Glenn Roberts

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Glenn Roberts
Personal information
Full name Glenn Noble Kårby Roberts
Date of birth (1988-06-26) 26 June 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Vålerenga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Vålerenga [1] 16 (1)
2008Nybergsund (loan) [1] 5 (0)
2008–2011 Aalesund [1] 23 (3)
2010Åtvidaberg (loan) 13 (1)
2011–2012 Sarpsborg 08 33 (1)
International career
2003 Norway U-15 [2] 4 (0)
2006 Norway U-18 [2] 7 (4)
2006–2007 Norway U-19 [2] 12 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:55, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Glenn Noble Roberts (born 26 June 1988) is a retired Norwegian footballer of Gambian descent. In April 2008, he spent time on loan to Nybergsund together with then-teammate Amin Nouri. Roberts was transferred to Aalesunds FK in August 2008.

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Career statistics

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 811091
2007 601070
2008 201030
2008 Nybergsund Adeccoligaen 500050
2008 Aalesund Tippeligaen 300030
2009 12222144
2010 8121102
2010 Åtvidaberg Allsvenskan 13100131
2011 Sarpsborg 08 Tippeligaen 19120211
2012 Adeccoligaen 14010150
Career Total9061031009

Personal life

He was born in Oslo to a father from Gambia and a mother from Ålesund. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Glenn Roberts". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen . Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Glenn Noble Kårby Roberts, 26.6.1988". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. "Parked at Loopia". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04.