Robin Gosens

Vitesse

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

FC Dordrecht (loan)

On 14 January 2014, Gosens was loaned to FC Dordrecht until the end of the season. He made his professional debut three days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against SBV Excelsior. Gosens scored his first professional goal on 7 February, netting the second in a 6–1 home victory against FC Emmen. 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, and he made his Eredivisie debut on 9 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against SC Heerenveen. He scored his first goal in the competition on 20 September, netting his side's only goal in a 1–1 away draw against Excelsior.

Heracles Almelo

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

Atalanta

On 2 June 2017, it was announced that Gosens had transferred to Italian side Atalanta. On 18 September 2019, Gosens made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb. On 11 December 2019, he…

On 25 August 2020, Gosens received his first call-up to represent the Germany national football team. He made his debut on 3 September, starting in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Spain. On 19 May 2021, he was included in the UEFA Euro 2020 squad. 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 tournament, for which he was awarded the Star of the Match. Gosens was excluded from the Germany squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with coach Hansi Flick stating the reason was Gosens' loss of rhythm over the previous year due to a lack of appearances. After also not being nominated for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, he was called up to the team again by new manager Julian Nagelsmann for the UEFA Nations League games in October 2024.

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026

International

As of match played 4 June 2025

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.

Gosens was born in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border and grew up in Elten, a part of the municipality of Emmerich. Elten was under Dutch administration from 1949 until 1963 and lot of the older generation of the inhabitants holds the Dutch citizenship including Gosens' father Holger Gosens. Robin holds both German and Dutch citizenship. During a press conference for the Germany national team, Gosens mentioned that he grew up as a Schalke 04 fan. In June 2022, he married his girlfriend Rabea Böhlke, with whom he has two sons born in 2021 and 2023 respectively. He departed the national team in November 2023 to take parental leave for the birth of his second son. On 22 February 2023, Gosens earned his B.Sc. in Psychology from the SRH Fernhochschule.