–2016 | Ingolstadt | 33 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2014–2015 | Ingolstadt | 35 | 7 | 16 | — |
| 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 7 | 16 | — | |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2013–2014 | Ingolstadt | 31 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2012–2013 | Ingolstadt | 31 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2013–2014 | Ingolstadt II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2011–2012 | Karlsruher SC II | 8 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Regionalliga | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2010–2011 | Karlsruher SC II | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2011–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2. Bundesliga Qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2010–2011 | Karlsruher SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2010–2011 | Hoffenheim II | 17 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Regionalliga | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2009–2010 | Hoffenheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2008–2009 | Hoffenheim | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
Ingolstadt
| Competition | Won | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga ×1 | 2014/2015 | — |
Wirtz denied first Premier League goal as Liverpool beat Brighton, Tresoldi bags third hat-trick in a month
Liverpool ended Brighton’s six-game winning run with a 2-0 win as Florian Wirtz’s apparent opener was ruled an own goal by Pascal Groß. Nicolas Tresoldi scored his third hat-trick in 26 days for Club Brugge, Kylian Mbappé hit brace number 100 for Real Madrid in El Clásico, and ex-Bundesliga defenders Lutsharel Geertruida and Jeremiah St. Juste clashed after a PSV-Feyenoord clash.
Liverpool 2-0 Brighton: Isak nets again as own goal ends Seagulls' winning run
Liverpool ended Brighton's four-match winning streak with a 2-0 win at Anfield on Sunday 25 October. Florian Wirtz's effort was diverted in by Pascal Gross for an own goal and Alexander Isak added a second from Bradley Barcola's cross inside 21 minutes. The result gave Andoni Iraola his first home league win as Liverpool boss and extended Isak's run of goals.
Brighton crush Crystal Palace 5-0 as Diego Gómez scores from halfway line
Brighton overwhelmed Crystal Palace in the M23 derby, scoring three times in the opening 10 minutes before Diego Gómez’s astonishing long-range strike became the headline moment of a 5-0 win. Charalampos Kostoulas and Jack Hinshelwood added second-half goals as Fabian Hürzeler’s side claimed a landmark victory.
Erling Haaland Leads Premier League Golden Boot Race on Six Goals as João Pedro Closes to Within One
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland tops the Premier League 2026-27 goalscoring charts with six goals, one clear of Chelsea's João Pedro on five. Alexander Isak, Morgan Rogers and Rayan Cherki are locked on four, while a 12-man pack sits on three goals in a Golden Boot race that is being updated throughout the season.
Brighton roll Kauno Zalgiris 4-0 as Hinshelwood returns from injury to score
Brighton opened their Conference League campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Kauno Zalgiris at the Amex Stadium. Jack Hinshelwood scored on his return from an ankle injury, Georginio Rutter scored and assisted, and Matt O'Riley completed the win.
Brighton's 10-Man Goal Machine: Fabian Hurzeler Explains Why His Side Are the Premier League's Best Team Right Now
Brighton are the Premier League's top scorers and the only club with 10 different players on the scoresheet this season, and ahead of Sunday's derby with Crystal Palace, head coach Fabian Hurzeler explains the collective mindset — and the pressing, high-turnover game model — driving their surge to the top.
Ten-man Brighton beat Sunderland to extend winning run and hold third
Brighton made it three consecutive Premier League wins without conceding with a 2-0 victory at Sunderland. Maxim De Cuyper opened the scoring after the break, and Jaouen Hadjam sealed the result in stoppage time after Pascal Struijk had been sent off.
Isak out, Foden banned and Palmer a doubt: Premier League team news for the weekend
Alexander Isak (thigh) and the suspended Phil Foden miss Sunday's Anfield showdown between Liverpool and Manchester City, while Chelsea are sweating on Cole Palmer, Moisés Caicedo, Reece James and João Pedro for Bournemouth's visit. Full club-by-club injury, suspension and squad news for the weekend's ten fixtures, including Ipswich against Fulham in the Championship.
Premier League returns: Liverpool host Manchester City as international break scars shape every fixture
The top flight is back after a three-week hiatus, with The Guardian's Football Daily sizing up all 10 fixtures — from a suspiciously serene build-up to Liverpool v Manchester City at Anfield, to Arsenal's injury toll, Brighton's badly-timed pause and relegation talk already surfacing at Old Trafford.
FPL gameweek six: Hold Joao Pedro, captain Haaland and back Pascal Gross, says expert
BBC Sport's Fantasy Premier League expert Pras answers the big dilemmas for gameweek six: keep faith with Chelsea's Joao Pedro despite him being the most-sold player of the international break, stick with Erling Haaland for the armband, and snap up Brighton's Pascal Gross before his price rises.
Sunderland will be without Brian Brobbey for Brighton clash, Le Bris backs backups
Sunderland travel to face in-form Brighton without striker Brian Brobbey, who picked up a hamstring injury on international duty. Manager Regis Le Bris is confident the Black Cats can cope with Wilson Isidor stepping in.
Brighton sit third in Premier League after remarkable start despite summer exodus
Brighton enter the international break third in the Premier League with 16 goals scored, the best goal difference and a 3-0 win over Arsenal, despite losing key players in the summer and a growing injury list. Pascal Gross has emerged as the standout performer at 35.
Pascal Gross Named Premier League Player of the Month as Brighton Midfielder Proves All-Time Bargain
Pascal Gross has been named Premier League player of the month for September after a stunning start to the season with Brighton, with six goal involvements in five games. The 35-year-old German, who has effectively cost the Seagulls minus £3m across two spells and been involved in 85 top-flight goals, is being hailed as one of the best value signings in Premier League history. BBC pundit Danny Murphy and club commentator Johnny Cantor give their verdicts on whether he has been underrated all along.
Brighton owner Tony Bloom sets sights on major trophy after stunning start
Brighton owner Tony Bloom says “anything is possible” after the Seagulls climbed to third in the Premier League, reached the Conference League and advanced in the EFL Cup.
Record crowd revels as Brighton batter champions Arsenal 3-0 in 125th anniversary showpiece
Brighton & Hove Albion celebrated their 125th anniversary in spectacular fashion, thrashing defending Premier League champions Arsenal 3-0 in front of a record Amex Stadium crowd of 31,944. Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres were on target as Fabian Hurzeler's side crowned a milestone day that told the remarkable story of a club that rose from near oblivion to European nights in Amsterdam.
Coventry end 25-year Premier League wait as Jay Dasilva downs Nottingham Forest
Coventry City secured their first top-flight win since April 2001 as Jay Dasilva's goal settled a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, taking the Sky Blues to 100 Premier League wins and inflicting more VAR misery on the hosts.
Brighton humiliate champions Arsenal 3-0 as Arteta admits 'big lesson'
Arsenal's perfect start to the Premier League season ended with a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Brighton, with goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andrés. Manager Mikel Arteta admitted his side were taught 'a big lesson' after a limp display in which they were outfought and outplayed from the first whistle.