Rhiannon Beth "Razza" Roberts (born 30 August 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a centre-back for Spanish

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club

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. Born in

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, she plays for the Wales women's national team.

Club career

Roberts broke into the Blackburn Rovers Ladies first team towards the end of the 2008–09 season. Her first Blackburn goal came in April 2009, against Birmingham City Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League. She left Blackburn for a 15-month contract with

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in July 2013. After five seasons with the Belles, Roberts joined

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in July 2018. She signed a new contract in May 2021, and the following season helped the team win the

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, securing a return to the

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for the club after two seasons in the second tier. In June 2023, Roberts signed for

International career

Roberts has represented England Colleges, playing in the side's first ever fixture, against Australia schools in February 2008. In June 2010 she was called up by

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to the England Under–23 team for a mini tournament at the

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. The following year Roberts represented Great Britain at the 2011 Universiade in

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, China. Despite Roberts' opening goal, Britain were eliminated after a 3–2 defeat by the hosts at

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. In August 2015 Roberts' good form with Doncaster Rovers Belles won her a call-up to a training camp with Jayne Ludlow's senior

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squad. She was selected for Wales' next

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match in

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and started the 3–0 defeat in Sankt Pölten.

Career statistics

Club

''Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.''

International

''Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.'' :''Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roberts goal.''

Honours

Liverpool *

: 2021-22 Doncaster Rovers Belles *

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: Winner: 2017-18, Runner-Up:

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, 2015,

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References

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