John Robertson (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Kilbride | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newcraighall Leith Vics | |||
| -2017 | Tynecastle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | St Johnstone | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cove Rangers (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Edinburgh City | 61 | (20) |
| 2023 | Linfield | 11 | (1) |
| 2024- | East Kilbride | 12 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 1 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
John Robertson (born 26 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for East Kilbride moving to the K-park club in January 2024 from northern Irish side Linfield.
Career[edit]
Born in Edinburgh,[1] Robertson moved from Tynecastle to St Johnstone in June 2017.[2] He made his senior debut on 21 April 2018,[3] and was praised by manager Tommy Wright.[4] He was loaned to Scottish League Two club Cove Rangers in August 2019[5] and Forfar Athletic in October 2020.[6]
Robertson was released by St Johnstone after the 2020–21 season and he then signed with Edinburgh City.[7] In June 2023 he moved to Northern Irish club Linfield.[8] Robertson had his contract terminated in October 2023.[9]
In January 2024, John moved to Lanarkshire club East Kilbride.
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 23 October 2021
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Johnstone | 2017–18[3] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[12] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cove Rangers (loan) | 2019–20[11] | Scottish League Two | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2020–21[12] | Scottish League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Edinburgh City | 2021–22[13] | Scottish League Two | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Scotland - J. Robertson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by John Robertson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Eric Nicolson (25 April 2018). "St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright has 'high hopes' for John Robertson". The Courier. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Durent, Jamie (1 August 2019). "Cove Rangers sign teenager John Robertson on loan deal from St Johnstone". Press & Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Nicolson, Eric. "Tanto Olaofe leaves St Johnstone and John Robertson goes on loan to Forfar".
- ^ "John Robertson Signs".
- ^ "Scottish striker Robertson to join Linfield" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Statement from Linfield Football Club" – via Linfield FC.com.
- ^ "Games played by John Robertson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by John Robertson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by John Robertson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by John Robertson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2021.