Stephen Wyn Roberts (born 24 February 1980) is a Welsh former professional footballer who most recently played for Walsall. He has also represented Wales at under-21 level.
Roberts began his career at hometown club Wrexham,[1] where he took part in the club's Football League Trophy win in 2005,[2] before eventually moving to Doncaster Rovers where he joined up with his brother Neil Roberts who eventually moved on to join Wrexham.
On 1 July 2008, Roberts opted to turn down a new one-year contract at Doncaster Rovers, to drop down to League One to play for Walsall on a two-year contract. He became the "Saddlers" first signing of the 2008 pre-season.[3]
On 8 October 2009, Roberts announced his retirement from the game at the age of 29 due to a persistent back injury.
stephen, roberts, footballer, born, 1980, stephen, roberts, born, february, 1980, welsh, former, professional, footballer, most, recently, played, walsall, also, represented, wales, under, level, steve, robertspersonal, informationfull, namestephen, roberts, d. Stephen Wyn Roberts born 24 February 1980 is a Welsh former professional footballer who most recently played for Walsall He has also represented Wales at under 21 level Steve RobertsPersonal informationFull nameStephen Wyn Roberts 1 Date of birth 1980 02 24 24 February 1980 age 44 1 Place of birthWrexham WalesHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 1 Position s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1998 2005Wrexham150 6 2005 2008Doncaster Rovers73 1 2008 2009Walsall16 1 Total239 8 International career1996Wales U171 0 1996 1999Wales U1910 0 1999 2001Wales U213 0 2005Wales1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksCareer editRoberts began his career at hometown club Wrexham 1 where he took part in the club s Football League Trophy win in 2005 2 before eventually moving to Doncaster Rovers where he joined up with his brother Neil Roberts who eventually moved on to join Wrexham On 1 July 2008 Roberts opted to turn down a new one year contract at Doncaster Rovers to drop down to League One to play for Walsall on a two year contract He became the Saddlers first signing of the 2008 pre season 3 On 8 October 2009 Roberts announced his retirement from the game at the age of 29 due to a persistent back injury Honours editWrexham Football League Trophy 2004 05 4 References edit a b c d Hugman Barry J ed 2010 The PFA Footballers Who s Who 2010 11 Edinburgh Mainstream Publishing p 356 ISBN 978 1 84596 601 0 Southend 0 2 Wrexham BBC 10 April 2005 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Roberts commits to Doncaster move BBC Sport Retrieved on 18 October 2007 Southend 0 2 Wrexham BBC Sport 10 April 2005 Retrieved 17 March 2024 External links editStephen Roberts at Soccerbase nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Welsh football defender is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Roberts footballer born 1980 amp oldid 1214225800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
