Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1994)

Matthew Robinson
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Robinson
Date of birth1 June 1994
Place of birthLeicester, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Luton Town
Number23
Youth career
2010–2012Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Luton Town43(3)
2014→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 30 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Matthew 'Matt' Robinson (born 1 June 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Luton Town.

Career

Born in Leicester, 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.[1] Following his release, he produced a video with footage from his time in the Leicester academy to try and win a professional contract.[2]

Robinson went on trial with Conference Premier side Luton Town later in 2012 and impressed manager Paul Buckle enough in pre-season to be offered a two-year professional contract.[1] He made his Luton debut in a 2–0 win at Kidderminster Harriers on 14 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute. He made five further substitute appearances and two starts under Buckle's management, before John Still was appointed as Luton manager in February 2013. Still used Robinson in a starting role in six games, and he scored his first senior goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Southport on the final game of the 2012–13 season.[3] In June 2013, Robinson signed a contract extension until the summer of 2015.[4]

Robinson was primarily an unused substitute for much of the first half of Luton's 2013–14 league season, though he did play in the team's FA Cup and FA Trophy games. A long-term injury to midfielder Jonathan Smith on 26 December 2013 promoted Robinson to a more regular place in the team, and he went on to play in all but one of Luton's matches in the second half of the season. He scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–0 victory over Chester on 22 March 2014, and his second three days later in a 2–1 win at Grimsby Town.[5][6] 19-year-old Robinson, who played alongside 18-year-old Cameron McGeehan and 20-year-old Pelly Ruddock in a youthful midfield trio, was praised by John Still for his performances.[7] 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.[8]

He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 as Luton beat Carlisle United 1–0.[9] On 1 October 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at Luton until 2017.[10]

On 31st October 2014, Matt joined Kidderminster Harriers on a months loan. He went on to make 6 appearances for the Harriers before returning to Luton, declining the chance to stay for a further month to fight for his place at Luton.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 2012–13[12] Conference Premier 10120—2[lower-alpha 1]0141
2013–14[12] 27210—3[lower-alpha 1]0312
2014–15[12] League Two 6000101[lower-alpha 2]080
Total 433301060533
Career totals 433301060533
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Matt Robinson joins Luton after being released by Leicester". BBC Sport. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Matt Robinson / Kamakaze – My Story". YouTube. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Southport 1–3 Luton". BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Robinson pens new Hatters deal". Luton Today (Johnston Publishing Ltd.). 5 June 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Luton 3–0 Chester". BBC Sport. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Grimsby 1–2 Luton". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Robinson earns praise from Hatters boss". Luton Today (Johnston Publishing Ltd.). 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Carlisle 0–1 Luton". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Luton Town's Matt Robinson signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/luton-town/robinson-wants-to-fight-for-place-at-luton-1-6444479
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "M. Robinson". Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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