Robin Knoche

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Robin Knoche
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Knoche for VfL Wolfsburg in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Braunschweig, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Nürnberg
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)
2011–2020 VfL Wolfsburg 183 (12)
2020–2024 Union Berlin 123 (4)
2024– 1. FC Nürnberg 31 (1)
International career
2012–2013 Germany U20 6 (0)
2013–2015 Germany U21 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Robin Knoche (born 22 May 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[2][3][4] Knoche represented Germany youth teams from 2012 to 2015.

Club career

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Wolfsburg

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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 21 May, Knoche 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.[5]

Union Berlin

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On 4 August 2020, Knoche signed for Union Berlin after his Wolfsburg contract expired at the end of the season.[6] After securing survival on the last matchday, Union Berlin announced, on 20 May 2024 that Knoche will leave the club at the end of this season.[7]

Nürnberg

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On 19 July 2024, Knoche signed with 1. FC Nürnberg, moving to 2. Bundesliga after 13 seasons in the top tier.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 May 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 24 0 — — — 24 0
2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 31 1 — — — 31 1
2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 13 1 — — — 13 1
2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 69 2 — — — 69 2
VfL Wolfsburg 2011–12 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2012–13 Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 — — 13 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 32 3 3 0 — — 35 3
2014–15 Bundesliga 27 2 3 0 11[a] 0 — 41 2
2015–16 Bundesliga 11 1 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 13 1
2016–17 Bundesliga 23 1 2 0 — 2[c] 0 27 1
2017–18 Bundesliga 24 1 3 0 — 2[c] 1 29 2
2018–19 Bundesliga 31 3 3 0 — — 34 3
2019–20 Bundesliga 21 1 2 1 8[a] 0 — 31 2
Total 183 12 18 1 21 0 4 1 226 14
Union Berlin 2020–21 Bundesliga 34 1 2 0 — — 36 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 33 0 5 1 8[d] 0 — 46 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 32 2 4 1 10[a] 4 — 46 7
2023–24 Bundesliga 24 1 2 1 3[e] 0 — 29 2
Total 123 4 13 3 21 4 — 157 11
Career total 375 18 31 4 42 4 4 1 452 27
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Club

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VfL Wolfsburg

References

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