[6] He developed into a regular starter for the first team in the 2009–10 season, but only made 13 appearances, as suffered an ACL injury in his right knee in September 2009.

Bundesliga, scoring two goals and providing ten assists, making a significant contribution to Eintracht's second place finish and the resulting promotion back to the first division.

[12] On 14 April 2014, Rode signed a pre-contract with Bayern Munich to join them on 1 July 2014, at the end of his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.

[14] On 5 November 2014, Rode played in the Champions League for the first time in a 2-0 home win against AS Roma, coming on as a substitute for David Alaba in the 81st minute.

In the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Rode returned to Eintracht Frankfurt, initially on a loan deal until the end of the season.

In the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, Rode scored the decisive 2-0 goal in the quarter-final second leg against Benfica to help Eintracht reach the semi-finals.

[24] Rode did not return to Borussia Dortmund at the end of his loan contract, but instead underwent injury-related rehabilitation near Frankfurt.

[25] On 27 July 2019, Rode permanently joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year deal following the successful loan spell.

In the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, he reached the final with Frankfurt after victories against Real Betis, FC Barcelona and West Ham United.

[31] He was substituted by coach Dino Toppmöller in the final minutes of the last match of the season against RB Leipzig and was given a farewell at Frankfurt's Waldstadion.