Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Irish club Sligo Rovers, on loan from Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Gravesend, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Sligo Rovers (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teviot Rangers | |||
| 2006–2020 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Dinamo Zagreb II | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| Wales U17 | |||
| Wales U19 | |||
| Wales U21 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:29, 16 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Born in England, he represents 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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
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Sligo Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
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