Zach Robinson

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Zach Robinson
Personal information
Full name Zachary Scott Robinson [1]
Date of birth (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lambeth, England [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2017 Lambeth Tigers
2017–2019 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 AFC Wimbledon 12 (1)
2019 → Basingstoke (loan) 4 (3)
2019–2020 → Leatherhead (loan) 11 (6)
2021 → Woking (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → Hemel Hempstead (loan) 2 (1)
2022 → Hampton & Richmond (loan) 10 (3)
2022–2023 → Dundee (loan) 29 (12)
2023–2024 → Dundee (loan) 21 (3)
2024– Motherwell 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Zachary Scott Robinson (born 11 June 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. He came through the academy of AFC Wimbledon and made a number of first team appearances, as well as playing on loan for a number of lower league English sides before joining Scottish side Dundee on a season-long loan during which Robinson finished as the team's top league goalscorer and won the Scottish Championship. Robinson returned to Dundee, then in the Scottish Premiership, for another season-long loan before departing AFC Wimbledon.

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Career

AFC Wimbledon

On 9 September 2019, whilst still a second year scholar at AFC Wimbledon, Robinson joined Basingstoke Town on loan. [3] On 13 November 2019, Robinson made his debut for the club in a 3–1 EFL Trophy loss against Southend United. [4] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Trophy tie against Brighton & Hove Albion U21s on 22 September 2020. [5] He made his league debut on 26 December 2020 in a 2–0 defeat to Oxford United, coming off of the bench to replace Ethan Chislett in the 87th minute of the match. [6]

On 12 April 2021, Robinson joined National League side Woking on loan until the end of the season, [7] making his debut the following day as he played the entirety of an incredible 4–3 defeat at home to Bromley. [8]

In August 2021, Robinson joined National League South side, Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan and went onto net on his debut during a 4–2 defeat to Maidstone United, giving the Tudors an early lead in the 36th minute. [9]

On 8 January 2022, Robinson joined National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough on a one-month loan deal. [10] He went onto feature ten times, scoring three goals before being recalled by Wimbledon in March 2022.

Loans to Dundee

On 30 July 2022, after signing a two-year contract extension with Wimbledon, [11] Robinson joined Scottish Championship club Dundee on a season-long loan. [12] [13] He made his debut for Dundee on the same day against Partick Thistle. [14] On 12 August, Robinson scored his first goal for Dundee, in a home win over Arbroath. [15] After a very successful first half of the season with Dundee, scoring 8 goals in 19 appearances, Robinson was recalled early by Wimbledon in January 2023. [16]

On 31 January 2023, Robinson returned on loan to Dundee until the end of the season. [17] He marked his league return with the Dark Blues by scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 victory over Cove Rangers. [18] Upon his return he formed a successful striking partnership with Alex Jakubiak. [19] Robinson finished off his excellent loan spell with the Dark Blues in style, scoring his team-leading 12th league goal in a win over Queen's Park which clinched the Scottish Championship title for Dundee. [20]

On 30 June 2023, Robinson re-joined Dundee, now a Scottish Premiership side, on a season-long loan from Wimbledon. [21] He netted a brace against Dumbarton to open his scoring account in his second spell. [22] Robinson would score his first Premiership goal on 11 November in a 4–0 win against St Mirren. [23]

In April 2024, AFC Wimbledon confirmed that Robinson would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract. [24]

Motherwell

On 20 June 2024, Robinson joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on a two-year deal. [25] He made his competitive debut in a win over Edinburgh City in the Scottish League Cup group stage. [26] On 20 September, Robinson scored his first goal for the Steelmen in a Scottish League Cup quarter-final victory over Dundee United which saw Motherwell return to Hampden Park. [27] On 3 December, Motherwell confirmed that Robinson had ruptured his achilles tendon during a training session and would miss the remainder of the season. [28] [29]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2024 [30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20 [31] League One 0000001 [a] 010
2020–21 [32] 5000003 [a] 181
2021–22 [33] 6100000061
2022–23 [34] League Two 1000000010
Total121000041162
Basingstoke Town (loan) 2019–20 [35] Southern League Division One South43——5 [b] 396
Leatherhead (loan) 2019–20 [36] Isthmian League Premier Division116——1 [c] 0126
Woking (loan) 2020–21 [32] National League 100———100
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2021–22 [30] National League South 2100—0021
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2021–22 [30] National League South 103——11114
Dundee (loan) 2022–23 [34] Scottish Championship 291200212 [d] 03313
2023–24 [37] Scottish Premiership 213103300256
Total50151054205819
Motherwell 2024–25 [38] Scottish Premiership 121007100192
Career total111291012512513739
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances and three goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Hampshire Senior Cup, and one appearance in the Southern League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Dundee

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