Bethan Roberts

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Bethan Roberts
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Roberts in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Wales
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2012–2020 Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Reading 23 (1)
International career‡
2022 Wales U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:30, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:35, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Bethan Roberts (born 14 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for FA WSL club Reading. [1]

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Club career

Roberts joined Reading's academy at age nine. She made her senior debut for the club on 6 December 2020, coming on in the 80th minute in a FA WSL game against Bristol City. [2]

On 6 July 2021, Roberts signed her first professional contract with Reading, keeping her at the club until the summer of 2023. [3]

On 2 July 2024, Reading announced the departure of Roberts after their demotion to the Southern Region Women's Football League. [4]

International career

Roberts was called up to the Wales women's national football team for the first time in April 2021. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2020–21 FA Women's Super League 601000——70
2021–22 401020——70
2022–23 000000——00
2023–24 Women's Championship 1310010——141
Total2312030----281
Career total2312030----281

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    References

    1. ↑ "Bethan Roberts – Defender – Women's First Team | Reading FC". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
    2. ↑ "👏 Another women's academy standout makes first-team debut". www.readingfc.co.uk. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
    3. ↑ "BETHAN ROBERTS PENS FIRST PRO DEAL". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
    4. ↑ "FAREWELL TO DEPARTING PLAYERS FROM READING FC WOMEN". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
    5. ↑ "CYMRU SQUAD ANNOUNCED TO FACE CANADA AND DENMARK". FA Wales. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    6. ↑ Bethan Roberts at Soccerway


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