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Patrick Roberts
Patrick Roberts
Fulham info
Full name Patrick John Joseph Roberts
Date of birth 5 Feb 1997
Place of birth    Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London, England
Height 5ft 6in (1.67m)
Playing position Right winger, Attacking midfielder
Current player? No
Number(s) worn 26 (2014)
14 (2014-2015)
Debut Man City (a) (22 Mar 2014)
Last Appearance Norwich (a) (2 May 2015)
Joined from AFC Wimbledon - Jul 2010
Left for Manchester City, £5 million (rising to £11m) - 19 Jul 2015
League apps (gls) 19 (0)
All apps (gls) 22 (0)
Other clubs Molesey (youth)
AFC Wimbledon (youth) (?-2010)
Manchester City (2015-2022)
→ Celtic (loan) (2016-2018)
→ Girona (loan) (2018-2019)
→ Norwich City (loan) (2019-2020)
→ Middlesbrough (loan) (2020-2021)
→ Derby County (loan) (2021)
→ Troyes (loan) (2021-2022)
Sunderland (2022-present)
International England U20 (2016-2017)
Apps (gls) 8 (4)

Patrick Roberts played at Fulham from 2011 until 2015. An attacking midfielder who would usually be found on the right wing, Patrick helped the U18 squad to become national champions in both 2012-13 and 2013-14, as well as FA Youth Cup runners-up in 2014. A skilfull player with fantastic dribbling ability, Patrick's potential led him to join Manchester City at the age of 18.

Career[]

Before Fulham[]

Born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Roberts represented Molesey and AFC Wimbledon at youth level, and it was at Wimbledon that he was spotted by Fulham scouts around the age of 13.

Fulham (2010-2015)[]

Patrick had represented the U16's at Fulham for a season or two before he made his breakthrough into the Under-18 squad; at this stage he was only 15 and was not yet even a scholar at the club. His pace and dribbling abilities had been noticed by England as he was selected to play for the national U16 squad in the Victory Shield tournament in 2012. After only a handful of appearances for the U18's, he scored his first two goals in a 6-0 thumping of Middlesbrough U18.

Throughout 2013, he was rumoured to be a transfer target of Man Utd along with Moussa Dembélé, though nothing other than speculation had surfaced. A day after turning 17, Patrick signed his first professional contract with the club on 6 February 2014 that would see him through until summer 2016, and on 15 March he was rewarded with a spot on the bench for the first team in a 1-0 victory over Newcastle and handed the number 26 shirt. The following week, Felix Magath handed him his debut away at Manchester City when he was brought on in the 55th minute during a 5-0 loss.

Amid speculation surrounding a transfer to a big money club, Patrick stayed at Fulham for the start of the 2014-15 season, and made sporadic appearances from the bench under both Felix Magath and Kit Symons. Many fans believed that, despite perhaps generally not being ready for first team football, he was left on the bench far too often and did not play much football of any kind throughout 2014-15 which possibly hindered his progress at the club.

On 18 July 2015, it was confirmed by Kit Symons that Patrick had recently handed in a transfer request to push a move to Manchester City, and the following day it was confirmed by the club that he had left the club.

After Fulham[]

Patrick signature for Manchester City was confirmed on 19 July 2015, for a transfer fee reported to be in the region of £5 million, rising to £11 million with potential add-on fees.

Despite his potential, he managed just a single league appearance for them in his time with the club, and was sent out on loan to six different clubs during his seven year stay in Manchester. The first of his loan moves - to Celtic, was easily the most successful for Patrick and he ended up spending two-and-a-half season with the Scottish club, from the latter half of 2015-16 until the end of the 2017-18 season. He helped them win the league title in all three seasons and won two Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups.

Despite speculation of him leaving Manchester City to join Celtic on a permanent basis in the summer of 2018, he joined Spanish side Girona, who were playing in La Liga at the time, on a season-long loan. After managing only six league starts all season for them, he left without making an impression abroad and further loan spells at Norwich City, Middlesbrough, Derby County and Troyes went similarly for him.

He finally made a permanent transfer away from Manchester City on 21 January 2022 in a deal that would potentially be worth around £3 million, to join League One side Sunderland in a bid to resurrect his career.

