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 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left wing-back[2][3]
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 121 (25)
National team‡
2020– Germany 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:16, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:37, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Vitesse

Born in Emmerich am Rhein, Gosens appeared for local clubs such as Fortuna Elten, 1. FC Bocholt and VfL Rhede,[4] before joining Vitesse's youth setup on 4 July 2012.[5] On 13 August 2013, he signed his first professional deal with the club.[6] Prior to this, he failed at a trial workout with Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund.[7] Gosens himself described it a fiasco.[8]

FC Dordrecht (loan)

On 14 January 2014, Gosens was loaned to FC Dordrecht until the end of the season.[9] He made his professional debut three days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against SBV Excelsior.[10]

Gosens scored his first professional goal on 7 February, netting the second in a 6–1 home victory against FC Emmen.[11] 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,[12] and he made his Eredivisie debut on 9 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against SC Heerenveen.[13] He scored his first goal in the competition on 20 September, netting his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against Excelsior.[14]

Heracles Almelo

On 4 June 2015, it was announced that Gosens had moved on a free transfer to Heracles Almelo.[15]

Atalanta

On 2 June 2017, it was announced that Gosens had transferred to Italian side Atalanta.[16] On 18 September 2019, Gosens made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb.[17] On 11 December 2019, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–0 away win over Shakhtar Donetsk.[18] On 25 November 2020, he scored his second Champions League goal in a 2–0 away win over Liverpool at Anfield.[19]

Gosens established himself as one of the top wing-backs in the Serie A, excelling both offensively and defensively. During the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, he was one of Atalanta's top goalscorers of the season scoring 9 goals and 11 goals, unprecedentedly high numbers for a defender.

International career

On 25 August 2020, Gosens received his first call-up to represent the Germany national football team.[20] He made his debut on 3 September, starting in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Spain.[21]

On 19 May 2021, he was included in the UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[22] On 19 June 2021, he scored a goal and provided an assist in a 4–2 win over Portugal in a group stage game at the Euro 2020,[23] for which he was awarded the Star of the Match.[24]

Personal life

Gosens was born in Germany to a German mother and a Dutch father, and holds both Dutch and German passports.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 September 2021[26]
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 32115071–4412
2021–22 610021–82
Total 12125110254–15729
Career total 228321812747028037

International
As of match played 8 September 2021[27]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
202040
202192
Total132
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.[27]
List of international goals scored by Robin Gosens
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 June 2021Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany7 Latvia1–07–1Friendly
219 June 2021Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany9 Portugal4–14–2UEFA Euro 2020

Honours

Individual

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: The Atalanta Left-Back Set To Make His Mark For Germany
  3. Who is Germany machine Robin Gosens? The most under-paid player in football
  4. "Unlikely hero Robin Gosens shows Germany anything is possible". The Guardian. 19 June 2021.
  5. "Robin Gosens wechselt zu Vitesse Arnhem" [Robin Goshen moves to Vitesse Arnhem] (in German). FuPa. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. "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.
  7. "Robin Gosens: "Amateur football is part of my DNA"". dfb.de. 20 December 2020.
  8. "Atalantas Robin Gosens: Probetraining beim BVB "war ein Fiasko" | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  9. "Gosens op huurbasis naar FC Dordrecht" [Gosens loaned to FC Dordrecht] (in Dutch). Vitesse's official website. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  10. "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.
  11. "FC Dordrecht ruim langs FC Emmen" [FC Dordrecht ease past FC Emmen] (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  12. "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.
  13. "Eredivisie: Heerenveen 1–2 FC Dordrecht". Total Dutch Football. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  14. "Rijnmondse streekderby onbeslist" [Rijnmond derby ends undecided] (in Dutch). Goal.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  15. Heracles heeft de smaak te pakken en legt transfervrije Vitessenaar vast (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 4 June 2015
  16. "Robin Gosens all'Atalanta" [Robin Gosens to Atalanta] (in Dutch). Atalanta's official website. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  17. "Atalanta v Dinamo Zagreb". 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  18. "Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 Atalanta". BBC Sport. 11 December 2019.
  19. "Liverpool 0–2 Atalanta". BBC Sport. 25 November 2020.
  20. "Germany squad announcement: Atalanta's Robin Gosens wins first call up | DW | 25.08.2020". DW.COM.
  21. "90.+6! Gaya gleicht erst in der Schlusssekunde aus" (in German). kicker.de. 3 September 2020.
  22. "JOACHIM LÖW ANNOUNCES HIS SQUAD FOR EURO 2020". dfb.de. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  23. "Gosens inspires resurgent Germany to thrilling 4-2 victory over Portugal". The Guardian. 19 June 2021.
  24. "Portugal 2-4 Germany: Slick Germans stun holders". UEFA. 19 June 2021.
  25. "Robin Gosens overweegt voor Nederlands elftal te kiezen". www.soccernews.nl.
  26. "R. Gosens". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  27. "Robin Gosens". European Football. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  28. "Gran Galà del Calcio: The winners". Football Italia. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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