Robbie Burton (footballer)

Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.

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
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 26
Youth career
Teviot Rangers
2006–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Dinamo Zagreb II 5 (0)
2020– Dinamo Zagreb 9 (0)
National team‡
Wales U16
Wales U17
Wales U19
Wales U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 2 February 2021 (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]

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 2 February 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2019–20 Druga HNL 20——20
2020–21 30——30
Total 50——50
Dinamo Zagreb 2020–21 Prva HNL 90202[lower-alpha 2]0130
Career total 1402020180
  1. Includes appearances in Croatian Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa 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". 17 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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". 18 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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.


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