Robin Knoche
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Arminia Bielefeld.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesligaat 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | 1 | 0 | 432 | 6.92 |
 DFB Pokalat 1. FC Nürnberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.2 |
Scout report
R. Knoche is a 34-year-old central defender at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 20.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 308th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (69.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Knoche.
Judged on this season alone, Knoche graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 3 clean sheets and 1.824 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 54th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 34 Knoche is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
1.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 69.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.82 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 20.6, Knoche carries the 54th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 57, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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