John Robertson (footballer, born 2001)

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John Robertson
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Tynecastle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 St Johnstone 7 (0)
2019–2020 → Cove Rangers (loan) 17 (1)
2020–2021 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2023 Edinburgh City 61 (20)
2023 Linfield 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

John Robertson (born 26 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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Career

Born in Edinburgh, [1] Robertson moved from Tynecastle to St Johnstone in June 2017. [2] He made his senior debut on 21 April 2018, [3] and was praised by manager Tommy Wright. [4] He was loaned to Scottish League Two club Cove Rangers in August 2019 [5] and Forfar Athletic in October 2020. [6]

Robertson was released by St Johnstone after the 2020–21 season and he then signed with Edinburgh City. [7] In June 2023 he moved to Northern Irish club Linfield. [8] Robertson had his contract terminated in October 2023. [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2017–18 [3] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
2018–19 [10] 0000000000
2019–20 [11] 0000000000
2020–21 [12] 5000000050
Total7000000070
Cove Rangers (loan) 2019–20 [11] Scottish League Two 17110001 [lower-alpha 1] 1192
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2020–21 [12] Scottish League One 7000200090
Edinburgh City 2021–22 [13] Scottish League Two91110000102
Career total402212011454
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 "Scotland - J. Robertson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Games played by John Robertson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Eric Nicolson (25 April 2018). "St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright has 'high hopes' for John Robertson". The Courier. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Durent, Jamie (1 August 2019). "Cove Rangers sign teenager John Robertson on loan deal from St Johnstone". Press & Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Nicolson, Eric. "Tanto Olaofe leaves St Johnstone and John Robertson goes on loan to Forfar".
  7. ↑ "John Robertson Signs".
  8. ↑ "Scottish striker Robertson to join Linfield" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Statement from Linfield Football Club" – via Linfield FC.com.
  10. ↑ "Games played by John Robertson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by John Robertson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by John Robertson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by John Robertson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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