Patrick Russel Navarro Grogg (born 27 November 2002) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger for Philippines Football League club One Taguig and the Philippines U23 national team.[2][3]

Patrick Grogg
Personal information
Full name Patrick Russel Navarro Grogg[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-27) November 27, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Angeles City, Philippines
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Davao Aguilas
Number 6
Youth career
Bangkok F.C.
Ceres
0000–2020 Westfields International School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 FC Küttigen (17)
2022–2023 FC Rothrist
2023 ADT 4 (1)
2023–2024 CF Manila 2 (2)
2024– One Taguig 12 (4)
International career
2023– Philippines U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7:55, July 27, 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7:55, July 27, 2024 (UTC)

Personal life

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Grogg was born in Angeles City in the province of Pampanga to a Filipino mother and Swiss father.[1] In his youth, he played for the youth team of Thai club Bangkok F.C. from the under-7 to the under-15 level, also playing for the youth team of the club then known as Ceres–Negros up until the under-19 level. He also played high school football for Westfields International School in Pampanga, whose team he co-captained.[4]

Club career

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Switzerland

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Grogg moved to his father's country of Switzerland after graduating to play for lower league Swiss teams. He first signed for FC Küttigen, where he tallied 17 goals by October 2020.[5][6] He stayed with Kúttigen for another season, before transferring to FC Rothrist in August 2022.[7][8]

Azkals Development Team

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As part of the preparation of the Philippine U23 national team for the 2023 SEA Games, Grogg returned to the Philippines in early 2023 to play for the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League.[9] He came off the bench in a game against Maharlika Manila and tallied 1 goal and 1 assist,[10][11] though he didn't make the SEA Games squad. After his stint with the ADT was cut short when the team abruptly withdrew from the league in May,[12] he joined CF Manila, a team composed mainly of members of the Azkals Development Academy, for the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. He scored two goals on his debut against Philippine Air Force including a match winner,[13] as well as providing a crucial assist for a late equalizer against the Far Eastern University Tamaraws.[14]

One Taguig

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After his spell with CF Manila, Grogg signed with One Taguig of the Philippines Football League,[3] a new team entering the PFL for the 2024 season.[15] He made his debut off the bench in the opening matchday against Manila Montet[16] but became a starter for the team, scoring in the game to make it 3–1 as well as goals against Philippine Air Force and Stallion Laguna.[17][18][19]

International career

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Philippines U23

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Although he didn't make the Philippines' squad for the SEA Games, he was called up for the first time to the U23 team for the 2023 AFF U23 Championship.[20] He made his debut in a 2–2 draw with Laos, coming on in the 62nd minute for Harry Nuñez.[21] He was called up to the team once more for the qualifiers of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[22]

Philippines

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His performances with One Taguig in the PFL were also watched closely by Philippine National Team coach Tom Saintfiet. He was called up in July after the league's conclusion for the team's locally based training camp for the Merdeka Cup.[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Patrick Grogg - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Patrick Grogg at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "One Taguig FC - Team Roster". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Participation of Schools Division of Angeles City to the 2020 Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association (CLRAA) Meet" (PDF). DepEd Angeles City. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Reinle, Hans (September 29, 2022). "Spielbericht FC Turgi - FC Küttigen 1a 0:5 (0:3)". FC Küttigen. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Reinle, Hans (September 22, 2022). "Spielbericht Cup : FC Küttigen 1a – FC Menzo Reinach 4:2 (3:0)". FC Küttigen. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ex-FCR-Junior Ilier Zenuni, hier rechts im Bild, im Einsatz für Rapperswil-Jona in der Challenge League". FC Rothrist. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Die 1. Mannschaft startet am Sonntag in die neue 2. Liga Saison". FC Rothrist. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  9. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (February 5, 2023). "ADT rips apart Maharlika Manila behind Andres Aldeguer brace". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Aldeguer double lifts ADT over Maharlika Manila, 4-1". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "Azkals jr drubs Maharlika". Daily Tribune. February 5, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  12. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (May 23, 2023). "Azkals DT pull out of rest of PFL season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  13. ^ Suing, Ivan (August 6, 2023). "Grogg Brace Gives CF Manila Third Copa Win". Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "UP edges Pilipinas Dragons; FEU and CF Manila share spoils". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  15. ^ Cabatbat, Erel (April 4, 2024). "One Taguig FC". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  16. ^ Suing, Ivan (April 23, 2024). "Grogg gets going". Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "Stallion Laguna FC 3-3 One Taguig FC: Six-goal thriller ends in stalemate". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "One Taguig 8-0 Army: Shimomura nets four goals in rout". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "One Taguig FC 2-2 United City FC: One Taguig and United City shares spoils in heated battle". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "Philippine Men's Under-23 National Team lineup for AFF U23 Championship 2023". Philippine Football Federation. August 16, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  21. ^ "Match Summary - Philippines 2-2 Laos" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  22. ^ "PHI U23 MNT to see action in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. September 5, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  23. ^ "A massive shoutout to Quincy Kammeraad, Lance Bencio, Andres Aldeguer, and Patrick Grogg!". One Taguig Football Club on Facebook. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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