Robert Primus (born 10 November 1990) is a Trinidadian professional

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who plays as a defender for

Port of Spain Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...

Club career

Primus made his senior debut for

San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Jabloteh Football Club is a football club located in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago that plays in the country's TT Pro League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Trinidad. History The club was founded ...

in the 2008 season.

Aktobe

In February 2011, Primus moved to

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side

Aktobe Aktobe ( kz, Ақтөбе, Aqtöbe; russian: Актобе, Aktobe) is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Aktobe Region. In 2020, it had a population of 500,757 people. Aktobe is located in the west of K ...

, signing a three-year contract. After tearing his anterior

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against

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on 21 September 2013 against

, Primus underwent surgery in the USA which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2013 season and the first of the 2014 season. In his first game back following the surgery and rehabilitation, Primus again injured his Cruciate ligaments against

FC Kaisar FC Kaysar ( kk, Қайсар Футбол Клубы, ''Qaısar Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakh professional football club based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have mis ...

on 22 June 2014, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.

Morvant Caledonia United

In February 2016, Primus returned to Trinidad and Tobago, signing a contract till the end of the 2015–16 season with

Morvant Caledonia United Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium. History The Caledonia AIA Football ...

Central

In summer 2016, Primus left Morvant Caledonia United and joined

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Slutsk

In March 2018, Primus joined Belarusian club

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India

In March 2019 he signed for Indian club Minerva Punjab. In September 2019 he moved to

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. In September 2020, he signed with

FC Bengaluru United Football Club Bengaluru United is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competed in 2021 I-League Qualifiers. Founded in 2018, the club mainly participated in local competitions including Bangalore Super ...

. He with his compatriot Daniel Carr won the

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tournament.

Aizawl

On 22 February 2022, Primus moved to another

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club

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

on a season-long deal. He made his debut for the club, on 3 March 2022, against

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, which ended in a 2–0 defeat.

International career

Primus represented the respective youth teams of Trinidad and Tobago at the

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four ...

and the

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July. However, the 2009 FIFA Confedera ...

. He made his debut for the senior team on 18 March 2009, in a friendly game against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Primus, Robert 1990 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players FC Aktobe players Morvant Caledonia United players Central F.C. players FC Slutsk players TT Pro League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Men's association football defenders Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate footballers in Belarus RoundGlass Punjab FC players Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India FC Bengaluru United players Aizawl FC players Trinidad and Tobago men's under-20 international footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's youth international footballers A.C. Port of Spain players