Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1994)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Robinson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 June 1994||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Luton Town | 46 | (3) |
2014 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2015 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Woking (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2016– | Dagenham & Redbridge | 19 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:43, 12 November 2016 (UTC). |
Matthew James "Matt" Robinson (born 1 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge.
Career
Early career
Born in Leicester, Leicestershire,[1] Robinson began his career as a youth player in the Leicester City academy. He made 43 appearances in the youth team over the course of two seasons, scoring 14 goals, but was not offered a contract and left the club in early 2012.[3] Following his release, he produced a video with footage from his time in the Leicester academy to try and win a professional contract.[4]
Luton Town
Robinson went on trial with Conference Premier club Luton Town later in 2012 and impressed manager Paul Buckle enough in pre-season to be offered a two-year professional contract.[3] He made his Luton debut in a 2–0 away win over Kidderminster Harriers on 14 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute.[5] He made five further substitute appearances and two starts under Buckle's management,[6] before John Still was appointed as Luton manager on 26 February 2013.[7] Still used Robinson in a starting role in six league games,[6] scoring his first senior goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Southport on the final game of the 2012–13 season.[8][9] In June 2013, Robinson signed a contract extension until the summer of 2015.[10]
Robinson was primarily an unused substitute for much of the first half of the 2013–14 season, though he did play in the team's FA Cup and FA Trophy games.[6] On 26 December 2013, fellow Luton midfielder Jonathan Smith suffered a double leg break during a 2–1 away win over Barnet,[11] promoting Robinson to a more regular place in the team.[12] He went on to play in all but one of Luton's matches in the second half of the season.[6] He scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–0 home win over Chester on 22 March 2014,[13] scoring his second three days later in a 2–1 away win over Grimsby Town.[14] 19-year-old Robinson, who played alongside 18-year-old Cameron McGeehan and 20-year-old Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu in a youthful midfield trio, was praised by John Still for his performances.[15] Luton won the Conference Premier title with three games to spare of the 2013–14 season, with Robinson playing in a total of 31 games.[16]
He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 as Luton beat Carlisle United 1–0.[17] On 1 October 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at Luton until 2017.[18]
On 31 October 2014, Robinson joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan.[19] He went on to make six appearances for the Harriers before returning to Luton,[6] declining the chance to stay for a further month to fight for his place at Luton.[20] He made a total of 12 appearances for Luton throughout the season, but was placed on the club's transfer list in May 2015 alongside five other players.[21]
On 21 August 2015, Robinson joined National League club Grimsby Town on a one-month loan.[22]
On 23 October 2015, Robinson joined Woking on a one-month loan after failing to impress at Grimsby Town.[23] A day later, he made his Woking debut in the FA Cup, featuring in a 3–0 shock defeat to Maidenhead United.[24] On 19 December 2015, Robinson scored his first Woking goal in a 5–1 thrashing over Gateshead, in which he poked home a cross from Dan Holman.[25] On 14 January 2016, Robinson's loan deal at Woking was extended until the end of the season.[26] He made 31 appearances for the club, scoring two goals during his loan spell.[6]
On 10 May 2016, Luton announced that Robinson had once again been placed on the transfer list.[27][28] However, just one week later, he was released from his contract by mutual consent one year early as part of the reorganisation of the squad by Luton manager Nathan Jones.[29][30] He made 57 appearances and scored three goals since joining the club in 2012.[30]
Dagenham & Redbridge
Robinson signed a two-year contract with newly relegated National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on 7 June 2016.[31]
Personal life
Robinson is a grime MC, performing under the stage name Kamakaze.[32]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 November 2016
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luton Town | 2012–13[6] | Conference Premier | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
2013–14[6] | Conference Premier | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
2014–15[33] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 46 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2014–15[6] | Conference Premier | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2015–16[6] | National League | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Woking (loan) | 2015–16[6] | National League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2016–17[6] | National League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Career total | 104 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 122 | 6 |
Honours
Luton Town
References
- 1 2 3 "Matt Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Matt Robinson". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Matt Robinson joins Luton after being released by Leicester". BBC Sport. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "Matt Robinson / Kamakaze – My Story". YouTube. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kidderminster 0–2 Town". Luton Town F.C. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "M. Robinson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "John Still: Luton Town appoint Dagenham & Redbridge boss". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Southport 1–3 Luton". BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "Southport 1–3 Town". Luton Town F.C. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Robinson pens new Hatters deal". Luton Today. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Barnet 1–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Luton release Arnaud Mendy and confirm Jonathan Smith leg break". BBC Sport. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Luton Town 3–0 Chester". BBC Sport. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "Grimsby Town 1–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (28 March 2014). "Robinson earns praise from Hatters boss". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "Carlisle 0–1 Luton". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ "Luton Town's Matt Robinson signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Robinson joins Kidderminster on loan". Luton Town F.C. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (27 November 2014). "Robinson wants to fight for place at Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Luton Town: Hatters release seven and transfer list six more". Bedfordshire On Sunday. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (21 August 2015). "Hatters midfielder heads to Grimsby". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Matt Robinson joins on loan from Luton". Woking F.C. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Maidenhead United 3–0 Woking". Woking F.C. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Gateshead 1–5 Woking". BBC Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Matt Robinson rejoins on loan". Woking F.C. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Hatters release list published". Luton Town F.C. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Luton Town: Jake Howells and Alex Lawless among nine released". BBC Sport. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Town release duo". Luton Town F.C. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- 1 2 Simmonds, Mike (17 May 2016). "Hatters release Justham and Robinson". Luton Today. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Matt Robinson: Dagenham and Redbridge sign former Luton midfielder". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ Bromage, Dave (26 January 2013). "Hat's a rap!". The Sun. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Robinson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
- Matt Robinson profile at the official Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. website
- Matt Robinson career statistics at Soccerbase