Thomas Robert (born 31 August 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays for Wasquehal as a midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wasquehal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Montpellier II | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Airdrieonians | 18 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Mouscron | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Béziers | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | Wasquehal | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:29, 18 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life edit
Born in Paris,[1] Robert is the son of former footballer Laurent Robert and nephew of Bertrand Robert.[3][4]
Career edit
Robert began his career with Montpellier II,[1] and was linked with Rangers, Celtic, and Newcastle United,[5] before signing for Scottish club Airdrieonians in July 2020.[3][6][7]
Whilst with Airdrieonians he had trials at a number of clubs including Rangers, Celtic, Burnley and Salford City, before signing for Belgian club Mouscron in September 2021.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
After leaving Mouscron he returned to France with Béziers in October 2022,[14] moving to Wasquehal in October 2023.[15]
References edit
- ^ a b c Thomas Robert at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Thomas Robert at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Thomas Robert: Laurent Robert's son signs for Airdrieonians". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Robert in Scotland to escape father's shadow" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Ryder, Lee (9 July 2020). "Newcastle United decided against move for Thomas Robert". ChronicleLive.
- ^ Dawes, Olly (9 July 2020). "Rangers and Celtic target Thomas Robert makes bizarre Airdrie move; Newcastle allegedly snubbed him". HITC.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (30 June 2021). "Airdrie star Robert is facing 'a big season'". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ Pilcher, Ross (13 December 2020). "Airdrie winger linked with Hibs as interest grows in Scotland and England". EdinburghLive.
- ^ "Manager confirms French ace's trial at Celtic amid transfer speculation". Glasgow Times.
- ^ "Ex-Celtic target Thomas Robert training with Salford following Burnley pre-season stint". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Rangers and Celtic target Thomas Robert moves to Belgium and ends summer of speculation".
- ^ Mair, Steven (7 September 2021). "Thomas Robert ends Celtic and Burnley speculation by moving to Belgium". Daily Record.
- ^ James, Alex (9 September 2021). "Ex Burnley trialist and son of Newcastle United hero takes next transfer step". LancsLive.
- ^ "Thomas Robert rejoint l'ASB !". 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Wasquehal : Thomas Robert rebondit dans le Nord (off)". OneFootball. 17 November 2023.
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