Welsh footballer
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 .
Born in England, he represented Wales at youth international level.
Early and personal life
Burton was born in Gravesend .[ 2] Welling ,[ 3] [ 4]
Club career
Burton began his career with Teviot Rangers, signing for Arsenal at the age of 6.[ 3] [ 5] [ 2] [ 5] Arsenal under-23 team for the 2019–20 season.[ 4]
In February 2020 he moved to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb ,[ 6] [ 7] Druga HNL .[ 1]
The transfer was reportedly worth up to £ 800,000.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] 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] Celje on 8 August, coach Zoran Mamić decided to give Burton a chance in the first team.[ 12] Prva HNL debut on 16 August 2020 in a 6–0 win over Lokomotiva .[ 13] [ 14] 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] 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] [ 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] under-21 .[ 4]
Career statistics
As of match played 28 October 2023 [ 1]
References
^ a b c Robbie Burton at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2020.^ a b "Robbie Burton profile" . www.arsenal.com .^ a b c "Robbie Burton feature" . www.arsenal.com .^ a b c "Robbie Burton: Midfielder eyes progress with Arsenal and Wales" . BBC Sport . 17 November 2019.^ a b 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 .^ a b 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). " . 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 | (Tweet ) (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via Twitter .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ "Sligo land Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Robbie Burton" . 29 July 2022 – via www.rte.ie.^ Farry, Jessica (31 July 2022). "Wexford stun Sligo at the Showgrounds to advance" – via www.rte.ie. ^ "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.^ "2024 update and squad news – Sligo Rovers" . 6 November 2023.
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