Fulham Statistics[]

Appearances[]

U18 squad[]

Season League League FA Youth Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2012-13 U18 Premier League 22 8 2 1 24 9
2013-14 U18 Premier League 19 9 8 5 27 14
Total 41 17 10 6 51 23

U21 squad[]

Season League League Premier League Cup Premier League
International Cup
Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2013-14 U21 Premier League 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
2014-15 U21 Premier League 3 1 1 0 4 1 8 2
Total 5 1 1 0 4 1 10 2

First team[]

Season League League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2013-14 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2014-15 Championship 17 0 2 0 1 0 20 0
Total 19 0 2 0 1 0 22 0

Disciplinary[]

U21 squad[]

Season Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Sent off
2013-14 0 0 0
2014-15 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0

First team[]

Season Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Sent off
2013-14 1 0 0
2014-15 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0

Fulham Matches[]

U18 squad[]

# Season Date Comp Opposition Venue Result Score Match Info
1 2012-13 15 Sept 2012 U18PRM Middlesbrough U18 Away Won 5-1 Substituted off in the 69'
2 2012-13 22 Sept 2012 U18PRM Man City U18 Home Won 3-2 Substituted off in the 80'
3 2012-13 6 Oct 2012 U18PRM Chelsea U18 Away Lost 1-2 Substituted off in the 65'
4 2012-13 10 Nov 2012 U18PRM Man City U18 Away Won 4-1
5 2012-13 17 Nov 2012 U18PRM Middlesbrough U18 Home Won 6-0 Goal 26', Goal 79'
6 2012-13 24 Nov 2012 U18PRM Liverpool U18 Away Won 2-1 Substituted off in the 89'
7 2012-13 15 Dec 2012 FAYC Middlesbrough U18 Home Won 6-4 Goal 16'
8 2012-13 29 Jan 2013 FAYC Arsenal U18 Away Lost 1-2
9 2012-13 2 Feb 2013 U18PRM Southampton U18 Home Won 5-1 Goal 21', Substituted off in the 75'
10 2012-13 9 Feb 2013 U18PRM Everton U18 Away Won 2-1
11 2012-13 19 Feb 2013 U18PRM Reading U18 Home Won 3-1 Substituted off
12 2012-13 23 Feb 2013 U18PRM Chelsea U18 Home Won 5-0 Goal 81'
13 2012-13 2 Mar 2013 U18PRM Crystal Palace U18 Away Won 3-2
14 2012-13 6 Mar 2013 U18PRM Bolton U18 Away Won 4-1 Goal 55', Substituted off in the 80'
15 2012-13 13 Mar 2013 U18PRM Reading U18 Away Lost 1-3
16 2012-13 16 Mar 2013 U18PRM Man Utd U18 Away Lost 1-3 Goal 45+1'
17 2012-13 6 Apr 2013 U18PRM Southampton U18 Away Won 4-2 Substituted off in the 70'
18 2012-13 13 Apr 2013 U18PRM Bolton U18 Home Won 4-1 Goal 55'
19 2012-13 20 Apr 2013 U18PRM Chelsea U18 Away Lost 0-1
20 2012-13 24 Apr 2013 U18PRM Crystal Palace U18 Home Won 2-1
21 2012-13 30 Apr 2013 U18PRM Man Utd U18 Home Drew 0-0
22 2012-13 4 May 2013 U18PRM Everton U18 Home Won 2-0 Substituted on in the 76'
23 2012-13 15 May 2013 U18PRM Sunderland U18 Home Won 4-3 Goal 49', Substituted off in the 73'
24 2012-13 19 May 2013 U18PRM Reading U18 Home Won 3-0
25 2013-14 17 Aug 2013 U18PRM Stoke U18 Home Won 2-0
26 2013-14 24 Aug 2013 U18PRM Arsenal U18 Away Won 4-2
27 2013-14 7 Sept 2013 U18PRM Sunderland U18 Away Drew 4-4 Goal 44', Goal 57'
28 2013-14 14 Sept 2013 U18PRM Man City U18 Home Won 4-3 Goal 51'
29 2013-14 21 Sept 2013 U18PRM Bolton U18 Away Won 4-1
30 2013-14 28 Sept 2013 U18PRM Newcastle U18 Home Lost 0-1
31 2013-14 2 Oct 2013 U18PRM Liverpool U18 Away Won 4-2 Goal 60', Substituted off
32 2013-14 5 Oct 2013 U18PRM Leicester U18 Away Won 1-0
33 2013-14 2 Nov 2013 U18PRM Blackburn U18 Home Won 6-0 Goal 22'
34 2013-14 9 Nov 2013 U18PRM Tottenham U18 Away Drew 2-2
35 2013-14 16 Nov 2013 U18PRM West Brom U18 Home Won 3-1 Goal 19', Goal 43', Substituted off in the 90+3'
36 2013-14 23 Nov 2013 U18PRM West Ham U18 Away Lost 1-3
37 2013-14 30 Nov 2013 U18PRM Norwich U18 Home Won 4-0
38 2013-14 11 Dec 2013 FAYC QPR U18 Away Won 4-1
39 2013-14 18 Dec 2013 U18PRM Southampton U18 Away Drew 1-1
40 2013-14 25 Jan 2014 U18PRM Reading U18 Away Won 2-1
41 2013-14 30 Jan 2014 FAYC Tottenham U18 Away Won 3-2 Goal 23', Goal 34', Goal 83', Substituted off in the 90+3'
42 2013-14 1 Feb 2014 U18PRM Leicester U18 Home Won 2-1 Substituted on in the 58'
43 2013-14 8 Feb 2014 U18PRM Tottenham U18 Away Drew 2-2 Goal 4' (pen)
44 2013-14 19 Feb 2014 FAYC Man City U18 Away Won 3-1
45 2013-14 22 Feb 2014 U18PRM West Ham U18 Home Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 54'
46 2013-14 7 Mar 2014 U18PRM Chelsea U18 Away Won 3-0 Goal 55', Substituted off in the 78'
47 2013-14 18 Mar 2014 FAYC Huddersfield U18 Home Won 2-1
48 2013-14 1 Apr 2014 FAYC Reading U18 Away Drew 2-2 Goal 74'
49 2013-14 7 Apr 2014 FAYC Reading U18 Home Won 3-2
50 2013-14 28 Apr 2014 FAYC Chelsea U18 Home Won 3-2
51 2013-14 5 May 2014 FAYC Chelsea U18 Away Lost 3-5 Goal 26'

