Robbie Robinson (soccer)

Robbie Robinson (born December 17, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.

For other people named Robbie Robinson, see Robbie Robinson (disambiguation).
Robbie Robinson
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-17) December 17, 1998
Place of birth Camden, South Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Inter Miami
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2017 Charleston Battery
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Clemson Tigers 47 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Charleston Battery 0 (0)
2020– Inter Miami 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2020

Career

Charleston Battery

Robinson signed with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery on an academy contract ahead of their 2017 season.[1] He made his professional debut on June 14, 2017 as an 88th minute substitute during a 3–2 loss to Atlanta United FC in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup.[2]

Clemson Tigers

Robinson played college soccer at Clemson from 2017 to 2019.[3] He scored his first collegiate goal on September 22, 2017 against Pittsburgh.[4]

On January 4, 2020, Robinson won the Hermann Trophy, an award for the top college soccer player in the United States. On May 20, 2020, Robinson was named the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, an award for the top male player across all sports in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the award's 67 year history, Robinson was the first male soccer player to win the award.[5]

Inter Miami CF

In December 2019, he was announced as having signed with Major League Soccer as a Generation Adidas player, and would be available in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.[6] Robinson was selected 1st overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami.[7]

He made his MLS debut for Inter Miami in a March 1, 2020 match against Los Angeles FC.[8]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Robinson is of Chilean descent[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 October 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charleston Battery 2017 USL 001 00010
Inter Miami 2020 MLS 120—00120
Career total 1201000130

Honors

References
  1. "Robbie Robinson". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Boxscore: Atlanta United FC vs. Charleston Battery 06/15/2017 | Matchcenter". Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. "Robbie Robinson". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. July 20, 2017.
  4. "No. 8 Clemson Shuts Out Pittsburgh 3-0". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. September 23, 2017.
  5. "Clemson's Robinson, UNC's Matson Voted Top ACC Athletes of 2019–20". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 20, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. "MLS SuperDraft prospect, Generation adidas signing Robbie Robinson wins Hermann Trophy". MLS. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. "Inter Miami, Beckham picked Robbie Robinson No.1 in MLS SuperDraft. Then things got weird". ESPN. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. Price, Khobi. "Inter Miami's Robbie Robinson reflects on lessons learned in MLS debut". sun-sentinel.com.
  9. "Robinson: "Hablé con Rueda; mi sueño es poder llegar al Mundial con Chile"" [Robinson: "I talked with Rueda; my dream is to reach the World Cup along with Chile"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. Robbie Robinson at Soccerway


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