Robert Atkinson (footballer, born 1998)

Robert Philip Atkinson (born 13 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Oxford United.

Robert Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Robert Philip Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 22
Youth career
Cannes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Basingstoke Town 30 (2)
2017–2019 Fulham 0 (0)
2019 → Braintree Town (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 Eastleigh 20 (1)
2020– Oxford United 14 (0)
2020 → Eastleigh (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:24, 25 January 2021(UTC)

After playing youth football with AS Cannes, he started his senior career with Basingstoke Town in 2016, before signing for Fulham in 2017. He had a loan spell with Braintree Town in 2019, and joined Eastleigh on a permanent basis later that year. He joined his current club, Oxford United, in January 2020.

Career

Atkinson was born in Chesterfield,[2] and spent much of his youth in France, playing for the academy of AS Cannes.[3]

He started his senior football career at Basingstoke Town in the 2016–17 season,[3] where he made thirty league appearances, scoring twice.[4]

He joined Fulham in September 2017 for a fee of £30,000 after a trial period with the club; he initially played for the club's under-23 side.[3][5]

He joined Braintree Town on loan in January 2019,[6] and made 15 appearances for the club.[2]

In June 2019, he signed for National League side Eastleigh, making 24 appearances in total for the Spitfires and impressing with the National League side.[5]

In January 2020, he signed for League One side Oxford United for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year contract, though returned to Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season as part of the deal.[7] He was recalled by Oxford United in February 2020 as a result of an injury to John Mousinho and a suspension for Robert Dickie.[8] He made his professional debut on 5 October 2020, in a 1–1 EFL Cup draw with AFC Wimbledon, in which Oxford won on penalties.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basingstoke Town 2016–17[4] Southern League Premier Division 30220—7[lower-alpha 1]0392
Fulham 2017–18[10] Championship 0000000000
2018–19[11] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19[2] National League 15000—00150
Eastleigh 2019–20[2] National League 20160—00261
Oxford United 2019–20[12] League One 0000000000
2020–21[13] League One 9000101[lower-alpha 2]0110
Total 90001010110
Eastleigh (loan) 2019–20[2] National League 4000—0040
Career total 783801080953
  1. 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup and 3 appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 51. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. Robert Atkinson at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "ATKINSON SIGNS". fulhamfc.com. Fulham F.C. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. "Robert Atkinson". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. "Eastleigh make former player of the year their fifth signing of the summer". Daily Echo. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. Spurgeon, Simon (5 January 2019). "Another shutout on the road earns Braintree a point". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. Pritchard, David (9 January 2020). "Rob Atkinson becomes Oxford United's fourth signing in two days". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. Pritchard, David (24 February 2020). "Oxford United recall Rob Atkinson from Eastleigh loan". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. Pritchard, David (7 September 2020). "Oxford United duo singled out for special praise by boss Karl Robinson". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.


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