Connor Roberts (footballer, born 1995)

Connor Richard Jones Roberts (born 23 September 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Championship side Swansea City and the Wales national team.

Connor Roberts
Personal information
Full name Connor Richard Jones Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2015 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Swansea City 114 (8)
2015–2016 → Yeovil Town (loan) 45 (0)
2016 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Middlesbrough (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2014 Wales U19 1 (0)
2016 Wales U21 2 (1)
2018– Wales 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Swansea City

Born in Neath, Roberts grew up in the nearby village of Crynant and joined Swansea City's Youth Academy at the age of 9.[3] After progressing through the academy, Roberts won the 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League 2 title in his debut professional season and was rewarded with a new two-year contract.[4]

Roberts signed a new three-year contract with Swansea City in September 2016.[5] Upon returning from Bristol Rovers, Roberts linked up with Swansea City Under-23s and went on to win the 2016–17 Professional U23 Development League 2 title and 2016–17 Premier League Cup.[6][7]

Yeovil Town loan

On 8 August 2015, Roberts joined Football League Two club Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal,[8] and made his debut later that day in a 3–2 defeat against Exeter City.[9] Roberts quickly established himself at Huish Park, and the Glovers extended Roberts' loan contract to the end of the 2015–16 season.[10]

Roberts made 54 appearances for Yeovil over the course of the season, missing just one match due to a call-up to the Wales Under-21 national team. Roberts received three Player of the Year Awards and was also voted Young Player of the Year.[11]

Bristol Rovers loan

In August 2016, Roberts joined Football League One club Bristol Rovers on a six-month loan deal.[12] Roberts made his debut in a 3–2 victory over Northampton Town on 1 October 2016, and made a further four appearances for the Pirates before returning to Swansea.[13][14]

Middlesbrough loan

On 14 July 2017, it was announced that Roberts would be joining Championship club Middlesbrough on a season-long loan deal.[15] After making one league appearance his loan spell was terminated in January and he returned to Swansea City.

Return to Swansea City

Roberts made his debut for Swansea City on 6 January 2018 in the FA Cup 3rd round against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers.[16]

International career

Roberts has been capped at Wales under-19 level.[17] In March 2016, Roberts received his first call-up to the Wales under-21 side for their 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches,[18] and made his debut as a second-half substitute in their 2–1 defeat against Romania, on 29 March 2016.

He was called into the Welsh senior squad for the first time on 15 March 2018.[19] He made his senior international debut in the China Cup final against the Uruguay national football team in March 2018 when he came on as a 59th minute substitute for Declan John.[20] Roberts scored his first goal for the senior team in a 4–1 victory over Republic of Ireland on 6 September 2018, finishing a half-volley set up by Gareth Bale.

Personal life

In July 2020, he announced his engagement to musician and girlfriend Georgina Van Hoof.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2015–16[21] Premier League 00———00
2016–17[22] Premier League 00———00
2017–18[23] Premier League 4070——110
2018–19[24] Championship 4554000—495
2019–20[25] Championship 38110102[lower-alpha 1]0421
2020–21[26] Championship 2721000—282
Total 114813010201308
Yeovil Town (loan) 2015–16[21] League Two 45040104[lower-alpha 2]0540
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2016–17[22] League One 2020001[lower-alpha 3]050
Middlesbrough (loan) 2017–18[23] Championship 100030—40
Career totals 162819050701938
  1. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 18 November 2020[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201881
201980
202060
Total221

International goals
As of match played 18 November 2020. Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Roberts goal.[27]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2018Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales3 Republic of Ireland4–04–12018–19 UEFA Nations League B

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "C. Roberts | Swansea". swanseacity.com. Swansea City F.C. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. Fisher, Ben (16 December 2020). "Swansea's Connor Roberts: 'I can be in the workshop for hours on end'". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. "Roberts joins Yeovil on loan". Swansea City A.F.C. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  5. "Connor pens new Swans deal". Swansea City A.F.C. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. "Swansea City Under 23s win the league". Wales Online. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  7. "It's a perfect end to the season, says King". Premier League. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. "Connor Roberts signs on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. "Exeter City 3–2 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  10. "Swansea defender Connor Roberts staying at Yeovil Town until end of season". Sky Sports. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. "Roberts and Krysiak win end of season awards". Yeovil Town F.C. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  12. "Connor Roberts: Bristol Rovers sign Swansea City defender on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  13. "Northampton Town 2–3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  14. "Connor Roberts has returned to parent club Swansea City". Bristol Rovers F.C. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  15. "Connor Roberts: Swansea City loan full-back to Middlesbrough for 2017–18 season". BBC Sport. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  16. Pritchard, Dafydd (29 August 2018). "Swansea City 3–0 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  17. "Men U.19 v Montenegro – Game 2 Drawn". Football Association of Wales. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  18. "Connor Roberts selected for Wales under-21 squad". Yeovil Town F.C. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  19. "Aaron Ramsey to miss China Cup as Ryan Giggs names first Wales squad". BBC Sport. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  20. "'My proudest moment' – Swansea City FC". www.swanseacity.com.
  21. "Games played by Connor Roberts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  22. "Games played by Connor Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  23. "Games played by Connor Roberts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  24. "Games played by Connor Roberts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  25. "Games played by Connor Roberts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  26. "Games played by Connor Roberts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  27. "Roberts, Connor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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