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Robert Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Robert Philip Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 22
Youth career
AS Cannes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Basingstoke Town 30 (2)
2017–2019 Fulham 0 (0)
2019 → Braintree Town (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 Eastleigh 20 (1)
2020– Oxford United 14 (0)
2020 → Eastleigh (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:24, 25 January 2021(UTC)

Robert Philip Atkinson (born 13 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Oxford United.

After playing youth football with AS Cannes, he started his senior career with Basingstoke Town in 2016, before signing for Fulham in 2017. He had a loan spell with Braintree Town in 2019, and joined Eastleigh on a permanent basis later that year. He joined his current club, Oxford United, in January 2020.

Career

Atkinson was born in Chesterfield,[2] and spent much of his youth in France, playing for the academy of AS Cannes.[3]

He started his senior football career at Basingstoke Town in the 2016–17 season,[3] where he made thirty league appearances, scoring twice.[4]

He joined Fulham in September 2017 for a fee of £30,000 after a trial period with the club; he initially played for the club's under-23 side.[3][5]

He joined Braintree Town on loan in January 2019,[6] and made 15 appearances for the club.[2]

In June 2019, he signed for National League side Eastleigh, making 24 appearances in total for the Spitfires and impressing with the National League side.[5]

In January 2020, he signed for League One side Oxford United for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year contract, though returned to Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season as part of the deal.[7] He was recalled by Oxford United in February 2020 as a result of an injury to John Mousinho and a suspension for Robert Dickie.[8] He made his professional debut on 5 October 2020, in a 1–1 EFL Cup draw with AFC Wimbledon, in which Oxford won on penalties.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basingstoke Town 2016–17[4] Southern League Premier Division 30 2 2 0 — 7[a] 0 39 2
Fulham 2017–18[10] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19[2] National League 15 0 0 0 — 0 0 15 0
Eastleigh 2019–20[2] National League 20 1 6 0 — 0 0 26 1
Oxford United 2019–20[12] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[13] League One 9 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 11 0
Total 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
Eastleigh (loan) 2019–20[2] National League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Career total 78 3 8 0 1 0 8 0 95 3
  1. ^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup and 3 appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 51. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Robert Atkinson at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "ATKINSON SIGNS". fulhamfc.com. Fulham F.C. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Robert Atkinson". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Eastleigh make former player of the year their fifth signing of the summer". Daily Echo. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ Spurgeon, Simon (5 January 2019). "Another shutout on the road earns Braintree a point". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ Pritchard, David (9 January 2020). "Rob Atkinson becomes Oxford United's fourth signing in two days". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ Pritchard, David (24 February 2020). "Oxford United recall Rob Atkinson from Eastleigh loan". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ^ Pritchard, David (7 September 2020). "Oxford United duo singled out for special praise by boss Karl Robinson". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.


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