Robin Knoche

Following his move to Arminia Bielefeld, Knoche's current-season form is down 67% on last season (Season 33→11), while his Rating eased 31→17. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Arminia Bielefeld · 13th	23	3	0	7.07	17	11
2025/26	1. FC Nürnberg	11	1	0	6.92	—	—
2024/25	1. FC Nürnberg · 10th	31	1	2	7.01	31	33
2023/24	Union Berlin · 15th	24	1	0	6.85	36	22
2022/23	Union Berlin · 4th	33	2	3	6.98	52	56
2021/22	Union Berlin · 5th	33	0	0	6.93	58	44

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U21	8	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

R. Knoche is a 34-year-old central defender at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 16.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (46.8% 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.

On the season, Knoche graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 1.824 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 34 Knoche is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down

16.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

10.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.82

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.82

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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

Rated 16.6 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.189

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.189

Defensive actions / 901.824

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.063

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 34, Knoche sits on 2.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Knoche's projected Rating — 16.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions6

Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

Arminia BielefeldJan 2026 – Jun 2026Free

1. FC NürnbergJul 2024 – Jan 2026Free

Union BerlinJul 2020 – Jul 2024Free

VfL Wolfsburguntil Jul 2020

About R. Knoche

Robin Knoche is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Arminia Bielefeld, born on May 22, 1992 in Braunschweig, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Germany. Arminia Bielefeld currently sit 10th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, R. Knoche has made 23 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 1,431 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

R. Knoche's next match is on September 4, 2026, when Arminia Bielefeld face FC St. Pauli at home in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Knoche at 16.6 with a Season form score of 10.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the DFB Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, R. Knoche has totalled 440 club appearances with 23 goals and 8 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 34 appearances for Union Berlin.

R. Knoche's career has also included time at 1. FC Nürnberg, Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg.

On the international stage, R. Knoche has represented Germany U21 — 8 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points