Patrick Roberts

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Patrick Roberts
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Roberts warming up for Fulham in 2014
Personal information
Full name Patrick John Joseph Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
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Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 27
Youth career
Molesey Juniors
0000–2010 AFC Wimbledon
2010–2014 Fulham[2][3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Fulham 19 (0)
2015– Manchester City 1 (0)
2016– → Celtic (loan) 12 (7)
International career‡
2012–2013 England U16 7 (1)
2013–2014 England U17 14 (7)
2015– England U18 2 (1)
2014– England U19 16 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016

Patrick John Joseph Roberts (born 5 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City. He previously played for Fulham.

Club career

Fulham

Having joined Fulham from AFC Wimbledon at the age of 13,[4][5] Roberts signed his first professional contract shortly after his 17th birthday in February 2014, tying himself to the club until the summer of 2016.[6] Roberts described signing the contract as "one of the best feelings I've ever had in my life".[4]

Roberts was named among Fulham's substitutes for the first time on 15 March 2014 for a Premier League game against Newcastle United,[7] with Fulham manager Felix Magath describing Roberts after the match as "an extraordinary talent".[8] On 22 March 2014, he made his debut as a 55th-minute substitute in a Premier League defeat to Manchester City.[9] On 5 May, he scored in the second leg of the 2014 FA Youth Cup final, which Fulham lost 7–6 on aggregate to Chelsea.[10] Roberts' first appearance of the 2014-2015 campaign came as a substitute in Fulham's opening day fixture at Ipswich Town on 9 August, where he managed to grab an assist shortly after coming on.[11] He made his first start for the Cottagers on 20 August 2014 in a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[12][13]

Manchester City

On 19 July 2015, Roberts signed for Manchester City on a long-term deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £12 million.[14][15] Roberts made his debut coming on as a substitute for Jesus Navas against Real Madrid in the pre-season 2015 International Champions Cup.[16] On 22 September 2015, Roberts made his first team debut for Manchester City when he came on as a substitute during a 4–1 win against Sunderland in the League Cup.[17] He made his league debut for Manchester City in a 4–1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, coming on as a substitute for Sergio Aguero.[18]

Loan to Celtic

On 29 January 2016, it was reported that Celtic had agreed an 18 month loan deal with Manchester City for Roberts, and the player was in Glasgow for a medical.[19] The transfer was confirmed on 1 February.[20] He played for the U20 side a couple of days later in a 4–0 win over Motherwell, scoring Celtic's fourth in the last minute and providing assists for the other three goals.[21] Roberts made his first team debut for Celtic on 20 February 2016, coming on a substitute for the final few minutes of Celtic's 3–0 league win over Inverness CT at Celtic Park.[22][23] He was given his first starting appearance on 2 March in a league match at home against Dundee. Celtic could only draw 0–0, but Roberts was noted to have looked "sharp" and showed "flashes of his talent".[23]

On 2 April 2016, Roberts scored his first competitive club goals, netting a brace for Celtic in a 3-1 come-from-behind win over Hearts.[24] Following an impressive run of form during which he netted three goals, Roberts was named Scottish Player of the Month for April.[25] He scored another brace on 8 May in a 3-2 win over Aberdeen, in the process helping Celtic clinch the Scottish Premier League title.[26] Roberts scored another goal on the final day of the season in a 7-0 drubbing of Motherwell, thereby ending the campaign with 7 goals in 12 appearances for Celtic.[27]

International career

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Roberts playing for England U19s in 2015

Roberts has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[28] He played an integral role in England's victory at the 2014 European Under-17 Championship in Malta, scoring three goals, grabbing four assists and being named in the team of the tournament.[29]

In August 2014 Roberts received his first call up to the England under-19 squad.[30] Despite being just 17 years old at the time, Roberts played a massive part in the England under-19 team's progression through the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round. In the three group games played by England under-19, Roberts recorded a total of four goals and four assists.

Personal life

Roberts was born in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London.[2] His parents are both from Merseyside and he is a fan of Liverpool.[31]

Career statistics

As of 15 May 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2013–14[32] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2014–15[33] Championship 17 0 2 0 1 0 — 20 0
Total 19 0 2 0 1 0 — 22 0
Manchester City 2015–16[34] Premier League 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Celtic (loan) 2015–16[34] Scottish Premiership 12 7 2 0 — — 14 7
Career Total 32 7 4 0 3 0 0 0 39 7

Honours

Celtic
England U17
Individual

References

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