Thomas Robert

Thomas Robert (born 31 August 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays for Wasquehal as a midfielder.[2]

Thomas Robert
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wasquehal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Montpellier II 18 (0)
2020–2021 Airdrieonians 18 (3)
2021–2022 Mouscron 3 (0)
2022–2023 Béziers 18 (1)
2023– Wasquehal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:29, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Paris,[1] Robert is the son of former footballer Laurent Robert and nephew of Bertrand Robert.[3][4]

Career

Robert began his career with Montpellier II,[1] and was linked with Rangers, Celtic, and Newcastle United,[5] before signing for Scottish club Airdrieonians in July 2020.[3][6][7]

Whilst with Airdrieonians he had trials at a number of clubs including Rangers, Celtic, Burnley and Salford City, before signing for Belgian club Mouscron in September 2021.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

After leaving Mouscron he returned to France with Béziers in October 2022,[14] moving to Wasquehal in October 2023.[15]

References
  1. Thomas Robert at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. Thomas Robert at Soccerbase
  3. "Thomas Robert: Laurent Robert's son signs for Airdrieonians". Sky Sports.
  4. "Robert in Scotland to escape father's shadow" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Ryder, Lee (9 July 2020). "Newcastle United decided against move for Thomas Robert". ChronicleLive.
  6. Dawes, Olly (9 July 2020). "Rangers and Celtic target Thomas Robert makes bizarre Airdrie move; Newcastle allegedly snubbed him". HITC.
  7. McGilvray, Andy (30 June 2021). "Airdrie star Robert is facing 'a big season'". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via PressReader.
  8. Pilcher, Ross (13 December 2020). "Airdrie winger linked with Hibs as interest grows in Scotland and England". EdinburghLive.
  9. "Manager confirms French ace's trial at Celtic amid transfer speculation". Glasgow Times.
  10. "Ex-Celtic target Thomas Robert training with Salford following Burnley pre-season stint". HeraldScotland.
  11. "Rangers and Celtic target Thomas Robert moves to Belgium and ends summer of speculation".
  12. Mair, Steven (7 September 2021). "Thomas Robert ends Celtic and Burnley speculation by moving to Belgium". Daily Record.
  13. James, Alex (9 September 2021). "Ex Burnley trialist and son of Newcastle United hero takes next transfer step". LancsLive.
  14. "Thomas Robert rejoint l'ASB !". 25 October 2022.
  15. "Wasquehal : Thomas Robert rebondit dans le Nord (off)". OneFootball. 17 November 2023.


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