Robbie Burton (footballer)

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Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
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Robbie Burton
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Teviot Rangers
2006–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 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 7 (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 as of 12:23, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
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Born in England, he represented Wales at youth international level.

Early and personal life

Burton was born in Gravesend.[2] He grew up near Welling,[3] and was raised by his grandparents.[4]

Club career

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] He made 7 appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season.[21]

International career

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

As of match played 28 October 2023[1]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2018–19 ———2[b]020
2019–20 ———3[b]030
Total ———5050
Dinamo Zagreb II 2019–20 Druga HNL 20———20
2020–21 40———40
2021–22 40———40
2022–23 00———00
Total 100———100
Dinamo Zagreb 2020–21 Prva HNL 140202[c]0—180
2021–22 000000—00
2022–23 000000—00
Total 1402020—180
Istra 1961 (loan) 2021–22 Prva HNL 10———10
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division 120101[d]0—140
Sligo Rovers 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division 70———70
Career total 440303050550
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  1. [a]
    Includes appearances in Croatian Cup & FAI Cup
  2. [b]
    Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. [c]
    Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. [d]
    Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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