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Robert Snodgrass
Personal information
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2003 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Livingston 79 (15)
2007 → Stirling Albion (loan) 12 (5)
2008– Leeds United 86 (16)
International career‡
2007 Scotland U20 3 (0)
2008 Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:35, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Robert Snodgrass (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Leeds United as a winger comfortable playing on either side of the pitch. He can also play as a forward. Snodgrass received a call up to the Scotland national team side in 2009.

Early life

Born in Glasgow, Snodgrass grew up in the Gallowgate area, the youngest of three boys and two girls.[citation needed] He, like his family, was a keen supporter of Celtic and had trials with them as a youngster, as well as their fierce rivals Rangers.[citation needed] His boyhood club offered him an apprenticeship, along with Clyde and Livingston, although he felt that he had little chance of breaking through at Parkhead and instead chose Livingston, who offered him travel.[citation needed] He has a daughter, Sienna, with his girlfriend Denise[1]

Club career

Livingston

Snodgrass started his career at Livingston, where he scored 15 goals in 79 games. Snodgrass caught attention by turning down a trial with Spanish giants FC Barcelona.[2] Before he turned professional, he was offered a move to Blackburn Rovers, though he chose to stay with Livingston.[3] He moved to Stirling Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2006–07 season on 30 January 2007.

The Scottish Youth international scored 10 goals for Livingston in the Scottish First Division during the 2007–08 season and he joined League One team Leeds United in July 2008.[citation needed]

Leeds United

After joining Leeds, Snodgrass came into the side for the first game of the season to make his debut against Scunthorpe United, gaining an assist after setting up Enoch Showunmi's headed goal.[citation needed] He scored his first goal for Leeds in the 5–2 League Cup victory over Chester City.[citation needed] After initially struggling to hold a regular starting place in the starting XI, Snodgrass re-established himself after a string of impressive performances throughout November and December, which saw the young winger score four goals in seven games during a poor run of form for the Yorkshire club, culminating in the sacking of manager Gary McAllister.[citation needed] The Scot is capable of playing on either wing or as a supportive striker and is now one of the first names on the team sheet under manager Simon Grayson.[citation needed]

He made a massive impact at Elland Road in his first season, establishing himself as a firm fans favourite and narrowly missing out to Jermaine Beckford in the Fans Player of the Year award.[citation needed] He was the top assist maker in the division with 16, despite only playing regular first team football from December onwards.[citation needed] He also chipped in with 11 goals.[citation needed] He featured heavily in Leeds United fans' player of the season awards for his debut season, although Fabian Delph and Jermaine Beckford sometimes took the actual awards.[citation needed]

On the eve of the 2009–10 season, he signed a new four-year contract with the club.[citation needed] Snodgrass made a slow start to the 2009–10 season compared to the way he ended the previous season, but has still chipped in with two assists, one against Darlington in the League Cup, and the other against Wycombe Wanderers.[citation needed] But his season picked up, as he bagged his first goals of the season with two against Watford in the League Cup second round, sending Leeds through to the third round.[citation needed] In the next round, Snodgrass gave Liverpool left back Andrea Dossena "all sorts of problems" throughout the game.[4]

Snodgrass scored a late winner against Milton Keynes Dons in a 1–0 win for Leeds for his first league goal of the season.[citation needed] Snodgrass missed Leeds' top of the table clash against Charlton Athletic with ankle and knee injuries he sustained in the 1–1 draw with Carlisle United.[citation needed] Snodgrass' fourth goal of the season came against Brighton & Hove Albion with a long range left footed strike.[citation needed] Snodgrass was dropped to the bench against Oldham Athletic. Snodgrass returned to the Leeds starting XI for the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town and scored after just 90 seconds.[citation needed] The goal was his fifth of the season.[citation needed] Snodgrass picked up his fifth booking of the season against Kettering Town and missed the game against Brentford as a result.[citation needed] Snodgrass scored the winning goal from 18 yards with a right footed curling effort into the top right hand corner of the goal against Southampton in a 1–0 win for Leeds.[citation needed] The goal was Snodgrass' sixth of the campaign.[citation needed]

Snodgrass was dropped to the bench against Manchester United but it was later revealed he had a hamstring injury, and he came on in the second half and hit a direct free kick against the crossbar.[citation needed] Snodgrass was fit enough to start the following game against Wycombe Wanderers with him coming into the side for Hughes, and Bradley Johnson dropping back to left back.[citation needed] Snodgrass replaced Luciano Becchio in the starting lineup up front for Leeds in the 2–2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on 23 January 2010, playing just behind Beckford.[citation needed] After playing up front again against Swindon Town Snodgrass reverted back to his normal position on the wing against Colchester United.[citation needed] After playing in the replay against Tottenham, he was dropped to the bench against Hartlepool United and replaced in the side by Max Gradel. Snodgrass came on at half time in the same match replacing the injured Beckford.[citation needed]

Snodgrass scored his eighth goal of the season for Leeds in the Football League Trophy Northern Section Final second leg against Carlisle, but Leeds were knocked out of the tournament despite winning the game 3–2 after losing 6–5 on a penalty shootout, with Snodgrass converting his penalty for Leeds.[citation needed] Snodgrass scored his 9th goal of the season in the 95th minute against Brighton to rescue Leeds a point.[citation needed] He scored his 10th of the season in a match with Tranmere Rovers after his long range free kick crept into the back of the net.[citation needed]

In May 2010 he was selected in the League One PFA Team of the Year for the 2009-10 season.[citation needed] Snodgrass played an instrumental part as Leeds were promoted to The Championship after finishing in second place in League One and thus earning automatic promotion.[citation needed]

International career

Snodgrass is a former Scotland under-19, under-20 and under-21 international. With the under-19 team, he was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2006 European Championships in Poland. Leeds' involvement in the play-offs against Millwall in 2009 meant that Snodgrass was unavailable to play in a Scotland B international.

On 1 October Snodgrass was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time for their friendly against Japan,[5] but he was forced to pull out with a knee and ankle injury.

Honours

Club

Stirling Albion
Leeds United

Personal

Club Awards

Career statistics

Scotland
Season Club Division League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2004–05 Livingston Premier League 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3
2005–06 Premier League 26 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4
2006–07 First Division 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2006–07 Stirling Albion (loan) Second Division 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15 7
2007–08 Livingston First Division 31 9 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 37 10
Club Total 79 15 7 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 92 17
England
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–09 Leeds United League One 42 9 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 51 11
2009–10 League One 44 7 6 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 57 10
Club Total 86 16 8 0 6 4 6 1 2 0 108 21
Career Total 177 35 15 1 11 5 7 1 5 2 215 44

References

  1. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article1779973.ece
  2. ^ Baillie, Michael (2007-06-25). "Snodgrass aims to put Barcelona tag behind him". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-06-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Livie, Alex. "Livi starlet snubbed Rovers". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  4. ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (2010-09-22). "Leeds United 0 - 1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  5. ^ "Fox and Snodgrass get first Scotland call-ups". ESPNsoccernet. 2009-10-01.
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