Hal Robson-Kanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry A. Robson-Kanu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Acton, Greater London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Reading | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | Reading | 61 | (9) |
| 2008 | → Southend United (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2009 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Wales U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2010– | Wales | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 30 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu (born 21 May 1989 in Acton, Greater London) is an international footballer who plays for Reading and the Wales national team as a forward.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Reading
Robson-Kanu came through the ranks of the Reading Academy, suffering two long term injuries there. He was at non-League Acton Ealing Whistlers Youth F.C. and had trials with Arsenal but chose to join Reading. He had his first involvement with the first team when he travelled with the squad for the Peace Cup in South Korea in the summer of 2007, and started against River Plate.
[edit] Southend United & Swindon Town (loan)
He joined Southend United on loan on 30 January 2008, until the end of the 2007–08 season, where he scored three goals in eight games.[2] He scored a goal in a 9–0 win over Didcot Town in the pre-season. He rejoined Southend on a month's loan on 21 August.[3] He joined Swindon Town on loan on 26 January 2009.
[edit] Return to Reading
The week later, during the first game of Reading's pre-season tour of Sweden, Robson-Kanu scored a hat-trick against Jonsereds IF in just 28 minutes.[4] He scored his first competitive goal for Reading in the League Cup defeat to Northampton Town. He got his first goal in The Football League in a 3–0 against Barnsley. He scored the final goal after coming on as a substitute for Simon Church and setting up Jimmy Kebe's header and then running free to get the third. On 5 April, Robson-Kanu scored the winning goal against Preston North End. On 7 May, he added another goal to his tally on the final day of the season, the winner in a 2–1 win over Derby County.
[edit] International career
Having previously represented England at under-19 level, he made his debut for the Wales under-21 squad in a friendly match against Austria on 18 May 2010,[5] qualifying through his Welsh grandmother. He made his debut for the senior Wales team on 23 May in a 2–0 defeat against Croatia at the Stadion Gradski.[6] He scored an equaliser against Austria under-21's in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship for the Wales under-21 and in the next game he scored the only goal for Wales under-21 national team as they won 1–0 against Hungary under-21's.
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 28 August 2011
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Play-Offs | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| Southend United (loan) | 2007–08 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2008–09 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Reading | 2009–10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 92 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 5 | 0 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/July%202011.ashx/July%202011.pdf. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Robson-Kanu seals loan move". Reading F.C.. 2008-01-30. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1228964,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Robson-Kanu returns to Southend". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/7574717.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1732481,00.html
- ^ "Wales under 21 squad v Austria". Football Association of Wales. 2010-04-30. http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1702. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Croatia 2–0 Wales". BBC Sport. 2010-05-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8678876.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
[edit] External links
- Hal Robson-Kanu profile at readingfc.co.uk
- Hal Robson-Kanu career stats at Soccerbase
- Hal Robson-Kanu profile at news.bbc.co.uk
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from London
- English footballers
- Welsh footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Welsh people of Black African descent
- Association football forwards
- Reading F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Black British sportspeople
- Sportspeople from London
