Fabien Robert

Fabien Robert
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989
Place of birth Hennebont, France
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 4
Youth career
1998–2000 Lanester
2000–2007 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2015 Lorient 41 (2)
2009–2010 → Boulogne (loan) 16 (1)
2010–2014 Lorient B 42 (14)
2012 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 13 (2)
2015– Swindon Town 35 (4)
National team‡
2009 France U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 9 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:30, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Fabien Robert (born 6 January 1989) is a French footballer who plays for English club Swindon Town, as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Lorient

Robert is a product of the FC Lorient Centre de Formation, having previously played for local side AS Lanester. Following great success playing on Lorient's under-18 and CFA 2 squad, on 15 June 2007, he signed an unprecedented five-year professional contract effectively keeping him with Lorient until 2012.[1] He was promoted to the senior squad for the Ligue 1 2007–08 season and assigned the number 28 shirt. He made his professional debut on 1 September 2007 in a league match against Strasbourg appearing as a substitute in the 60th minute. The final result was a 0–0 draw.[2] Over the course of the season, he made eleven appearances, nine of them as a substitute and one start, his first ever, in a 0–0 draw against Le Mans.[3]

Doncaster Rovers loan

On 31 January 2012, Robert joined Championship side Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[4] After making four appearances as a substitute, he finally started the match against Birmingham City which ended in a 3-1 defeat on 30 March 2012. He scored his first goal for Doncaster in the 4-3 defeat to Portsmouth on 14 April 2012.[5]

Swindon Town FC

On 30 July 2015 Robert joined Swindon on a one-year-contract after a successful trial spell at the club. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw away at Bury.

International career

Robert is available for selection with the France under-21 team and appeared in a FIFA non-sanctioned friendly with the under-21s against the Paris Saint-Germain Reserves played in January 2009.[6] On 25 May 2009, he was selected to the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Fabien Robert, la relève du FCL ! Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Strasbourg v. Lorient Match Report. Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 25 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Lorient v. Le Mans Match Report. Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 25 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rovers Sign Robert". Doncaster Rovers FC. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Doncaster 3-4 Portsmouth". BBC. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Fabien Robert en stage de détection. Fclorient.net. Retrieved on 25 September 2011.
  7. ↑ F. Robert retenu pour les Jeux Méditerranéens – 20 ans Archived 29 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

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