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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.
| 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 | ||
| 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, correct as of 12:23, 29 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Born in England, he represented Wales at youth international level.
Burton was born in Gravesend.[2] He grew up near Welling,[3] and was raised by his grandparents.[4]
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]
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]
- As of match played 28 October 2023[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 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
- Includes appearances in Croatian Cup & FAI Cup
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
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