John Robertson (footballer, born 2001)

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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 as of 21:15, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

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

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

As of match played 23 October 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Johnstone	2017–18 [3]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19 [10]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [11]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [12]		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Cove Rangers (loan)	2019–20 [11]	Scottish League Two	17	1	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	1	19	2
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2020–21 [12]	Scottish League One	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
Edinburgh City	2021–22 [13]	Scottish League Two	9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	2
Career total			40	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	45	4

1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "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. "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. "Games played by John Robertson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
12. "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.