Robin Knoche
Robin Knoche (born 22 May 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for VfL Wolfsburg.[1][2][3] Knoche represented Germany youth teams from 2012 to 2015 but has yet to feature for the senior team.
Knoche warming up for VfL Wolfsburg in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robin Knoche | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Braunschweig, Germany | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2002 | Germania Lamme | ||
2002–2005 | Olympia Braunschweig | ||
2005–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 69 | (2) |
2011– | VfL Wolfsburg | 183 | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Germany U21 | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:13, 27 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 April 2016 |
Club career
Knoche is a product of VfL Wolfsburg's youth academy, first entering the club at the age of thirteen. Knoche made his senior first team debut in 2011 and was part of the squad that won the 2015 DFB-Pokal Final against Borussia Dortmund and the 2015 DFL-Supercup against Bayern Munich.
During the final relegation game of the 2018 Bundesliga season against Holstein Kiel on the 21st of May, Robin scored a late header in the 75th minute off of a corner kick to secure Wolfsburg's hopes of staying in the Bundesliga. Midway through the following season, in a 3–0 win over Mainz, Knoche scored Wolfsburg's 1100th goal in the Bundesliga.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 27 June 2020.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
VfL Wolfsburg II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 24 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | [5] | |||||
2011–12 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 | [6] | ||||||||
2012–13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | [6] | ||||||||
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [6] | ||||||||
Totals | 69 | 2 | — | 69 | 2 | — | |||||||
VfL Wolfsburg | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | [6] | ||
2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | [6] | ||||||
2013–14 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | [7] | ||||||
2014–15 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 2 | [8] | ||||
2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 1 | [6] | ||||
2016–17 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 27 | 1 | [9] | |||
2017–18 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 29 | 2 | [10] | ||||
2018–19 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | [11] | |||||
2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 2 | [12] | ||||
Totals | 183 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 226 | 14 | — | ||
Career totals | 252 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 295 | 16 | — |
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in the Bundesliga relegation play-offs
Honours
References
- "Robin Knoche". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Robin Knoche". bundesliga.de. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Knoche, Robin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Wolfsburg continue march towards Europe with comfortable Mainz win". Bundesliga. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- "Robin Knoche". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Robin Knoche » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Robin Knoche". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Robin Knoche". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Robin Knoche". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Robin Knoche". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Robin Knoche". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Robin Knoche". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 June 2020.