 Knoche forVfL 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 professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back for2. Bundesliga club1. FC Nürnberg.[2][3][4] Knoche represented Germany youth teams from 2012 to 2015.
Knoche is a product ofVfL 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 the2015 DFB-Pokal Final againstBorussia Dortmund and the2015 DFL-Supercup againstBayern Munich.
During the final relegation game of the 2018 Bundesliga season againstHolstein 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 overMainz, Knoche scored Wolfsburg's 1100th goal in the Bundesliga.[5]
On 4 August 2020, Knoche signed forUnion Berlin after hisWolfsburg 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]
On 19 July 2024, Knoche signed with1. FC Nürnberg, moving to2. Bundesliga after 13 seasons in the top tier.[8]
| 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 | ||
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