Gary Roberts (1987 birth)

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Personal information
Gary Roberts
Full name	Gary Roberts
Date of birth	February 2, 1987
Place of birth	Chester, England
Position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Crewe Alexandra
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2004-	Crewe Alexandra	52 (4)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Gary Roberts (born February 2, 1987, Chester, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for the League One club Crewe Alexandra F.C..

Roberts made his professional debut against Burnley. Roberts signed as a professional in 2004 on Roberts' 17th birthday after making good progress through the club's youth ranks. It wasn't until the 2005-06 season when Roberts started playing regular football for Crewe, making 32 appearances and scoring 2 goals in those games.

The Englishman plays in the defensive midfield role and is highly rated by his manager Dario Gradi in set pieces, particulary his penalty taking.

1 Ability
2 Career
- 2.1 2003-Present: Crewe Alexandra
3 Club stats
4 Footnotes
5 References

[edit] Ability

Gary Roberts operates in a midfield role, either in the center or out on the right wing. Roberts also an eye for goal and can take both free-kicks and penalties.

[edit] Career

[edit] 2003-Present: Crewe Alexandra

Main article: Crewe Alexandra F.C.
2003-04

Roberts signed as a professional for Crewe in 2004, on his 17th birthday, a few mouths after making his debut for the club in their 3-1 win over Burnley. Roberts later made a second appearance for the club against the Wimbledon. Roberts also played a key part in the club's FA Youth Cup team which reached the Semi Finals in 2004.

2004-05

Roberts added a further two games to his appearance tally during the 2004-05 season, those appearances were in Crewe's 4-0 defeat to Sheffield United and the 1-1 draw with West Ham.

2005-06

The 2005-06 season proved to be the real first team breakthrough for Roberts, as he made 34 appearances, scoring two goals against Millwall and Hull City, in Dario Gradi's side. In all of these games, Roberts failed to neither get yellow or red carded.

2006-07

Roberts became a key player for Crewe's bid for promotion in the 2006-07 season, playing mostly as a midfielder. In September 2006, Roberts signed a new three-year deal for Crewe, keeping him at the south-Cheshire club until 2009.^[1] Roberts made 19 appearances during the season, scoring two goals against Swansea City and Nottingham Forest, both from the penalty spot.

[edit] Club stats

Club	Season	Domestic League		FA Cup		League Cup		European Competition		Other^[2]		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	06-07	19	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	2
	05-06	33	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	2
	04-05	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	03-04	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total	03-Present	56	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	60	4
Career Totals	00-Present	56	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	60	4