Achille Robin

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Achille Robin
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Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Clamart, France
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2010–2012 Pôle Espoirs
2012–2015 Chamois Niortais
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Bowling Green Falcons 48 (7)
2021 Washington Huskies 21 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 La Roche 15 (0)
2016–2018 Les Herbiers 0 (0)
2016–2018 Les Herbiers II 40 (2)
2019 Dayton Dutch Lions 8 (1)
2021 Chicago FC United 10 (0)
2022 Tacoma Defiance 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022

Achille Robin (born 20 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender.

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Career

Early career

Robin played as part of the Chamois Niortais youth academy from 2012 to 2015. [1] [2] He later had spells in the lower leagues with Les Herbiers VF between 2015 and 2016, where he made 15 appearances in the Championnat National 3, then joining Les Herbiers VF for a further two seasons, appearing 40 times for the club's reserve team in the National 3. [3]

College

In 2018, Robin moved to the United States to play college soccer at Bowling Green State University. [4] During his time with the Falcons, Robin made 48 appearances, scoring seven goals and adding five assists. In 2019, Robin was named All-MAC First Team, selected to the MAC's All-Tournament Team and named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team. Robin served as team captain in 2020, where he went on to play every second of every game for the two straight seasons. He was also named one of the thirty candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. For the second straight season, Robin was named to the All-MAC First Team and the USC All-North Region Second Team. [5] [6] In 2021, Robin opted to transfer to the University of Washington to play his senior season, [7] going on to appear 21 times for the Huskies, helping the team to the College Cup Final for the first time in program history. [2]

While at college, Robin also played in the USL League Two with Dayton Dutch Lions in 2019, [8] [9] and Chicago FC United in 2021. [10]

MLS SuperDraft

On 11 January 2022, Robin was drafted 43rd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. [11] [12] [13]

Tacoma Defiance

On 18 March 2022, it was announced that Robin had signed with Seattle's MLS Next Pro side Tacoma Defiance ahead of the league's inaugural season. [14] [15] He made 17 regular season appearances for Tacoma during their 2022 season, helping the team to qualify for the season playoffs. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Football : Achille Robin, le jeune défenseur des Sables-d'Olonne, poursuit son rêve américain !". actu.fr.
  2. 1 2 "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.
  3. ↑ Defiance, Tacoma. "2022 Roster". Tacoma Defiance.
  4. ↑ "Pour Achille Robin, le rêve américain devient réalité". ouest-france.fr.
  5. ↑ "Achille Robin - Men's Soccer". Bowling Green State University Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Achille Robin | Men's Soccer 2020-21 | Senior CLASS Award". www.seniorclassaward.com.
  7. ↑ "Huskies Add Dynamic Defender Achille Robin for 2021 | Pac-12". pac-12.com.
  8. ↑ FC, Dutch Lions (22 April 2019). "DDL FC adds French defender Achille Robin to 2019 roster". Dayton Dutch Lions FC.
  9. ↑ "Dayton Dutch Lions | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. ↑ "Chicago FC United | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  11. ↑ FC, Seattle Sounders. "Sounders select two local players in 2022 MLS SuperDraft | Seattle Sounders". Seattle Sounders FC.
  12. ↑ Daily, Luka Kučan The. "Five Huskies selected in first two rounds of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft". The Daily of the University of Washington.
  13. ↑ "Washington Husky men's soccer star Dylan Teves signs deal with Sounders FC". The Seattle Times. 11 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Defiance, Tacoma. "Tacoma Defiance Announces Roster for 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Season". Tacoma Defiance.
  15. ↑ "Tacoma Defiance announces roster". tacomaweekly.com.
  16. ↑ "Achille Robin | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
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