Robert Earnshaw

Robert Earnshaw (born 6 April 1981) is a Welsh former international footballer who played as a forward.

Robert Earnshaw

Earnshaw in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Robert Earnshaw[1]
Date of birth	(1981-04-06) 6 April 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Mufulira, Zambia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997–1998	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2004	Cardiff City	183	(86)
2000	→ Greenock Morton (loan)	3	(2)
2004–2006	West Bromwich Albion	43	(12)
2006–2007	Norwich City	45	(27)
2007–2008	Derby County	22	(1)
2008–2011	Nottingham Forest	102	(38)
2011–2013	Cardiff City	19	(3)
2012–2013	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)	10	(2)
2013	Toronto FC	26	(8)
2014	Blackpool	1	(0)
2014	Chicago Fire	5	(3)
2015	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	9	(2)
2015	→ Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)	3	(2)
Total		471	(186)
International career
1998–2001	Wales U21	10	(1)
2002–2012	Wales	59	(16)
Managerial career
2018–2019	Fresno FC (assistant)
2022–	Orange County SC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 November 2015^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City[4]	1997–98	Third Division	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	1998–99	Third Division	5	1	1	0	–		–		6	1
	1999–2000	Second Division	6	1	–		–		–		6	1
	2000–01	Third Division	36	19	4	6	1	0	–		41	25
	2001–02	Second Division	32	12	3	2	1	1	–		36	15
	2002–03	Second Division	46	31	4	1	2	3	–		55	35
	2003–04	First Division	46	21	1	0	2	5	–		49	26
	2004–05	Championship	4	1	–		1	1	–		5	2
	Total		183	86	13	9	7	10	–		203	105
Greenock Morton (loan)	1999–2000	Scottish First Division	3	2	1	0	–		–		4	2
West Bromwich Albion	2004–05[5]	Premier League	31	11	3	3	–		–		34	14
	2005–06[6]	Premier League	12	1	1	0	3	2	–		16	3
	Total		43	12	4	3	3	2	–		50	17
Norwich City	2005–06	Championship	15	8	–		–		–		15	8
	2006–07	Championship	30	19	1	0	1	0	–		32	19
	Total		45	27	1	0	1	0	–		47	27
Derby County	2007–08	Premier League	22	1	2	1	1	0	–		25	2
Nottingham Forest	2008–09	Championship	32	12	2	2	2	3	–		36	17
	2009–10	Championship	34	17	1	0	2	0	–		37	17
	2010–11	Championship	36	9	2	0	0	0	–		38	9
	Total		102	38	5	2	4	3	–		111	43
Cardiff City	2011–12[4]	Championship	19	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	22	4
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)	2012–13	Israeli Premier League	10	2	0	0	1	1	–		11	3
Toronto	2013[7]	MLS	26	8	0	0	0	0	–		26	8
Blackpool	2013–14	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Chicago Fire	2014[7]	MLS	5	3	0	0	0	0	–		5	3
Vancouver Whitecaps	2015[7]	MLS	9	2	0	0	1[c]	0	4[d]	0	14	2
Career total			468	184	27	16	19	16	5	0	519	216

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes Football League Cup, Toto Cup
3. Appearance in MLS Cup play-offs
4. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International

Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Earnshaw goal.^[8]

List of international goals scored by Robert Earnshaw

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 May 2002	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Germany	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	12 February 2003	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	2–2	Friendly
3	11 October 2003	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Serbia and Montenegro	2–3	2–3	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
4	18 February 2004	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Scotland	1–0	4–0	Friendly
5				2–0
6				3–0
7	31 March 2004	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	2–1	2–1	Friendly
8	8 September 2004	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Northern Ireland	2–2	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	13 October 2004	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Poland	1–0	2–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	27 May 2006	UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	2–1	Friendly
11				2–1
12	11 October 2006	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Cyprus	2–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
13	17 October 2007	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
14	29 May 2009	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales	Estonia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
15	25 May 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Scotland	1–0	1–3	2011 Nations Cup
16	27 May 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–0	2–0	2011 Nations Cup

Hat-trick record

He is the only player to have scored hat-tricks in the Premier League, Divisions 1, 2 and 3, the FA Cup, the League Cup, and in an international match.^[9]

• Premiership, West Bromwich Albion vs. Charlton, 19 March 2005^[10]
• Championship (Division 1), Cardiff vs. Gillingham (13 September 2003)^[11] and Nottingham Forest vs. Leicester City (5 December 2009)^[12]
• League One (Division 2), Cardiff vs. QPR (29 November 2002)^[13] and vs. Tranmere Rovers (14 March 2003)^[14]
• League Two (Division 3), Cardiff vs. Torquay United (2 December 2000)^[15]
• FA Cup, Cardiff vs. Bristol Rovers (19 November 2000)^[16]
• League Cup, Cardiff vs. Boston United (11 September 2002)^[17] and vs. Leyton Orient (12 August 2003)^[18]
• International, Wales vs. Scotland (18 February 2004)^[19]

Honours

Cardiff City

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2011–12^[20]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Israeli Premier League: 2012–13^[21]

Individual

• Cardiff City Young Player of the Year: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
• PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2002–03 Second Division^[22][23]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 Third Division,^[24] 2002–03 Second Division,^[25] 2003–04 First Division^[26]
• Cardiff City Player of the Year: 2002–03^[27]
• Football League Second Division Top Scorer: 2002–03^[28]
• Welsh Footballer of the Year: 2004^[29]