Kory Paul Roberts (born 17 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hemel Hempstead Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kory Paul Roberts[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender[4] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Walsall | 26 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Bromley | 22 | (1) |
2021 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Rushall Olympic (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2022 | → Dartford (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2022– | Hemel Hempstead Town | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 5 October 2022 (UTC) |
Roberts was born in Birmingham, West Midlands.[5] He joined the Walsall academy at the age of 16 from Birmingham's Sunday football scene, after a failed trial at Birmingham City.[6] He signed his first professional contract with Walsall in May 2016.[7] On 31 December 2016, Roberts made his Football League debut against Oxford United in a 0–0 draw.[8]
He signed a new contract with Walsall in October 2018, running until June 2020.[9]
Following his release from Walsall, he signed for Bromley in September 2020.[10] On 29 September 2021, he signed for National League North side AFC Telford United on a two-month loan deal.[11] On 26 November 2021, he was on the move again, this time to a level below when he signed for Southern Football League Premier Division Central side Rushall Olympic on loan until January 2022.[12]
On 28 January 2022, Roberts joined Dartford on loan.[13]
On 31 May 2022, it was confirmed that Roberts would leave Bromley following the end of his contract.[14]
On 22 July 2022, Roberts signed for Hemel Hempstead Town.[15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Walsall | 2016–17[16] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2017–18[17] | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2018–19[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20[19] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Bromley | 2020–21[20] | National League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
2021–22[21] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2021–22[22] | National League North | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Rushall Olympic (loan) | 2021–22[23] | SL Premier Division Central | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
Dartford (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 18 | 2 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2022–23 | National League South | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 87 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 106 | 5 |
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