Hugh Roberts (born September 27, 1992) is an American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who currently plays for
Monterey Bay F.C. in the
USL Championship.
Youth and college
College
Roberts played
college soccer at
George Mason University
George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...
between 2010 and 2013.
While at college, Roberts played for
USL PDL club
Baltimore Bohemians during their 2012 and 2013 seasons.
Club career
Richmond Kickers
Roberts signed with
USL Pro club
Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...
on March 7, 2013.
After three seasons with the Kickers, Roberts became a regular starter on the backline making 79 total appearances and scoring twice. During the
2016 season, Roberts was named to the USL All-League First Team.
Bethlehem Steel
Roberts signed with
USL club
Bethlehem Steel FC on December 22, 2016. Roberts scored his first goal for Bethlehem in April 2017, the winner in a 1-0 home victory over
FC Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
After a single season with Bethlehem Steel, Roberts signed for USL's other Pennsylvania based team,
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on March 7, 2018.
Charlotte Independence
On January 10, 2019, Roberts joined USL Championship side
Charlotte Independence.
Monterey Bay FC
Roberts signed with expansion side
Monterey Bay F.C. on February 8, 2022, and was named the team's captain for their inaugural season. Roberts was included in the starting 11 for Monterey Bay's inaugural match, a 4-2 loss to
Phoenix Rising FC. His first goal with the club came in the 90th minute in a match away to
Oakland Roots
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional soccer team based in Oakland, California. The club was
formed in 2018 by a group of Oakland natives, and began play in the National Independent Soccer Association in the fall of 2019. In 2021, ...
. The goal was the game winner for the club's first ever victory in a professional competition.
Honors
Individual
* USL All-League Team:
2016
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References
External links
*
Patriots profile*
*
1992 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Men's association football defenders
Baltimore Bohemians players
Philadelphia Union II players
Charlotte Independence players
Monterey Bay FC players
George Mason Patriots men's soccer players
Sportspeople from Gaithersburg, Maryland
Soccer players from Montgomery County, Maryland
People from Olney, Maryland
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
Richmond Kickers players
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
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