Gary Roberts (footballer born 1987)

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Gary Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Gary Steven Roberts
Date of birth	February 2, 1987 (1987-02-02) (age 21)
Place of birth	Chester, England
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Crewe Alexandra
Number	4
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-	Crewe Alexandra	85 (7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 11, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Gary Roberts (born February 2, 1987 in Chester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for the League One club Crewe Alexandra.

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, particularly his penalty taking.

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

[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 months after making his debut for the club in their 3-1 win over Burnley. Roberts later made a second appearance for the club againstWimbledon. 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 three goals against Swansea City, Nottingham Forest and Yeovil, the first two coming from the penalty spot. Roberts also received his first red card of his professional career in rather controversial circumstances as he received a two-footed tackle from Bristol City captain Louis Carey, while many expected the Bristol captain to be sent off rather than Roberts.^[2]

[edit] Club stats

Club	Season	Domestic League		FA Cup		League Cup		European Competition		Other[3]		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	07-08	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
	06-07	43	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	50	3
	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	85	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	94	7
Career Totals	00-Present	85	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	94	7

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Gary Roberts career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Crewe Alexandra F.C. – current squad 2 Woodards • 3 Jones • 4 Roberts • 6 Baudet • 7 Schumacher • 8 O'Connor • 9 Maynard • 10 Bopp • 12 Rix • 13 Tomlinson • 14 McCready • 15 Pope • 16 Lowe • 17 Carrington • 18 Moore • 19 Miller • 21 Fôn Williams • 22 Daniel • 23 O'Donnell • 25 Bailey • 28 Abbey • TBA Clements • TBA Danville • TBA Legzdins • TBA Leitch-Smith • TBA Murphy • TBA Thompson • TBA Westwood • Technical Director Gradi • Head Coach Holland