Morgan Elliot Roberts (born 20 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swindon Town.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Morgan Elliot Roberts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[4] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Northampton Soccer Stars | |||
| 2009–2018 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Northampton Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Banbury United (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Banbury United | 42 | (20) |
| 2022– | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 22 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Roberts joined Northampton Town's youth academy in 2009, after beginning at Northampton Soccer Stars, prior to being promoted into the first-team squad nine years later.[2][5] Roberts was an unused substitute for an EFL League One match with Blackpool in April 2018, which preceded his professional debut on 5 May during a 2–2 draw at Sixfields Stadium with Oldham Athletic; the club's 2017–18 finale as they suffered relegation.[3][6] He signed a new contract with Northampton on 17 May.[7]
On 11 October 2019, Roberts headed off on loan to AFC Rushden & Diamonds of the Southern League.[8] He won man of the match in two of his first three appearances for them.[9] He scored his first senior goal on 22 October, netting against Banbury United; a team he would later join.[10] Roberts made a second one-month loan move of the season to a Southern League Premier Central team, this time in the shape of Banbury United on 12 November 2019; joining up with brother Connor.[11] On 12 December 2020, Roberts joined National League North team Brackley Town on loan for a month.[12]
On 7 July 2021, Roberts rejoined former club Banbury United on a permanent deal.[13] The 2021–22 season saw success for Banbury as they were promoted to the sixth tier of English football for the first time in their history.[14]
On 1 September 2022, Roberts returned to the Football League when he joined EFL League Two club Swindon Town.[15] The move came after an impressive opening month of the season that saw Roberts saw four goals, ultimately being awarded the National League North Player of the Month award for August 2022.[16]
Roberts was called up to a training camp with the Wales U21s in March 2019.[17]
He attended Kingsthorpe Grove and Northampton School for Boys as a pupil.[5] His father, Gareth, is a former semi-professional footballer, while brother Connor is a current footballer.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Northampton Town | 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2019–20 | Southern League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Banbury United (loan) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Brackley Town (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
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