Kory Roberts

Kory Paul Roberts (born 17 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hemel Hempstead Town.

Kory Roberts
Personal information
Full name Kory Paul Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender[4]
Team information
Current team
 Hemel Hempstead Town
Youth career
2014–2016 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Walsall 26 (0)
2020–2022 Bromley 22 (1)
2021 → AFC Telford United (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Rushall Olympic (loan) 6 (1)
2022 → Dartford (loan) 18 (2)
2022– Hemel Hempstead Town 38 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:10, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Roberts was born in Birmingham, West Midlands.[5] He joined the Walsall academy at the age of 16 from Birmingham's Sunday football scene, after a failed trial at Birmingham City.[6] He signed his first professional contract with Walsall in May 2016.[7] On 31 December 2016, Roberts made his Football League debut against Oxford United in a 0–0 draw.[8]

He signed a new contract with Walsall in October 2018, running until June 2020.[9]

Following his release from Walsall, he signed for Bromley in September 2020.[10] On 29 September 2021, he signed for National League North side AFC Telford United on a two-month loan deal.[11] On 26 November 2021, he was on the move again, this time to a level below when he signed for Southern Football League Premier Division Central side Rushall Olympic on loan until January 2022.[12]

On 28 January 2022, Roberts joined Dartford on loan.[13]

On 31 May 2022, it was confirmed that Roberts would leave Bromley following the end of his contract.[14]

On 22 July 2022, Roberts signed for Hemel Hempstead Town.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2016–17[16] League One 4000000040
2017–18[17] League One 20000103[lower-alpha 1]0240
2018–19[18] League One 0000000000
2019–20[19] League Two 2000002[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 260001050320
Bromley 2020–21[20] National League 22120—2[lower-alpha 2]0261
2021–22[21] National League 0000—0000
Total 22120—20261
AFC Telford United (loan) 2021–22[22] National League North 50———50
Rushall Olympic (loan) 2021–22[23] SL Premier Division Central 61——4[lower-alpha 3]1102
Dartford (loan) 2021–22 National League South 182——4[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]0222
Hemel Hempstead Town 2022–23 National League South 38210—00392
Career total 115630101511347
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, one in the Staffordshire Senior Cup and one appearance the Walsall Senior Cup
  4. One appearance in the FA Trophy
  5. One appearance in the London Senior Cup
  6. One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
  7. One appearance in the National League South Play-Offs

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "Kory Roberts: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. "Kory Roberts". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. "Kory Roberts: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "Kory Roberts". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. "Kory completes rapid rise with late Christmas gift". Walsall F.C. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. "Walsall offer new deals to 12 players". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. "Oxford United 0–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  9. "Kory Roberts: Walsall centre-back extends contract until 2020". BBC Sport. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  10. "Roberts added to defence". Bromley FC. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. "AFC Telford United sign ex-Walsall defender Kory Roberts on two-month loan". Shropshire Star. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  12. "Kory Roberts joins Rushall Olympic on loan". Bromley FC. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  13. "Kory Roberts joins Dartford on loan". Bromley FC. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  14. "Bromley FC Retained List 2022/23". Bromley FC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  15. "MARK ADDS DEFENDER ROBERTS". Hemel Hempstead Town FC. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  16. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  17. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  18. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  19. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  20. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  21. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. Kory Roberts at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  23. "Kory Roberts". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 5 January 2022.


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