Jack Robinson (born 1 September 1993) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
club
Sheffield United
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.
Robinson is the second-youngest ever player to have played for
Liverpool
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, having made his senior debut at the age of 16 years and 250 days. He has also been capped by England at
under-21 level.
Career
Liverpool
![Jack Robinson 2011 Singapore](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Jack_Robinson_2011_Singapore.jpg)
Robinson was registered as an u-21 player for the
2010–11 season. His first appearance of the season came in April 2011 in a 1–1 draw at
Arsenal
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as a replacement for the injured
Fábio Aurélio
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; his performance against
Theo Walcott
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Walcott is a product of the Southampton Academy and started his career with So ...
in this game earned him a place in the
BBC Sport
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pundit
Garth Crooks
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's team of the week. One week later, on 23 April 2011, he started his first ever game for ''the Reds'' in a 5–0 victory against
Birmingham City
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.
With the signing of left-back
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in summer 2011, Robinson's chances of first team action became even more restricted. He made only two appearances during the
2011–12 season, both in
League Cup
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ties: a 3–1 away win at
Exeter
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on 24 August 2011 and a 2–1 win at
Brighton & Hove Albion
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on 21 September 2011. In October 2011, he signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool, but his season was ruined by injury as firstly he underwent surgery on a foot problem, then suffered a groin injury.
Having regained his fitness, Robinson was selected by
England
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for the
2012 Under-19 European Championships in Estonia. He played in all four of England's matches during the tournament as they exited at the semi-final stage.
![Jack Robinson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Jack_Robinson.jpg)
With the departure of Fábio Aurélio in summer 2012 and the arrival of
Brendan Rodgers
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Rodgers began his career as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed un ...
as manager, Robinson was promoted to second choice left-back. On 23 August 2012, he made his first European appearance for Liverpool as he started their 1–0
UEFA Europa League
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win at
Hearts. He also started in the next Europa League game against
Udinese
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, as well as featuring in all four of the club's matches in the domestic cup competitions during the season.
With opportunities at
Anfield
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limited, so as to gain first team experience, Robinson was loaned out to
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
side
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in February 2013 for the remainder of the
2012–13 season. He went straight into the Wolves starting line-up in place of the experienced
Stephen Ward
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and soon established himself as a key player in their ultimately unsuccessful battle against relegation.
Loan to Blackpool
On 1 August 2013, Robinson joined Championship side
Blackpool
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on a season-long youth loan. He made his debut for the club two days later against
Doncaster Rovers
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, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for
Bob Harris in a 1–3 win. He made his full debut in Blackpool's
West Lancashire derby
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League Cup first round opener against
Preston North End
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, completing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat. Robinson started and finished all four of Blackpool's next four fixtures against
Barnsley
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,
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
,
Reading
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and
Watford
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, picking up a yellow card in the latter.
In Robinson's next start for Blackpool, against
AFC Bournemouth
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on 14 September 2013, he was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 59th minute with the score at 1–2, which finished in favour of Blackpool. After missing Blackpool's next match away at
Millwall
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on 17 September 2013 through suspension, he was put straight back into the starting line-up for the club's 2–2 draw at home to
Leicester City
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on 21 September 2013. He then went on to start all of Blackpool's next three league fixtures,
picking up a yellow card in ''the Tangerines'' 1–1 draw away at
Huddersfield Town
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on 27 September 2013 and playing the full 90 minutes in the clubs back-to-back goalless draws against
Bolton Wanderers
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and
Charlton Athletic
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respectively.
Queens Park Rangers
On 28 August 2014, Robinson joined
Queens Park Rangers
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and was sent out on loan the same day as signing.
Loan to Huddersfield Town
Immediately after signing for QPR, Robinson joined Huddersfield Town for the 2014–15 season. He made his Town debut two days later in the 4–2 defeat against Watford at
Vicarage Road
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. He made the left-back position his own after a difficult start, but his loan ended early after he jarred his knee in the 1–1 draw against Birmingham City on 14 March 2015. A scan later revealed he needed surgery ruling him out for between 9–12 months, prematurely ending his loan with ''the Terriers''.
QPR return
After an injury laden beginning to his Rangers career, including recovering from the knee injury which had ruled Robinson out for several months, the 17–18 season saw Robinson cement his place in the Rangers first team playing out of position at centre half. He scored his first two career goals in an away win against Birmingham City on the 16 December 2017.
On 26 June 2018, Robinson left the club after rejecting a new contract to stay at
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
.
Nottingham Forest
On 30 June 2018, Robinson joined
Nottingham Forest
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on an initial two-year deal.
Sheffield United
On 21 January 2020, Robinson signed for Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year-deal. Chris Wilder said of Robinson that he has "got a great pedigree and he will make our squad stronger". He made his debut for Sheffield United in an
FA Cup
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tie against
Millwall
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on 25 January 2020.
International career
Robinson has represented England at various youth levels up until
England U21
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This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calen ...
s.
Career statistics
References
External links
Profileat the Sheffield United F.C. website
Jack Robinson profileat
The Football Association
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Premier League profile*
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Warrington
English footballers
England youth international footballers
England under-21 international footballers
Association football defenders
Liverpool F.C. players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Sheffield United F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players