Robbie Burton (footballer)
Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gravesend, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teviot Rangers | |||
| 2006–2020 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Dinamo Zagreb II | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sligo Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| 2015–2016 | Wales U17 | 4 | (0) |
| Wales U19 | |||
| 2019–2020 | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 25 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Born in England, he represents Wales at youth international level.
Early and personal life Edit
Burton was born in Gravesend.[2] He grew up near Welling,[3] and was raised by his grandparents.[4]
Club career Edit
Burton began his career with Teviot Rangers, signing for Arsenal at the age of 6.[3][5] He turned professional in summer 2018.[2][5] He became captain of the Arsenal under-23 team for the 2019–20 season.[4]
In February 2020 he moved to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb,[6][7] playing initially for their second team in the Druga HNL.[1]
The transfer was reportedly worth up to £800,000.[8][9][10] He made two appearances for Dinamo Zagreb II in Druga HNL, against Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Sesvete on 28 February and 8 March respectively, getting sent off during the latter match.[10][11] Following a good performance in a 3–0 friendly win over Celje on 8 August, coach Zoran Mamić decided to give Burton a chance in the first team.[12] He made his Prva HNL debut on 16 August 2020 in a 6–0 win over Lokomotiva.[13][14] On 5 November 2020, he made his European debut for Dinamo in the 1–0 Europa League victory over Wolfsberg.[15]
On 21 August 2021, Burton was loaned out to Istra 1961 until the end of the season.[16]
In July 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of their season.[17] He made his debut on 31 July 2022, coming off the bench in a 2–1 FAI Cup defeat at home to Wexford.[18]
In January 2023, Burton parted ways with Dinamo Zagreb.[19]
Burton returned to Sligo Rovers on a permanent basis on 25 August 2023, after 8 months without a club.[20]
International career Edit
Burton was eligible for Wales through his Welsh grandfather, and played for them at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth level,[3] before progressing to under-21.[4]
Career statistics Edit
- As of match played 28 October 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2019–20 | Druga HNL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2022 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Sligo Rovers | 2023 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes appearances in Croatian Cup & FAI Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References Edit
- ^ a b c Robbie Burton at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Robbie Burton profile". www.arsenal.com.
- ^ a b c "Robbie Burton feature". www.arsenal.com.
- ^ a b c "Robbie Burton: Midfielder eyes progress with Arsenal and Wales". BBC Sport. 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b Warlow, Robert (18 July 2019). "Who is Robbie Burton? The Arsenal star impressing in America". footballlondon.
- ^ "Robbie Burton joins Dinamo Zagreb". www.arsenal.com.
- ^ "Robbie Burton: Arsenal midfielder joins Dinamo Zagreb on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 18 February 2020.
- ^ "[PREDSTAVLJAMO] Dinamo jači za desetoricu igrača". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Robbie Burton joins Dinamo Zagreb". Arsenal. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Critchlow, Dan (28 February 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for Dinamo Zagreb II". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Olivari, Davorin (1 March 2020). "IZ ZVJEZDANOG LONDONA RAVNO U - SIGET! Donedavni kapetan mladog Arsenala doživio vatreno krštenje u Hrvatskoj: 'Ovo je za mene sasvim novo iskustvo!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ničota, Tomo (20 August 2020). "'Najveća sličnost Dinama i Arsenala je pobjednički mentalitet, ali ima i jedna velika razlika...'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dinamo Zagreb - Lokomotiva Zagreb 6:0 (1. HNL 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Critchlow, Dan (17 August 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for GNK Dinamo in 6-0 win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tironi, Hrvoje (25 November 2020). "Burton: Ljungberg mi je rekao da je Dinamo baš pravi izbor za mene, a Bale je bolji i od Luke!". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ NK Istra 1961 [@NKIstra1961] (21 August 2021). "| WELCOME |
Na posudbu nam dolazi Robbie Burton iz @gnkdinamo , koji će se pridružiti ekipi do kraja sezone!
Dobro došao među zeleno žute! 🔰
#ForzaIstra" (Tweet) (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via Twitter. - ^ "Sligo land Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Robbie Burton". 29 July 2022 – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Farry, Jessica (31 July 2022). "Wexford stun Sligo at the Showgrounds to advance" – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Sources: Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town and Barnsley race to sign Arsenal product Robbie Burton". footballinsider247.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Burton signs for Rovers – Sligo Rovers". 25 August 2023.
External links Edit
- Robbie Burton at WorldFootball.net