Asnnel Robo
French Guianese gridiron football player (born 1993)
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Asnnel Robo (born November 4, 1993) is a professional gridiron football fullback for the Stuttgart Surge of the European League of Football.
Robo with the Argonauts in 2021 | |
| Stuttgart Surge | |
|---|---|
| Position | Fullback |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | Global |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 4, 1993 Cayenne, French Guiana |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Montreal |
| CFL draft | 2019 Euro: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Montreal Alouettes* |
| 2019–2020 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2021 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2023–present | Stuttgart Surge |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life
Robo was born in Cayenne, French Guiana and later moved to France.[1] After playing soccer in his youth, he began playing gridiron football when he was 18 years old while he was studying in Marseille.[2][3]
University career
After moving to Canada, Robo played U Sports football as a running back for the Montreal Carabins from 2015 to 2018.[3] Over his four year career, he had 677 rushing yards and six touchdowns, including 145 rushing yards in a single game against Concordia in his senior year.[3]
Professional career
Montreal Alouettes
Robo qualified for the Canadian Football League's first ever Global Draft in 2019 as the league wanted to expand its international reach.[4] He was then drafted third overall by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team on May 15, 2019.[5][6] However, he was released at the end of training camp on June 9, 2019.[6]
Calgary Stampeders
On June 11, 2019, Robo was signed by the Calgary Stampeders to their practice roster.[7] He played in his first career game against the Edmonton Eskimos on September 2, 2019, in the Labour Day Classic.[3] He played in two more games that year, but did not record any statistics.[3]
Robo was re-signed by the Stampeders in the following off-season on November 26, 2019.[8] However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and was released on February 3, 2021.[9]
Toronto Argonauts
Shortly after his release from the Stampeders, it was announced on February 6, 2021, that Robo had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[10] He played in 12 regular season games where he had three special teams tackles. He spent part of 2022 training camp with the team, but was released after the first pre-season game on May 29, 2022.[11]
Stuttgart Surge
In 2022, Robo joined the Stuttgart Surge for the European League of Football 2023 season.[12]