2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Robin Balters
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sprendlingen, Germany
- High School:
- Gymnasium am Römerkastell
- Prev School:
- Grand View
2023 (Sophomore): Summit League All-Tournament Team ... Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week (Oct. 23) ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Stepped into starting keeper role midway through the season, making nine starts and playing 830 minutes ... Ranked fourth in the Summit, 80th in the nation with a goals against average of 1.193 ... Notched three shutouts on the year ... First Kansas City keeper to win a penalty shootout since 2008 ... Made Kansas City debut against Creighton on Sep. 12, facing 12 shots in a 2-1 win ... Made three saves in draw at Omaha on Oct. 21 ... Posted three-straight shutouts from Oct. 18-28 ... Made three saves in Summit Semifinal win over No. 1 Denver, also stopping three shots during the penalty shootouts ... Made a season-high six saves in Summit League Finals against No. 3 Omaha
2022 (Grand View): Spent his freshman year playing for the Heart of America Conference’s Grand View Vikings … Helped lead team to a 10-7-3 record
High School/Club: Played for TSG Hoffenheim and TSV Schott Mainz … Was called up for regional selection in SW Germany
Personal: Born Aug. 16, 2001 in Wiesbaden, Germany … Son of Reinhold and Karoline Balters … Also likes to golf … Speaks German … Intends to study business administration
Why Kansas City?: “After many conversations with the coaching staff, I liked the professional mindset within the soccer program. The training environment is also professional, so I can keep working on myself in the best ways possible.”
