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 | |||
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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
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]
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 2022[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- Robbie Burton at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Robbie Burton profile". www.arsenal.com.
- "Robbie Burton feature". www.arsenal.com.
- "Robbie Burton: Midfielder eyes progress with Arsenal and Wales". BBC Sport. 17 November 2019.
- 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.
- "Robbie Burton joins Dinamo Zagreb". Arsenal. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Critchlow, Dan (28 February 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for Dinamo Zagreb II". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Dinamo Zagreb - Lokomotiva Zagreb 6:0 (1. HNL 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Critchlow, Dan (17 August 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for GNK Dinamo in 6-0 win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
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(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.