Robert Voloder

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Robert Voloder
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position Defender
Youth career
2008–2010 Eintracht Frankfurt [3]
2010–2014 FSV Frankfurt
2014–2015 SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach
2015–2016 FSV Frankfurt
2016–2020 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 1. FC Köln II 27 (1)
2020–2021 1. FC Köln 0 (0)
2021Maribor (loan) 20 (2)
2022 Maribor 0 (0)
2022–2025 Sporting Kansas City 65 (1)
2023 Sporting Kansas City II 7 (1)
International career
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 [a] 9 (0)
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 1 (0)
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 3 (0)
2019 Germany U19 3 (0)
2020–2021 Germany U20 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

Robert Voloder (born 9 May 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender.

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Club career

Born in Frankfurt, Volder began his career in the academy of local club Eintracht Frankfurt. [3] He also played in the youth ranks of FSV Frankfurt and SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach, before joining 1. FC Köln in 2016.

1. FC Köln

In May 2020, Voloder signed his first professional contract with 1. FC Köln that would keep him at the club until 2023. [4] During the 2020/21 season, Voloder made 26 Regionalliga appearances (all as a starter) for 1. FC Köln II, scoring one goal.

Maribor

In June 2021, he was sent on loan to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor. [5] On 18 July 2021, Voloder made his professional debut in a PrvaLiga match against Celje. [6] He featured in all 20 league matches in the first half of the season scoring two goals, [7] before Maribor activated the possibility of making the transfer permanent in December 2021. [8]

Sporting Kansas City

On 19 January 2022, Voloder signed a three-year contract with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City, with an option for another year. [9] Voloder scored his first goal with Sporting on 13 September 2022, in a 3-0 victory over D.C. United. [10]

Following the 2025 season, Kansas City opted to release Voloder from the club. [11] He appeared in 78 matches and scored 1 goal in four seasons at the club.

Notes

  1. Official UEFA competitive matches only.

References

  1. "Robert Voloder". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Robert Voloder". Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Robert Voloder – osebni karton" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "1. FC Köln bindet Top-Talent Robert Voloder". bundesliga.com (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "1. FC Köln verleiht Robert Voloder". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. "Celje vs. Maribor 2–3". Soccerway. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. "Robert Voloder » PrvaLiga 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. "V pisarnah pod Kalvarijo ne počivajo". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. Kovzan, Sam (19 January 2022). "Sporting KC acquires 20-year-old German youth international center back Robert Voloder". Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  10. City, Sporting Kansas. "Recap: Sporting shines in dominant 3-0 home win over D.C. United". Sporting Kansas City.
  11. City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC announces roster moves ahead of 2026 season". Sporting Kansas City.