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Thomas Robert
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Béziers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Montpellier II 18 (0)
2020–2021 Airdrieonians 18 (3)
2021–2022 Mouscron 3 (0)
2022– Béziers 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:36, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Thomas Robert (born 31 August 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays for Béziers as a midfielder.[2]

Early and personal life

Born in Paris,[1] Robert is the son of former footballer Laurent Robert.[3][4]

Career

Robert began his career with Montpellier II,[1] and was linked with Rangers, Celtic, and Newcastle United,[5] before signing for Scottish club Airdrieonians in July 2020.[3][6][7]

Whilst with Airdrieonians he had trials at a number of clubs including Rangers, Celtic, Burnley and Salford City, before signing for Belgian club Mouscron in September 2021.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

After leaving Mouscron he returned to France with Béziers in October 2022.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Robert at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ Thomas Robert at Soccerbase
  3. ^ a b "Thomas Robert: Laurent Robert's son signs for Airdrieonians". Sky Sports.
  4. ^ "Robert in Scotland to escape father's shadow" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ Ryder, Lee (9 July 2020). "Newcastle United decided against move for Thomas Robert". ChronicleLive.
  6. ^ Dawes, Olly (9 July 2020). "Rangers and Celtic target Thomas Robert makes bizarre Airdrie move; Newcastle allegedly snubbed him". HITC.
  7. ^ McGilvray, Andy (30 June 2021). "Airdrie star Robert is facing 'a big season'". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via PressReader.
  8. ^ Pilcher, Ross (13 December 2020). "Airdrie winger linked with Hibs as interest grows in Scotland and England". EdinburghLive.
  9. ^ "Manager confirms French ace's trial at Celtic amid transfer speculation". Glasgow Times.
  10. ^ "Ex-Celtic target Thomas Robert training with Salford following Burnley pre-season stint". HeraldScotland.
  11. ^ "Rangers and Celtic target Thomas Robert moves to Belgium and ends summer of speculation | The Scotsman".
  12. ^ Mair, Steven (7 September 2021). "Thomas Robert ends Celtic and Burnley speculation by moving to Belgium". Daily Record.
  13. ^ James, Alex (9 September 2021). "Ex Burnley trialist and son of Newcastle United hero takes next transfer step". LancsLive.
  14. ^ https://www.asb-foot.com/2022/10/25/thomas-robert-rejoint-lasb/