Sporting Kansas City announced they have signed 20-year-old German center back, Robert Voloder to a three-year MLS contract through 2024 with an option for 2025. Voloder was playing for NK Maribor in the Slovenian top division on loan from FC Koln (Cologne) in the Bundesliga. Maribor triggered a purchase option before then selling to Sporting Kansas City.
Voloder coming to Kansas City has been in the rumor mill for a while now.
The left-footed defender played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina youth national teams, U-17 through U-19 teams from 2017-2019. Voloder switched to Germany in 2019, playing for Germanys U-19s and U-20s.