Thomas Roberts (soccer)

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Thomas Roberts
Personal information
Full name Charles Thomas Roberts [1]
Date of birth (2001-05-11) May 11, 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North Carolina FC
Youth career
2013–2018 FC Dallas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 FC Dallas 6 (0)
2019–2022North Texas SC 22 (3)
2021–2022Austria Klagenfurt (loan) 8 (0)
2023 Columbus Crew 2 16 (1)
2024–2025 Stabæk 27 (3)
2025– North Carolina FC 0 (0)
International career
2017 United States U16 2 (0)
2018 United States U18 4 (1)
2020 United States U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 15, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of August 16, 2020

Thomas Roberts (born May 11, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

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Career

Roberts grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas before moving to Dallas in 2013. [3] After five years playing with the FC Dallas Academy, Roberts signed a Homegrown Player contract with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on July 25, 2018. [4]

On July 6, 2021, Roberts joined Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Klagenfurt on a season-long loan. [5]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Dallas. [6]

On March 24, 2023, Roberts signed with MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2. [7]

In August 2025, Roberts joined USL Championship club North Carolina FC for the remainder of the season, with an option for the following season. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 August 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas 2019 MLS 60101 [a] 080
2020 0000
2021 0000
2022 001010
Total60201090
North Texas SC (loan) 2019 USL League One 132132
2020 101101
2022 MLS Next Pro 1010
Total243243
Austria Klagenfurt (loan) 2021-22 Austrian Bundesliga 8030110
Columbus Crew 2 2023 MLS Next Pro161161
Columbus Crew 2023 MLS002020
Stabæk 2024 1. divisjon 18320203
Career Total7279010827

Notes

References

  1. Thomas Roberts at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Thomas Roberts". FC Dallas. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. "Thomas Roberts | FC Dallas".
  4. "FC Dallas Signs 23rd Homegrown Player Thomas Roberts". fcdallas.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. mlssoccer. "Report: FC Dallas loan Thomas Roberts to Austrian club | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2023 Season". FC Dallas.
  7. "Columbus Crew 2 signs Thomas Roberts | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  8. "NORTH CAROLINA FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER THOMAS ROBERTS". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  9. Thomas Roberts at Soccerway . Retrieved 16 August 2024.