Robbie Burton (footballer)

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Robbie Burton
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Teviot Rangers
2006–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Dinamo Zagreb II 10 (0)
2020–2023 Dinamo Zagreb 14 (0)
2021 → Istra 1961 (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2023 Sligo Rovers 7 (0)
International career‡
Wales U16
2015–2016 Wales U17 4 (0)
Wales U19
2019–2020 Wales U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:23, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

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Born in England, he represents Wales at youth international level.

Early and personal life

Burton was born in Gravesend. [2] He grew up near Welling, [3] and was raised by his grandparents. [4]

Club career

Burton began his career with Teviot Rangers, signing for Arsenal at the age of 6. [3] [5] He turned professional in summer 2018. [2] [5] He became captain of the Arsenal under-23 team for the 2019–20 season. [4]

In February 2020 he moved to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, [6] [7] playing initially for their second team in the Druga HNL. [1]

The transfer was reportedly worth up to £800,000. [8] [9] [10] He made two appearances for Dinamo Zagreb II in Druga HNL, against Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Sesvete on 28 February and 8 March respectively, getting sent off during the latter match. [10] [11] Following a good performance in a 3–0 friendly win over Celje on 8 August, coach Zoran Mamić decided to give Burton a chance in the first team. [12] He made his Prva HNL debut on 16 August 2020 in a 6–0 win over Lokomotiva. [13] [14] On 5 November 2020, he made his European debut for Dinamo in the 1–0 Europa League victory over Wolfsberg. [15]

On 21 August 2021, Burton was loaned out to Istra 1961 until the end of the season. [16]

In July 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of their season. [17] He made his debut on 31 July 2022, coming off the bench in a 2–1 FAI Cup defeat at home to Wexford. [18]

In January 2023, Burton parted ways with Dinamo Zagreb. [19]

Burton returned to Sligo Rovers on a permanent basis on 25 August 2023, after 8 months without a club. [20] He made 7 appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season. [21]

International career

Burton was eligible for Wales through his Welsh grandfather, and played for them at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth level, [3] before progressing to under-21. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2023 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2018–19 ———2 [lower-alpha 2] 020
2019–20 ———3 [lower-alpha 2] 030
Total———5050
Dinamo Zagreb II 2019–20 Druga HNL 20———20
2020–21 40———40
2021–22 40———40
2022–23 00———00
Total100———100
Dinamo Zagreb 2020–21 Prva HNL 140202 [lower-alpha 3] 0—180
2021–22 000000—00
2022–23 000000—00
Total1402020—180
Istra 1961 (loan) 2021–22 Prva HNL 10———10
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division 120101 [lower-alpha 4] 0—140
Sligo Rovers 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division 70———70
Career total440303050550
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in Croatian Cup & FAI Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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  7. ↑ "Robbie Burton: Arsenal midfielder joins Dinamo Zagreb on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 18 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "[PREDSTAVLJAMO] Dinamo jači za desetoricu igrača". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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  10. 1 2 Critchlow, Dan (28 February 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for Dinamo Zagreb II". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Olivari, Davorin (1 March 2020). "IZ ZVJEZDANOG LONDONA RAVNO U - SIGET! Donedavni kapetan mladog Arsenala doživio vatreno krštenje u Hrvatskoj: 'Ovo je za mene sasvim novo iskustvo!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb - Lokomotiva Zagreb 6:0 (1. HNL 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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  15. ↑ Tironi, Hrvoje (25 November 2020). "Burton: Ljungberg mi je rekao da je Dinamo baš pravi izbor za mene, a Bale je bolji i od Luke!". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  16. ↑ NK Istra 1961 [@NKIstra1961] (21 August 2021). "| WELCOME |

    Na posudbu nam dolazi Robbie Burton iz @gnkdinamo , koji će se pridružiti ekipi do kraja sezone!

    Dobro došao među zeleno žute! 🔰
    #ForzaIstra"     (Tweet) (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 August 2021– via Twitter.    {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "Sligo land Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Robbie Burton". 29 July 2022 – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ↑ Farry, Jessica (31 July 2022). "Wexford stun Sligo at the Showgrounds to advance" – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ↑ "Sources: Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town and Barnsley race to sign Arsenal product Robbie Burton". footballinsider247.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Robbie Burton signs for Rovers – Sligo Rovers". 25 August 2023.
  21. ↑ https://www.sligorovers.com/2024-update-and-squad-news/
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