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 Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Forest Green Rovers
Number 26
Youth career
1998–2000 Lanester
2000–2007 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Lorient 41 (2)
2009–2010Boulogne (loan) 16 (1)
2010–2014 Lorient B 42 (14)
2012Doncaster Rovers (loan) 13 (2)
2015–2016 Swindon Town 35 (4)
2016– Forest Green Rovers 5 (2)
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).

‡ 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 Forest Green Rovers, 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.

Forest Green Rovers

On 4 August 2016, it was announced that Robert had signed for National League side Forest Green Rovers.[6] He made his debut for Forest Green on the opening day of the 2016-17 season as a substitute in a game against Boreham Wood.[7] He scored his first goals for the club with a first half brace in a 4-0 away win over Aldershot Town on 4 October 2016.[8]

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.[9] On 25 May 2009, he was selected to the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.[10]

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: Forest Green Rovers sign ex-Swindon Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. "Boreham Wood 1-0 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016.
  8. "Aldershot Town 0-4 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 October 2016.
  9. Fabien Robert en stage de détection. Fclorient.net. Retrieved on 25 September 2011.
  10. F. Robert retenu pour les Jeux Méditerranéens – 20 ans Archived 29 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
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