Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1994)

Matt Robinson
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Robinson[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994[1]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2012 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Luton Town 46 (3)
2014 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (1)
2015–2016 → Woking (loan) 26 (2)
2016– Dagenham & Redbridge 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:27, 12 August 2017 (UTC).

Matthew James "Matt" Robinson (born 1 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge.

Career

Early career

Born in Leicester, Leicestershire,[1] Robinson began his career in the youth system at Leicester City. 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.[3] Following his release, he produced a video with footage from his time in the Leicester academy to try and win a professional contract.[4]

Luton Town

Robinson went on trial with Conference Premier club Luton Town later in 2012 and impressed manager Paul Buckle enough in pre-season to be offered a two-year professional contract.[3] He made his debut as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win away to Kidderminster Harriers on 14 August 2012.[5] Robinson made six substitute appearances and started two matches under Buckle, before starting six matches under new manager John Still following his appointment on 26 February 2013.[5][6] He scored his first professional goal on the final day of 2012–13 in a 3–1 win away to Southport and finished the season with 14 appearances and one goal.[5][7] In June 2013, Robinson signed a contract extension until the summer of 2015.[8]

Robinson was primarily an unused substitute for much of the first half of 2013–14, though he did play in Luton's FA Cup and FA Trophy matches.[5] On 26 December 2013, fellow Luton midfielder Jonathan Smith suffered a double leg break during a 2–1 win away to Barnet, promoting Robinson to a more regular place in the team.[9][10] He played in all but one of Luton's matches in the second half of the season, scoring his first goal of 2013–14 in a 3–0 win at home to Chester on 22 March 2014, and this was followed up with a goal in the following match, a 2–1 win away to Grimsby Town.[5][11] 19-year-old Robinson, who played alongside 18-year-old Cameron McGeehan and 20-year-old Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu in a youthful midfield trio, was praised by Still for his performances.[12] He finished the season with 31 appearances and two goals,[5] as Luton won the Conference Premier title and therefore promotion into League Two.[13]

He made his Football League debut in Luton's 1–0 victory away to Carlisle United on the opening day of 2014–15.[14] On 1 October 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at Luton until 2017.[15]

On 31 October 2014, Robinson joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan.[16] He went on to make six appearances for the Harriers before returning to Luton,[5] declining the chance to stay for a further month to fight for his place at Luton.[17] 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.[18]

On 21 August 2015, Robinson joined National League club Grimsby Town on a one-month loan.[19]

On 23 October 2015, Robinson joined Woking on a one-month loan after failing to impress at Grimsby Town.[20] He debuted a day later, starting in a 3–0 defeat away to Maidenhead United in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.[21] On 19 December 2015, Robinson scored his first Woking goal in a 5–1 victory away to Gateshead, in which he poked home a cross from Dan Holman.[22] On 14 January 2016, Robinson's loan at Woking was extended until the end of the season.[23] He completed the loan spell with 31 appearances and two goals.[5]

On 10 May 2016, Luton announced that Robinson had once again been placed on the transfer list.[24][25] However, just one week later, he was released from his contract by mutual consent one year early as part of the reorganisation of the squad by Luton manager Nathan Jones.[26][27] He made 57 appearances and scored three goals since joining the club in 2012.[27]

Dagenham & Redbridge

Robinson signed a two-year contract with newly relegated National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on 7 June 2016.[28]

International career

Robinson was called up to the England national C team on 20 October 2016 for an International Challenge Trophy match against the Estonia under-23 team.[29]

Personal life

Robinson is a grime MC, performing under the stage name Kamakaze.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 2012–13[5] Conference Premier 10120—2[lower-alpha 1]0141
2013–14[5] Conference Premier 27210—3[lower-alpha 1]0312
2014–15[31] League Two 9010101[lower-alpha 2]0120
Total 463401060573
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2014–15[5] Conference Premier 60———60
Grimsby Town (loan) 2015–16[5] National League 71———71
Woking (loan) 2015–16[5] National League 26210—4[lower-alpha 1]0312
Dagenham & Redbridge 2016–17[5] National League 20020—00220
2017–18[5] National League 3000—0030
Total 23020—00250
Career total 108670101001266
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Matt Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Matt Robinson". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Matt Robinson joins Luton after being released by Leicester". BBC Sport. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Matt Robinson / Kamakaze – My Story". YouTube. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "M. Robinson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "John Still: Luton Town appoint Dagenham & Redbridge boss". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Wood, Mark (20 April 2013). "Hatters battle back to beat Southport as they end their season on a high". Luton Today. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Robinson pens new Hatters deal". Luton Today. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Barnet 1–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Luton release Arnaud Mendy and confirm Jonathan Smith leg break". BBC Sport. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Grimsby Town 1–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (28 March 2014). "Robinson earns praise from Hatters boss". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Carlisle United 0–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Luton Town's Matt Robinson signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Robinson joins Kidderminster on loan". Luton Town F.C. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  17. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (27 November 2014). "Robinson wants to fight for place at Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Luton Town: Hatters release seven and transfer list six more". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  19. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (21 August 2015). "Hatters midfielder heads to Grimsby". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "Matt Robinson joins on loan from Luton". Woking F.C. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Maidenhead United 3–0 Woking". Woking F.C. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Gateshead 1–5 Woking". BBC Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Matt Robinson rejoins on loan". Woking F.C. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  24. ↑ "Hatters release list published". Luton Town F.C. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Luton Town: Jake Howells and Alex Lawless among nine released". BBC Sport. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  26. ↑ "Town release duo". Luton Town F.C. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  27. 1 2 Simmonds, Mike (17 May 2016). "Hatters release Justham and Robinson". Luton Today. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  28. ↑ "Matt Robinson: Dagenham and Redbridge sign former Luton midfielder". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  29. ↑ Coney, Steven (20 October 2016). "Paul Fairclough names 16-man England C squad for crucial Estonia clash". The Non-League Paper. London. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  30. ↑ Bromage, Dave (26 January 2013). "Hat’s a rap!". The Sun. London. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Matt Robinson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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