Neil Roberts (Welsh footballer)
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| Neil Roberts | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Roberts | |
| Date of birth | 7 April 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–2000 2000–2004 2002 2004 2004–2006 2006–2008 |
Wrexham Wigan Athletic → Hull City (loan) → Bradford City (loan) Doncaster Rovers Wrexham |
75 (17) 125 (19) 6 (0) 3 (1) 61 (8) 55 (11) |
| National team | ||
| Wales U21 Wales |
3 (0) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Neil Roberts (born 7 April 1978) is a Welsh football player. He is a striker currently without a club after being released by Wrexham.
[edit] Career
He started his career in 1994 when he played for Wrexham. After signing for the club as a trainee, he became an established first-team player, making 75 appearances and scoring 17 goals. He left Wrexham in 2000 to join Wigan Athletic, where he made 125 appearances and scoring 19 goals. He also spent two loan spells at Bradford City and Hull City before making a permanent move to Doncaster Rovers in 2004.
In 2006 Roberts came back to his hometown club Wrexham, where he is now the team captain. He is a Welsh international with four caps. Roberts had a good start to the 2006–07 season by scoring two goals in the first two games. These goals were very important during this period as they were a penalty in a 2–1 away victory against local rivals Chester City on 20 August 2006 and the opening goal in Wrexham's 4–1 League Cup victory at Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on 23 August 2006.
However, in their 2–1 victory against Swindon Town on 9 September 2006, Roberts picked up an injury. He made his comeback in a 2–1 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons scoring the opening goal. However, Roberts suffered more injuries throughout the course of the season. On 21 April 2007 he came on as a second half substitute in a game against Torquay United and scored his first goal since October 2006 and Wrexham's winning goal to ensure a vital 1–0 win in Wrexham's bid for survival in the Football League Two. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.[1]
