Robbie Burton (footballer)

Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Robbie Burton
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number 23
Youth career
Teviot Rangers
2006–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Dinamo Zagreb II 10 (0)
2020–2023 Dinamo Zagreb 14 (0)
2021 → Istra 1961 (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Sligo Rovers 0 (0)
International career‡
Wales U16
2015–2016 Wales U17 4 (0)
Wales U19
2019–2020 Wales U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Born in England, he represents Wales at youth international level.

Early and personal life

Burton was born in Gravesend.[2] He grew up near Welling,[3] and was raised by his grandparents.[4]

Club career

Burton began his career with Teviot Rangers, signing for Arsenal at the age of 6.[3][5] He turned professional in summer 2018.[2][5] He became captain of the Arsenal under-23 team for the 2019–20 season.[4]

In February 2020 he moved to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb,[6][7] playing initially for their second team in the Druga HNL.[1]

The transfer was reportedly worth up to £800,000.[8][9][10] He made two appearances for Dinamo Zagreb II in Druga HNL, against Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Sesvete on 28 February and 8 March respectively, getting sent off during the latter match.[10][11] Following a good performance in a 3–0 friendly win over Celje on 8 August, coach Zoran Mamić decided to give Burton a chance in the first team.[12] He made his Prva HNL debut on 16 August 2020 in a 6–0 win over Lokomotiva.[13][14] On 5 November 2020, he made his European debut for Dinamo in the 1–0 Europa League victory over Wolfsberg.[15]

On 21 August 2021, Burton was loaned out to Istra 1961 until the end of the season.[16]

In July 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of their season.[17] He made his debut on 31 July 2022, coming off the bench in a 2–1 FAI Cup defeat at home to Wexford.[18]

In January 2023, Burton parted ways with Dinamo Zagreb.[19]

Burton returned to Sligo Rovers on a permanent basis on 25 August 2023, after 8 months without a club.[20]

International career

Burton was eligible for Wales through his Welsh grandfather, and played for them at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth level,[3] before progressing to under-21.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 October 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2018–19 ———2[lower-alpha 2]020
2019–20 ———3[lower-alpha 2]030
Total ———5050
Dinamo Zagreb II 2019–20 Druga HNL 20———20
2020–21 40———40
2021–22 40———40
2022–23 00———00
Total 100———100
Dinamo Zagreb 2020–21 Prva HNL 140202[lower-alpha 3]0—180
2021–22 000000—00
2022–23 000000—00
Total 1402020—180
Istra 1961 (loan) 2021–22 Prva HNL 10———10
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division 120101[lower-alpha 4]0—140
Sligo Rovers 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division 00———00
Career total 370303050480
  1. Includes appearances in Croatian Cup & FAI Cup
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Robbie Burton at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Robbie Burton profile". www.arsenal.com.
  3. "Robbie Burton feature". www.arsenal.com.
  4. "Robbie Burton: Midfielder eyes progress with Arsenal and Wales". BBC Sport. 17 November 2019.
  5. Warlow, Robert (18 July 2019). "Who is Robbie Burton? The Arsenal star impressing in America". footballlondon.
  6. "Robbie Burton joins Dinamo Zagreb". www.arsenal.com.
  7. "Robbie Burton: Arsenal midfielder joins Dinamo Zagreb on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 18 February 2020.
  8. "[PREDSTAVLJAMO] Dinamo jači za desetoricu igrača". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. "Robbie Burton joins Dinamo Zagreb". Arsenal. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. Critchlow, Dan (28 February 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for Dinamo Zagreb II". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. Olivari, Davorin (1 March 2020). "IZ ZVJEZDANOG LONDONA RAVNO U - SIGET! Donedavni kapetan mladog Arsenala doživio vatreno krštenje u Hrvatskoj: 'Ovo je za mene sasvim novo iskustvo!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  12. Ničota, Tomo (20 August 2020). "'Najveća sličnost Dinama i Arsenala je pobjednički mentalitet, ali ima i jedna velika razlika...'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. "Dinamo Zagreb - Lokomotiva Zagreb 6:0 (1. HNL 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  14. Critchlow, Dan (17 August 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for GNK Dinamo in 6-0 win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. Tironi, Hrvoje (25 November 2020). "Burton: Ljungberg mi je rekao da je Dinamo baš pravi izbor za mene, a Bale je bolji i od Luke!". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  16. NK Istra 1961 [@NKIstra1961] (21 August 2021). "| WELCOME |

    Na posudbu nam dolazi Robbie Burton iz @gnkdinamo , koji će se pridružiti ekipi do kraja sezone!

    Dobro došao među zeleno žute! 🔰
    #ForzaIstra"     (Tweet) (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. "Sligo land Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Robbie Burton". 29 July 2022 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. Farry, Jessica (31 July 2022). "Wexford stun Sligo at the Showgrounds to advance" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. "Sources: Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town and Barnsley race to sign Arsenal product Robbie Burton". footballinsider247.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  20. "Robbie Burton signs for Rovers – Sligo Rovers". 25 August 2023.
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