Weston Cheyne Roberts (born March 27, 1988, in Plant City, Florida) is a retired[1] American soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Weston Cheyne Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | March 27, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Plant City, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Charlotte Eagles | 44 | (3) |
| 2013 | VSI Tampa Bay | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Ocala Stampede | ||
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 | ||
| 2017–2019 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2, 2020 | |||
Career
editYouth and college
editRoberts attended Plant City High School, and played college soccer at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He was named to the ICAA First-Team, was honored as a NCCAA All-American Honorable Mention, and was awarded the Most Outstanding Offensive Player from the NCCAA National Tournament as a freshman in 2006, was named to the ICAA First Team and the NCCAA All-American First-Team while being awarded the Most Outstanding Defensive Player from the NCCAA National Tournament as a sophomore in 2007, and was an NCAA/NSCAA South Region 2nd-Team, NCCAA All-American 1st-Team, NCCAA All-Region selection, the NCCAA South Region Player of the Year and a NCCAA Scholar-Athlete as a junior in 2008.[2]
Professional
editRoberts turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on April 24, 2010, in a league match against the Richmond Kickers.[3] He scored his first professional goal in his eighth league appearance for Charlotte, a 2–1 win over the Los Angeles Blues on May 14, 2011.[4]
Coaching
editRoberts was the head coach of the Ocala Stampede of the USL PDL from 2013 to 2015. In his three years at Ocala, the Stampede finished at the top of their division every season and won the PDL Southern Conference in 2014 and 2015. In 2014 and 2015, Ocala made it to the PDL's national semifinals.
On March 25, 2016, Roberts was announced as the first head coach of Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 of the National Premier Soccer League. Rowdies 2 is the official developmental team of the North American Soccer League's Tampa Bay Rowdies.[5]
Following the transition of the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies U23, Roberts moved full-time as an assistant coach for the USL club.
Cheyne's brother, Clay, is the current head coach for the MASL's Florida Tropics SC and the Southeastern Fire.
References
edit- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ "Sailfish Senior Cheyne Roberts Tabbed as NSCAA Scholar All-American". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Cheyne Roberts Named Head Coach of Rowdies 2". RowdiesSoccer.com. March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-03-25.