Full name Jay-Roy Grot 2015– NEC Current team N.E.C. Years Team Height 1.93 m | Number 31 Role Footballer Place of birth Netherlands Name Jay-Roy Grot | |
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Date of birth (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 17) | ||
All You Need To Know About LUFC's Jay Roy Grot! + Goals!
Jay-Roy Jornell Grot (born 13 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a Striker or Right Winger for Championship club Leeds United. Grot is of Surinamese descent however to date he has only represented the Netherlands internationally at Under 17 and Under 19 level.
Contents
- All You Need To Know About LUFCs Jay Roy Grot Goals
- NEC
- Leeds United
- International Career
- Style Of Play
- Personal Life
- References
NEC
Grot played in Vitesse 1892 's youth and then ESA Rijkerswoerd and at ten he was scouted by NEC and joined their academy. After 7 years in the academy Grot joined the NEC first team during the winter period of the 2014/15 season. In the summer of 2015, Grot signed a 3 year professional deal at the club.
He made his Eredivisie debut for NEC on 12 August 2015 victory 1-0 against Excelsior. On 26 November 2016, Grot scored his first goals for NEC, scoring a brace in the home 3-2 victory against FC Twente.
After scoring 6 goals for NEC in 24 appearances during the 2016/17 season, his goals couldn't help NEC escape relegation from the Eredevisie, including scoring against FC Emmen in the first relegation playoff before losing to NAC Breda.
In June 2017, Grot flew in to Florence for talks with Serie A side Fiorentina however the move fell through when the clubs couldn't agree on a fee.
On 22nd August 2017 it was announced that Grot was flying to Leeds for a medical and to discuss personal terms with Leeds United, after a bid had been accepted.
Leeds United
On 24 August 2017 he signed a 4 year deal with EFL Championship side Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. He was assigned the number 11 shirt. On 26 August, Grot made his debut for Leeds in a 2-0 victory against Nottingham Forest. On 19 September, Grot made his first start for Leeds in Leeds League Cup tie against Premier League side Burnley F.C. in Leeds' penalty shootout victory after a 2-2 draw.
International Career
Grot is eligible for Netherlands and Suriname. He has represented both Netherlands U19 and Netherlands U17's at international level.
He was included in Netherlands U17's squad for the European Championships in 2015 and Netherlands U19 European Championship squad during the summer of 2017, with Grot scoring against Germany U19's in their group match on 3 July in a 4-1 victory, helping the Netherlands U19's reach the semi finals of the tournament.
Style Of Play
Grot has been described as a powerful, athletic and physical striker, who is renowned for his pace, power and dribbling ability. Whilst mainly a central Striker, he can also play as a Right Winger.
Personal Life
His cousins Guilliano and Sherwin Grot are both professional football players.