Robert Sloan (born 14 July 1983) is a Scottish

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, who plays for Armadale Thistle in the

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. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Heart of Midlothian.

Career

Sloan started his professional career with Heart of Midlothian, making his debut as an 18-year-old in a 2–0 defeat at Motherwell. He scored his first senior goal on Hearts' next visit to

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, as the Jambos won 2–1 towards the end of the 2001–02 season. The following season he found his opportunities limited by the arrival of French winger Jean-Louis Valois and agreed a 6-month loan move to Alloa in January 2003. Initially this appeared to have benefited Sloan, as he made 15 first team appearances for Hearts when they finished third in the

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in 2003–04 but he again slipped out of first team contention the following year. In January 2005 longtime admirer John Connolly eventually succeeded in signing Sloan for St Johnstone, having earlier tried to secure him on a loan deal. However, Connolly was replaced by

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only months after Sloan joined ''Saints'' and, not in the new manager's plans, the Paisley winger left the

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side for

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in the summer. Alloa are a part-time club and after joining them Sloan worked as a building labourer to augment his football earnings. A contract dispute led to him being transfer-listed in 2006 but when this was resolved he returned to the ''Wasps'' starting line-up. Perhaps his career highlight occurred in the 2005–06

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2–1 in a third round replay. He joined Raith Rovers in June 2007 but was released at the end of the 2009/10 season. He then joined East Fife on 31 July 2010. Sloan joined Bo'ness United when he was released from East Fife at the end of season 2012–13. On 24 June 2017 Sloan joined

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on a two-year contract. https://www.bonessunited.co.uk/sloan-joins-the-rose/

Honours

Raith Rovers

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: 1 :: 2008–09

References

External links

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Profile
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at londonhearts.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloan, Robert Living people 1983 births Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish footballers Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Bo'ness United F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Armadale Thistle F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Men's association football wingers Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players