Club career
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 Serie A side Atalanta. On 18 September 2019, Gosens made his UEFA Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb. On 11 December, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–0 away win over Shakhtar Donetsk. On 25 November 2020, he scored his second Champions League goal in a 2–0 win over Liverpool away at Anfield.
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 10 goals and 12 goals, unprecedentedly high numbers for a defender.
On 14 September 2021, Gosens scored the equalizing goal for Atalanta in a 2–2 away draw against Villarreal in the first fixture of the 2021–22 Champions League season.
Inter Milan
On 27 January 2022, Inter Milan announced the signing of Gosens on a loan until the end of the season, with an obligation to buy if certain conditions were met. On 12 April, it was announced that Gosens would join Inter permanently following the season, by activating the buy option in his loan deal.
On 12 October 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal with Inter in a 3–3 away draw against Barcelona at Camp Nou.
On 10 June 2023, he played in the 2023 Champions League final as a substitute in the second half, which ended in a 1–0 defeat against Manchester City.
Union Berlin
On 15 August 2023, after a year-and-a-half with Inter Milan, Gosens signed with Bundesliga side and Champions League contenders Union Berlin. With this move, he fulfilled his Bundesliga dream. According to media reports, the transfer fee was around €15 million, making him Union Berlin's record transfer. Previously, fellow German club VfL Wolfsburg also expressed interest in signing Gosens.
Gosens made his club and Bundesliga debut as a substitute five days later on August 20 at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei in a 4–1 home win over Mainz on the first matchday of the Bundesliga season. The following week, on August 26, he would make his first start in the Bundesliga at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor and made an immediate impact, scoring two goals for Union Berlin in a 4–1 away victory over Darmstadt.
Fiorentina
On 30 August 2024, Gosens returned to the Serie A with Fiorentina, joining on a season-long loan with a conditional obligation to buy. On 8 May 2025, he scored twice against Real Betis in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final, which ended in a 2–2 draw. After his substitution, the match resulted in a 4–3 aggregate defeat in extra time. At the end of the 2024–25 season, the conditional obligation to buy was triggered, making the transfer permanent.
Schalke 04 (loan)
On 17 July 2026, Gosens signed for Bundesliga club Schalke 04 on loan for the 2026–27 season, with an obligation to buy triggered by a set number of appearances and Schalke's league survival.
International career
On 25 August 2020, Gosens received his first call-up to represent the Germany national team. He made his debut on 3 September, starting in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Spain.
On 19 May 2021, Gosens was included in then-manager Joachim Löw's 26-man Germany squad for UEFA Euro 2020. A month later on 19 June, 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.
Personal life
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 many older inhabitants hold 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.
On 22 February 2023, Gosens earned his B.Sc. in psychology from the SRH Fernhochschule.
He departed the German national team in November 2023 to take parental leave for the birth of his second son.
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