Robbie Robinson (soccer)

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Robbie Robinson
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Robinson training with Inter Miami in 2023
Personal information
Full name Robert Robinson Belmar [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-17) December 17, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Camden, South Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Inter Miami
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2014 Camden Military Academy
2014–2017 Charleston Battery
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Clemson Tigers 47 (24)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Charleston Battery 0 (0)
2020– Inter Miami 52 (6)
2022– Inter Miami CF II 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2023

Robert "Robbie" Robinson Belmar (born December 17, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward and winger for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

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Club career

Charleston Battery

Robinson signed with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery on an academy contract ahead of their 2017 season. [3] He made his professional debut on June 14, 2017, as an 88th minute substitute during a 3–2 loss to Atlanta United FC in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup. [4]

Clemson Tigers

Robinson played college soccer at Clemson from 2017 to 2019. [5] He scored his first collegiate goal on September 22, 2017, against Pittsburgh. [6]

On January 4, 2020, Robinson won the Hermann Trophy, an award for the top college soccer player in the United States. On May 20, 2020, Robinson was named the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, an award for the top male player across all sports in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the award's 67 year history, Robinson was the first male soccer player to win the award. [7]

Inter Miami CF

In December 2019, he was announced as having signed with Major League Soccer as a Generation Adidas player, and would be available in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. [8] Robinson was selected 1st overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami. [9]

He made his MLS debut for Inter Miami against Los Angeles FC on March 1, 2020. [10]

International career

Robinson is eligible to play for Chile and for the United States, since he was born in the United States to an American father and a Chilean mother.

On August 23, 2021, he was called up to the Chile national team. [11] Days later, he arrived at Santiago before three matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. On September 1, the day before the first match against Brazil, he received the nationalization documents and his Chilean passport. However, on the same day, Robinson returned to Miami citing he needed more time to decide which team to represent. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of April 15, 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charleston Battery 2017 USL 0010——10
Inter Miami 2020 MLS 120———120
2021 244———244
2022 8121——102
2023 9100—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0121
2024 00—00—00
Total536210030587
Career total536310030597
  1. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honors

Inter Miami

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Inter Miami CF (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 14. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Robbie Robinson". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Robbie Robinson". Charleston Battery. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Boxscore: Atlanta United FC vs. Charleston Battery 06/15/2017 | Matchcenter". Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Robbie Robinson". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. July 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "No. 8 Clemson Shuts Out Pittsburgh 3-0". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. September 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Clemson's Robinson, UNC's Matson Voted Top ACC Athletes of 2019–20". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 20, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "MLS SuperDraft prospect, Generation adidas signing Robbie Robinson wins Hermann Trophy". MLS. January 4, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Inter Miami, Beckham picked Robbie Robinson No.1 in MLS SuperDraft. Then things got weird". ESPN. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ Price, Khobi. "Inter Miami's Robbie Robinson reflects on lessons learned in MLS debut". sun-sentinel.com.
  11. ↑ Kaufman, Michelle. "Inter Miami forward Robbie Robinson called up by Chile for World Cup qualifying games". Miami Herald . Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ Parker, Matías (September 2, 2021). "La trama del papelón: las 24 horas en que Robbie Robinson escapó de la selección chilena". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ Robbie Robinson at Soccerway. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  14. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (August 20, 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.


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