Kaiserslautern
Permanent / 2015 / 2017
Robin Leon Koch (Gborn 17 July 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team. Koch made his first-team debut for 1. FC Kaiserslautern after graduated from the club's youth system and also played in Bundesliga with SC Freiburg. He has previously played for Eintracht Trier II, Eintracht Trier, 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SC Freiburg. He also represented Germany at under-21 level before joining the first team in November 2019. In August 2020, he signed for Leeds United ahead of their Premier League return and in 2021, represented them at UEFA Euro 2020.
Club career Early career Having played youth football with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Dörbach and Eintracht Trier, Koch started his senior career at Eintracht Trier, where he made his debut on 22 September 2014 in a 0–0 draw with TuS Koblenz. He scored his first senior goal on 22 November 2014 in a 4–2 victory over SpVgg Neckarelz; A low shot in the 25th minute to put Eintracht Trier 1–0 up. He appeared in 23 league matches for Eintracht Trier across the 2014–15 season, scoring two goals, whilst he also appeared 6 times for their reserve side.
1. FC Kaiserslautern In 2015, Koch moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, initially joining their reserve side.
Koch signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2016, with the contract lasting until the summer of 2019. His debut for Kaiserslautern came on 2 October 2016, starting in a 0–0 draw against Arminia Bielefeld.
He made 27 2. Bundesliga appearances in total for his hometown club, whilst he appeared 27 times for the reserve side of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, scoring once.
Permanent / 2015 / 2017
Youth / 2001 / 2003