Clydie Roberts (born 7 July 1987) is an English-born Guyanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brentwood Town, and has been capped internationally for the Guyana national football team. He has spent his entire career playing non-League football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brentwood Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Redbridge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Redbridge | |||
| Thurrock | |||
| Canvey Island | |||
| ?–2008 | Harlow Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Potters Bar Town | ||
| 2009 | Waltham Forest | ||
| 2009 | Enfield Town | ||
| 2009 | Aveley | ||
| 2009 | Concord Rangers | ||
| 2010 | Grays Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Ilford | 9 | (0) |
| 2011– | Brentwood Town | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Guyana | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 26 August 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:43, 26 August 2011 (UTC) | |||
Career
editClub career
editRoberts started his career with Redbridge progressing through their youth system into the first-team.[1] He went on to have a short spell with Thurrock before moving onto Canvey Island, where he was voted 'Player's Player of the Year' for the 2006–07 season where he made 44 appearances, scoring three goals.[1] He helped them gain promotion from Isthmian League Division One North to Isthmian League Premier Division. Roberts then had a trial with AFC Wimbledon in July 2007, but was not offered a contract by manager Terry Brown.[1][2]
In July 2008, Roberts had an unsuccessful trial with League Two club Bournemouth.[3] He joined Potters Bar Town in late 2008 from Harlow Town.[4] He made his debut for Potters Bar Town, in the 1–0 away win over Waltham Forest in November 2008 alongside Ryan Edgar.[5] Roberts left the club in January 2009 and signed for Waltham Forest.[4][6] Later in January, he joined Waltham Forest's Isthmian League Division One North league rivals Enfield Town.[7]
He went on to join Aveley, then Concord Rangers in December 2009,[8] before signing for Grays Athletic in October 2010, where he made two appearances in the Isthmian League Division One North.[9] Roberts went on to join Ilford, where he made nine league appearances.[10] He went on to join Brentwood Town at the start of the 2011–12 season.
International career
editRoberts gained two caps for Guyana in 2008.[11] He made his debut in a home friendly against Cuba in the 0–0 draw on 22 February, and his second cap in the 2–1 win against Cuba on 24 February, alongside his Canvey Island teammate Chris Bourne.[11][12]
Personal life
editRoberts is cousin to professional footballer and England international, Jermain Defoe.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "AFC Wimbledon – Player profile: Clydie Roberts". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Dons game at Brentford is off". Non-League Daily. 21 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Trialist news". AFC Bournemouth. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "Ex Enfield Town player profiles". Enfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Boss Browne happy with Potters Bar's Ugly Waltham forest win". Eastern Daily Press. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Three more players exit Potters Bar Town". Eastern Daily Press. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "More changes at Town". Non-League Daily. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Latest transfers..." Non-League Daily. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Profile: Clydie Roberts". graysath-online. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "First team statistics 2010–2011". Ilford F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Clydie Roberts – Guyana". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Bourne again the star in Guyana draw". Echo. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
External links
edit- Clydie Roberts at National-Football-Teams.com