Robin Gosens

Robin Everardus Gosens (born 5 July 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Germany national team.

Robin Gosens
Gosens in 2018
Personal information
Full name Robin Everardus Gosens[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994
Place of birth Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left wing-back
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2007 Fortuna Elten
2007–2009 1. FC Bocholt
2009–2012 VfL Rhede
2012–2014 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Vitesse 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Dordrecht (loan) 47 (3)
2015–2017 Heracles Almelo 60 (4)
2017– Atalanta 100 (19)
National team‡
2020– Germany 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:07, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Emmerich am Rhein, Gosens appeared for local clubs before joining Vitesse's youth setup on 4 July 2012.[2] On 13 August 2013, he signed his first professional deal with the club.[3] Prior to this, he failed at a trial workout with Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund. Gosens himself described it a fiasco.[4]

On 14 January 2014, Gosens was loaned to FC Dordrecht until the end of the season.[5] He made his professional debut three days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against SBV Excelsior.[6]

Gosens scored his first professional goal on 7 February, netting the second in a 6–1 home defeat of FC Emmen.[7] He appeared in 20 matches during the campaign (play-offs included), as his side finished second and returned to Eredivisie after a nineteen-year absence.

On 29 May 2014, Gosens' loan was renewed for a further year,[8] and he made his Eredivisie debut on 9 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against SC Heerenveen.[9] He scored his first goal in the competition on 20 September, netting his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against Excelsior.[10]

On 4 June 2015, it was announced that Gosens had moved on a free transfer to Heracles Almelo.[11]

On 2 June 2017, it was announced that Gosens had transferred to Italian side Atalanta.[12] On 18 September 2019, Gosens made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb.[13] Gosens established himself as one of the top wing-backs in the Serie A, excelling both offensively and defensively. During the 2019–2020 season, he was one of Atalanta's top goalscorers of the season scoring 9 goals, an unprecedentedly high number for a defender.

International career

On 25 August 2020, Gosens received his first call-up to represent the Germany national football team.[14] He made his debut on 3 September, starting in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Spain.[15]

Personal life

Gosens was born in Germany to a German mother and a Dutch father, and holds both Dutch and German passports.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021[17]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dordrecht (loan) 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 16100–40201
2014–15 Eredivisie 31220––332
Total 47320–40533
Heracles Almelo 2015–16 Eredivisie 32231–30383
2016–17 2822020–322
Total 604512030705
Atalanta 2017–18 Serie A 2112031–262
2018–19 2833050–363
2019–20 3491081–4310
2020–21 1763051–257
Total 1001990213–13022
Career total 207261612337025330

International
As of 13 October 2020[17]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
202040
Total40

References
  1. "Campionato Serie A TIM 2019/2020: Atalanta B.C. vs S.P.A.L." (PDF). Atalanta B.C. (in Italian). 2020. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. "Robin Gosens wechselt zu Vitesse Arnhem" [Robin Goshen moves to Vitesse Arnhem] (in German). FuPa. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Nachwuchs-Fußballer Robin Gosens unterschreibt Vertrag bei Vitesse Arnheim" [Young footballer Robin Gosens signs contract with Vitesse Arnhem] (in German). WAZ. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. "Atalantas Robin Gosens: Probetraining beim BVB "war ein Fiasko" | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  5. "Gosens op huurbasis naar FC Dordrecht" [Gosens loaned to FC Dordrecht] (in Dutch). Vitesse's official website. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. "Boeiende regioderby eindigt onbeslist (1–1)" [Fascinating local derby ends in a draw (1–1)] (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  7. "FC Dordrecht ruim langs FC Emmen" [FC Dordrecht ease past FC Emmen] (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  8. "Robin Gosens en Mo Hamdaoui op huurbasis naar FC Dordrecht" [Robin Gosens and Mo Hamdaoui loaned to FC Dordrecht] (in Dutch). Vitesse's official website. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  9. "Eredivisie: Heerenveen 1–2 FC Dordrecht". Total Dutch Football. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  10. "Rijnmondse streekderby onbeslist" [Rijnmond derby ends undecided] (in Dutch). Goal.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  11. Heracles heeft de smaak te pakken en legt transfervrije Vitessenaar vast (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 4 June 2015
  12. "Robin Gosens all'Atalanta" [Robin Gosens to Atalanta] (in Dutch). Atalanta's official website. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  13. "Atalanta v Dinamo Zagreb". 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  14. "Germany squad announcement: Atalanta's Robin Gosens wins first call up | DW | 25.08.2020". DW.COM.
  15. "90.+6! Gaya gleicht erst in der Schlusssekunde aus" (in German). kicker.de. 3 September 2020.
  16. "Robin Gosens overweegt voor Nederlands elftal te kiezen". www.soccernews.nl.
  17. "R. Gosens". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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