U21 squad[]

# Season Date Comp Opposition Venue Result Score Match Info
1 2013-14 2 Dec 2013 U21PRM Everton U21 Home Won 2-1 Substituted on in the 64'
2 2013-14 12 Feb 2014 U21PRM Aston Villa U21 Away Won 5-3
3 2014-15 1 Dec 2014 U21CUP Norwich U21 Home Lost 2-4
4 2014-15 8 Dec 2014 PLIC West Ham U21 Away Won 3-2
5 2014-15 17 Dec 2014 PLIC Athletic Bilbao U21 Home Lost 1-2
6 2014-15 19 Feb 2015 PLIC Chelsea U21 Away Won 4-3 Goal 14', Booked in the 52', Substituted off in the 63'
7 2014-15 28 Feb 2015 U21PRM Leicester U21 Home Lost 1-3 Goal 38'
8 2014-15 6 Mar 2015 U21PRM Man City U21 Away Lost 1-3
9 2014-15 17 Apr 2015 U21PRM Sunderland U21 Home Lost 0-2
10 2014-15 22 Apr 2015 PLIC Porto B Home Lost 0-3

First team[]

# Season Date Comp Opposition Venue Result Score Match Info
1 2013-14 22 Mar 2014 PREM Man City Away Lost 0-5 Substituted on in the 55', Booked in the 65'
2 2013-14 30 Mar 2014 PREM Everton Home Lost 1-3 Substituted on in the 81'
3 2014-15 9 Aug 2014 CHMP Ipswich Away Lost 1-2 Substituted on in the 74'
4 2014-15 16 Aug 2014 CHMP Millwall Home Lost 0-1 Substituted on in the 61'
5 2014-15 20 Aug 2014 CHMP Wolves Home Lost 0-1
6 2014-15 23 Aug 2014 CHMP Derby Away Lost 1-5 Substituted off in the 80'
7 2014-15 13 Sept 2014 CHMP Reading Away Lost 0-3 Substituted on in the 78'
8 2014-15 17 Sept 2014 CHMP Nottm Forest Away Lost 3-5 Substituted on in the 81'
9 2014-15 20 Sept 2014 CHMP Blackburn Home Lost 0-1 Substituted on in the 83'
10 2014-15 1 Oct 2014 CHMP Bolton Home Won 4-0 Substituted on in the 80'
11 2014-15 4 Oct 2014 CHMP Middlesbrough Away Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 70'
12 2014-15 24 Oct 2014 CHMP Charlton Home Won 3-0 Substituted on in the 90+2'
13 2014-15 28 Oct 2014 LC Derby Home Lost 2-5 Substituted off in the 72'
14 2014-15 5 Nov 2014 CHMP Blackpool Home Drew 2-2 Substituted on in the 68'
15 2014-15 20 Dec 2014 CHMP Sheff Wed Home Won 4-0 Substituted on in the 87'
16 2014-15 26 Dec 2014 CHMP Bournemouth Away Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 80'
17 2014-15 29 Dec 2014 CHMP Brighton Home Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 88'
18 2014-15 13 Jan 2015 FAC Wolves Away Drew 3-3 Substituted on in the 78'
19 2014-15 3 Feb 2015 FAC Sunderland Home Lost 1-3 Substituted on in the 83'
20 2014-15 7 Feb 2015 CHMP Birmingham Home Drew 1-1 Substituted on in the 77'
21 2014-15 14 Feb 2015 CHMP Ipswich Home Lost 1-2 Substituted on in the 85'
22 2014-15 2 May 2015 CHMP Norwich Away Lost 2-4 Substituted on in the 62'

