Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1994)

Matthew Robinson
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robinson
Date of birth (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Woking
(on loan from Luton Town)
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2012 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012– Luton Town 46 (3)
2014 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (1)
2015– → Woking (loan) 15 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:55, 13 February 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Matthew 'Matt' Robinson (born 1 June 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Woking on loan from 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 31 October 2014, Robinson joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan. He went on to make six 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] 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.[12]

On 21 August 2015, Robinson joined National League side Grimsby Town on a one-month loan.[13]

On 23 October 2015, Robinson joined Woking on a one-month loan after failing to impress at Grimsby Town.[14] On 14 January 2016, Robinson's loan deal at Woking was extended until the end of the season.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 2012–13[16][17] Conference Premier 10120—2[lower-alpha 1]0141
2013–14[16][18] Conference Premier 27210—3[lower-alpha 1]0312
2014–15[19] League Two 9010101[lower-alpha 2]0120
Total 463401060573
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2014–15[19] Conference Premier 6000—0060
Grimsby Town (loan) 2015–16[20] National League 7100—0071
Woking (loan) 2015–16[16][20] National League 15110—3[lower-alpha 1]0191
Career totals 745501090895
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Robinson wants to fight for place at Luton". Luton Today (Johnston Publishing Ltd). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Luton Town: Hatters release seven and transfer list six more". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Hatters midfielder heads to Grimsby". Luton Today (Johnston Publishing Ltd). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Matt Robinson joins on loan from Luton". Woking FC. 23 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Matt Robinson rejoins on loan". Woking F.C. 14 January 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "M. Robinson". Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matt Robinson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Matt Robinson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Matt Robinson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Matt Robinson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

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