Zachary Scott Robinson (born 11 June 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

. He came through the academy of

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...

and made a number of first team appearances, as well as playing on loan for a number of lower league English sides before joining Scottish side

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

on a season-long loan during which Robinson finished as the team's top league goalscorer and won the

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. Robinson returned to Dundee, now in the

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, for another season-long loan before departing AFC Wimbledon.

Career

AFC Wimbledon

On 9 September 2019, whilst still a second year scholar at

, Robinson joined Basingstoke Town on loan. On 13 November 2019, Robinson made his debut for the club in a 3–1

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loss against Southend United. He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an

tie against Brighton & Hove Albion U21s on 22 September 2020. He made his league debut on 26 December 2020 in a 2–0 defeat to

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, coming off of the bench to replace Ethan Chislett in the 87th minute of the match. On 12 April 2021, Robinson joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the season, making his debut the following day as he played the entirety of an incredible 4–3 defeat at home to

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. In August 2021, Robinson joined

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side, Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan and went onto net on his debut during a 4–2 defeat to

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, giving the Tudors an early lead in the 36th minute. On 8 January 2022, Robinson joined

side Hampton & Richmond Borough on a one-month loan deal. He went onto feature ten times, scoring three goals before being recalled by Wimbledon in March 2022.

Loans to Dundee

On 30 July 2022, after signing a two-year contract extension with Wimbledon, Robinson joined

club

on a season-long loan. He made his debut for Dundee on the same day against

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. On 12 August, Robinson scored his first goal for Dundee, in a home win over

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. After a very successful first half of the season with Dundee, scoring 8 goals in 19 appearances, Robinson was recalled early by Wimbledon in January 2023. On 31 January 2023, Robinson returned on loan to Dundee until the end of the season. He marked his league return with the ''Dark Blues'' by scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 victory over

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. Upon his return he formed a successful striking partnership with

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. Robinson finished off his excellent loan spell with the ''Dark Blues'' in style, scoring his team-leading 12th league goal in a win over Queen's Park which clinched the

title for Dundee. On 30 June 2023, Robinson re-joined Dundee, now a

side, on a season-long loan from Wimbledon. He netted a brace against Dumbarton to open his scoring account in his second spell. Robinson would score his first Premiership goal on 11 November in a 4–0 win against St Mirren. In April 2024, AFC Wimbledon confirmed that Robinson would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract.

Motherwell

On 20 June 2024, Robinson joined

club

on a two-year deal. He made his competitive debut in a win over Edinburgh City in the

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group stage.

Career statistics

Honours

Dundee *

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References

2002 births Living people Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth AFC Wimbledon players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players Woking F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Black British sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-2000s-stub Motherwell F.C. players