Career honours[]

Fulham U18
U18 Premier League
   Winners (1): 2012-13
Dallas Cup
   Winners (1): 2013
FA Youth Cup
   Runners-up (1): 2013-14

Celtic
• Scottish Premiership
   Winners (3): 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18
• Scottish Cup
   Winners (2): 2016-17 & 2017-18
• Scottish League Cup
   Winners (2): 2016-17 & 2017-18

Girona
• Supercopa de Catalunya
   Winners (1): 2018-19

England U16
• Victory Shield
   Winners (1): 2012-13

England U17
• European U17 Championship
   Winners (1): 2014

Individual
• European U17 Championship Team of the Tournament
   Selected (1): 2014
• Scottish Premiership Player of the Month
   Winner (1): April 2016

Fulham squads[]

Fulham FC
2012-13 U18 squad
GK Granger GK Oberschmidt GK Rodak DF Arthurworrey DF Baba DF Burgess DF Donnelly DF O'Reilly DF Passley DF Richards MF Della-Verde MF Evans MF Hyndman MF O'Halloran MF Roberts MF Sambou MF Williams FW Dembélé FW Tankovic FW Tieku FW Woodrow
Manager
Flag of England Steve Wigley
Fulham FC
2013-14 U18 squad
GK Norman GK Rodak DF Adebayo DF Baba DF Burgess DF Donnelly DF Edun DF Sheckleford MF Elworthy MF Evans MF Hyndman MF Leacock-McLeod MF McDonald MF Nabay MF O'Halloran MF Roberts MF Sambou MF Smile FW Dembélé FW Humphrys FW Redford FW Williams
Manager
Flag of England Steve Wigley
Fulham FC
2013-14 squad
1. Stekelenburg 3. Riise 4. Senderos / Heitinga 5. Hangeland 6. Kvist 7. Sidwell 8. Kasami 9. Berbatov / Diarra 10. Ruiz / Holtby 11. Kačaniklić 13. Stockdale 14. Karagounis 15. Richardson 16. Duff 17. Briggs 18. Hughes / Mitroglou 19. Taarabt / Tunnicliffe 20. Rodallega 21. Frei / Cole 22. Zverotić 23. Boateng 24. Dejagah 25. Woodrow 26. Roberts 27. Riether 28. Parker 29. Trotta 30. David 32. Dempsey 33. Burn 34. Plumain 35. Amorebieta 36. Mesca 37. Christensen 38. Etheridge 39. Bent 40. Bettinelli 41. Joronen 42. Banya 43. Tanković 44. Grimmer 45. Dembélé 46. Passley 47. Rodák 48. Norman 49. Pritchard 52. G Williams
Manager
Flag of Netherlands Martin Jol / Flag of Netherlands René Meulensteen / Flag of Germany Felix Magath
Fulham FC
2014-15 squad
1. Király 2. Hoogland 3. Stafylidis 4. Hutchinson 5. Amorebieta 6. Bodurov 7. Eisfeld 8. Parker 9. Smith 10. Ruiz 11. Kačaniklić 12. Fofana 13. Zverotić / Guthrie 14. Roberts 15. Voser 16. Woodrow 17. Taggart 18. Mitroglou / Turner 19. Tunnicliffe 20. Rodallega 21. Christensen 22. Fazlić 23. Casasola 24. Husband 25. Dembélé 26. Fotheringham / Lee 27. G Williams 28. Hyndman 29. Trotta / Richards 30. David 31. Arthurworrey 32. Kavanagh 33. Burn 34. Chihi 36. Mesca 37. Grimmer 38. Burgess 39. R Williams 40. Bettinelli 41. Joronen 42. Rodák 43. Donnelly 44. McCormack 45. Evans --. Stekelenburg
Manager
Flag of Germany Felix Magath / Flag of Wales Kit Symons
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