Stephen Wyn Roberts (born 24 February 1980) is a Welsh former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who most recently played for
Walsall
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...
. He has also represented Wales at
under-21 level.
Career
Roberts began his career at hometown club
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
,
where he took part in the club's
Football League Trophy
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win in 2005, before eventually moving to
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
where he joined up with his brother
Neil Roberts who eventually moved on to join Wrexham.
On 1 July 2008, Roberts opted to turn down a new one-year contract at Doncaster Rovers, to drop down to League One to play for Walsall on a two-year contract. He became the "Saddlers" first signing of the 2008 pre-season.
Roberts commits to Doncaster move
''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 18 October 2007
On 8 October 2009, Roberts announced his retirement from the game at the age of 29 due to a persistent back injury.
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Footballers from Wrexham
Welsh footballers
Wales under-21 international footballers
Wales international footballers
Association football defenders
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Walsall F.C. players
English Football League players
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