Tyrell Robinson (born 16 September 1997) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back and left winger. In 2020, he was convicted for child sex offences.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 25)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Basildon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2017 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Bradford City | 23 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Born in Basildon,[2] Robinson played youth football with Arsenal, joining in 2004,[3] at the age of seven.[4] He turned professional in January 2015,[2] and was released by the club in February 2017.[5] He had a trial with Watford in April 2017.[6]
He signed a one-year contract with Bradford City in May 2017.[2][7] He made his senior debut on 21 October 2017, appearing as a substitute in a league match; this was followed three days later by a start in an EFL Trophy game.[8][9] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 November 2017,[10][9] and was praised by manager Stuart McCall.[11] In January 2018 he signed a new contract with the club until summer 2020.[12][13] Later that month he stated that the new contract would not impact on his form.[14] At the end of his first season as a professional, where he scored 3 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions,[9] he was named Bradford City's 'Supporters' Trust Under 23s Player of the Year'.[15] He also commented that his football was still developing.[16]
On 15 August 2018, ten minutes before kick-off of an EFL Cup game against Macclesfield Town, Robinson was removed from the locker room for questioning by police.[17] He was suspended by the club the next day,[18][19] and then arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.[20] He was sacked by Bradford City on 24 February 2020 due to gross misconduct, after police announced charges against him.[21][22]
At Bradford Crown Court on 16 June,[23][24][25][26] Robinson pleaded guilty to sex offences involving a 14-year-old girl.[27] His co-accused changed his plea from not guilty to guilty.[28] On 26 January 2021, Robinson began his prison sentence of three-and-a-half years.[29]
In May 2017 Robinson was described by Bradford City Head of Recruitment Greg Abbott as having "bags of pace" and being "a strong, athletic kid with a great desire to prove everybody wrong".[4] Primarily a left winger, Robinson was also occasionally used by Bradford City manager Stuart McCall as a left back.[30]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bradford City | 2017–18[9] | League One | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 2018–19[31] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||