Zizi Roberts
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zizi Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Junior Professional | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Monza Briazna (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | → Ravenna Calcio (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1999 | → AC Bellinzona (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2000 | Ionikos | 15 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | Panionios | 30 | (13) |
| 2001–2002 | Olympiakos | 8 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Liberia | 31 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 9 December 2007 (UTC) | |||
Kolubah "Zizi" Roberts (born 19 July 1979) is a Liberian former professional footballer. He began his professional career in 1996 at the age of 17 and played for teams in Liberia, the United States, Switzerland, Greece, and Italy.
Club career
In 1997, Roberts signed for A.C. Milan but never played an official match for them, appearing in friendly competitions and being loaned out to Monza in 1997, Ravenna in 1998, and AC Bellinzona for the first half of the 1999–2000 season.[1]
In January 2000, he signed for Greek side Ionikos FC, finishing out the season before moving to Panionios FC at the start of the following season. In August 2001, he signed with Olympiakos FC, where he found relative success, scoring five times in just eight appearances.[2]
Roberts left for the United States in 2003, signing with Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids in August. In two years with the Rapids, he appeared in 17 games, scoring six goals.
International career
Roberts was a regular for the Liberia national team between 1997 and 2003.[3] In all, he played 31 games for Liberia, scoring nine goals. In 2003, the final year of his national team career, he was named Liberian Soccer Player of the Year.
Honors
Club
Olympiacos
- Greek Championship: 2002
Individual
- Liberian Soccer Player of the Year: 2003
References
- ^ Rota, Davide. "Players from Africa, Asia and North-America in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alex. "Foreign players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ Zizi Roberts – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Liberian footballers
- Liberian expatriate footballers
- Liberia international footballers
- Colorado Rapids players
- Ravenna F.C. players
- A.C. Monza players
- AC Bellinzona players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Panionios F.C. players
- Ionikos F.C. players
- Serie B players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Sportspeople from Monrovia
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Major League Soccer players
- Junior Professional FC players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate association footballers in Northern Ireland
- Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom