Jordan Stephen Roberts (born 5 January 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for

Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...

. Roberts has previously played for Tamworth,

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...

, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Heart of Midlothian,

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

and

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Club career

Aldershot Town

Roberts was born in

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

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. He started his career in the youth team of

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as a first year scholar but was released in the summer of 2011. Roberts completed his second year of his scholarship with

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side

. On 21 February 2012, Roberts signed his first professional contract, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Four days later he made his professional debut coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 4–1 win over

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. On 1 October 2012, Roberts joined

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side

on a one-month loan deal. On 6 October 2012, Roberts made his Havant & Waterlooville debut in a 2–2 draw with

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, replacing Steve Ramsey in the 70th minute. On 10 January 2013, Roberts signed for Tamworth on loan until 9 February. On 12 January 2013, Roberts made his Tamworth debut in a 2–1 defeat against

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in a

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tie. In February 2013, Roberts joined

on loan for the remainder of the season. On 16 February 2013, Roberts made his Bishop's Stortford debut in a 1–1 draw against Hinckley United, replacing Alli Abdullahi in with 30 minutes remaining. On 27 February 2013, Roberts scored his first Bishop's Stortford goal in a 2–2 draw against

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. On Roberts return to Aldershot Town, he became a key figure between the years of 2014 and 2015, netting eleven times in over seventy games.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 7 July 2015, Roberts joined Scottish side

. On 16 July 2015, Roberts made his Inverness Caledonian Thistle debut in a

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qualifier tie against

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, in which he played nine minutes in their 1–0 defeat. On 30 April 2016, Roberts scored his first Inverness Caledonian Thistle goal in a 4–1 victory over

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, netting in the 85th minute. Roberts went on to score another goal a week later in a 3–2 defeat against

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Crawley Town

On 28 June 2016, Roberts joined

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side

on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for Crawley in an

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tie against

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on 15 November 2016. On 14 May 2018, it was announced that Roberts would leave Crawley at the end of his current deal in June. He made 62 appearances during two seasons at the club, scoring 11 goals.

Ipswich Town

On 28 June 2018, following his release from Crawley, Roberts agreed to join

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side

on a two-year deal. He scored his first goals for Ipswich when he scored twice in an

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win against Tottenham Hotspur U21 on 3 September 2019. He scored in his next appearance on 8 October 2019, netting in a 4–0 win over Gilligham in an EFL Trophy group stage match.

Lincoln City (loan)

On 23 January 2019, Roberts signed for Lincoln on loan from Ipswich until the end of the season. He found his first team chances limited during his loan spell at

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, only making 5 substitute appearances as Lincoln won the League Two title and promotion to League One.

Gillingham (loan)

On 9 January 2020, Roberts joined Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. He scored his first goals for the club as he scored both in a 2–2 away league draw at

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. He scored twice during 10 appearances before returning from his loan on 6 May. He returned to Ipswich following football's suspension due to the

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pandemic. It was later announced on 18 May 2020 that the club had decided not renew his contract or take up the 12-month extension in his current contract - though the club left the door open to a potential new deal once football had resumed.

Heart of Midlothian

On 10 August 2020 Roberts signed a two-year contract with Heart of Midlothian.

Motherwell (loans)

On 1 February 2021, Roberts joined

on a loan deal until the end of the season On 31 August 2021,

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, Roberts returned to Motherwell on loan until the January 2022 transfer window.

Motherwell

On 14 January 2022, Roberts completed a transfer to Motherwell, staying at the club until at least the end of the 2021–22 season. On 20 May 2022, Motherwell announced that Roberts would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract on 31 May 2022.

Stevenage

Roberts joined

in June 2022.

International career

Roberts received his first call up to the

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squad in 2014. He made his International debut on 14 October 2014 in a 2–0 loss to Tunisia U23. He scored his first International goal on 1 June 2015 in a 2–1 win over Republic of Ireland U21.

Career statistics

Honours

Lincoln City *

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: 2018–19

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Jordan 1994 births Living people English footballers Footballers from Hertfordshire Sportspeople from Watford Association football wingers England semi-pro international footballers Aldershot Town F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players