Robert Primus

Robert Primus (born 10 November 1990), is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Aizawl in the I-League.[1]

Robert Primus
Personal information
Full name Robert Alfred Junior Primus
Date of birth (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990
Place of birth Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Aizawl
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 San Juan Jabloteh 11 (5)
2011–2015 Aktobe 56 (6)
2016 Morvant Caledonia United
2016–2017 Central
2018 Slutsk 11 (0)
2019 Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
2019–2020 Churchill Brothers 12 (2)
2020–2021 Bengaluru United 4 (0)
2022– Aizawl 10 (0)
National team‡
2007 Trinidad and Tobago U17 3 (0)
2009 Trinidad and Tobago U20 3 (0)
2009– Trinidad and Tobago 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:19, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2021

Club career

Primus made his senior debut for San Juan Jabloteh in the 2008 season.[2]

Aktobe

In February 2011, Primus moved to Kazakhstan Premier League side Aktobe, signing a three-year contract.[3]

After tearing his anterior Cruciate ligament against FC Astana on 21 September 2013 against FC Astana, Primus underwent surgery in the USA which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2013 season and the first of the 2014 season.[4] In his first game back following the surgery and rehabilitation, Primus again injured his Cruciate ligaments against FC Kaisar on 22 June 2014, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.[5]

Morvant Caledonia United

In February 2016, Primus returned to Trinidad and Tobago, signing a contract till the end of the 2015–16 season with Morvant Caledonia United.[6]

Central

In summer 2016, Primus left Morvant Caledonia United and joined Central.[7]

Slutsk

In March 2018, Primus joined Belarusian club FC Slutsk.[8]

India

In March 2019 he signed for Indian club Minerva Punjab.[9] In September 2019 he moved to Churchill Brothers.[10]

In September 2020, he signed with FC Bengaluru United.[11] He with his compatriot Daniel Carr won the 2020–21 Bangalore Super Division tournament.[12]

Aizawl

On 22 February 2022, Primus moved to another I-League club Aizawl on a season-long deal.[13][14]

He made his debut for the club, on 3 March 2022, against Mohammedan, which ended in a 2–0 defeat.[15][16]

International career

Primus represented the respective youth teams of Trinidad and Tobago at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17] He made his debut for the senior team on 18 March 2009, in a friendly game against Panama.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 April 2022[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aktobe 2011 Premier League 221004[lower-alpha 1]0261
2012 1214[lower-alpha 2]15[lower-alpha 1]0212
2013 2142[lower-alpha 2]08[lower-alpha 1]0314
2014 1000–10
Slutsk 2018 Premier League 1102[lower-alpha 3]0–130
Minerva Punjab 2018–19 I-League 00006[lower-alpha 4]060
Churchill Brothers 2019–20 12200–122
Bengaluru United 2020 I-League 2nd Division 4000–40
Aizawl 2021–22 I-League 10000–100
Career total 938812301249
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Kazakhstan Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Belarusian Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International
As of match played 9 September 2013[20]
Trinidad and Tobago football team
YearAppsGoals
200920
201010
201210
201320
Total60

References
  1. "Primus, Plaza join India's Aizawl FC". trinidadexpress.com. 22 February 2022.
  2. "Profile". Soca Warriors. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. "Primus goes to Kazakhstan club". Trinidad Express. Feb 6, 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. Примус примкнул к Актобе. www.sportinfo.kz (in Russian). sportinfo. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. Защитник Актобе Роберт Примус получил травму в первом же матче. timeskz.kz (in Russian). timeskz. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. "Ex-TT defender joins Caledonia". newsday.co.tt. Newsday. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. "Player Profile - Robert Primus". www.socawarriors.net.
  8. Defenders Nikolic and Primus joined FC Slutsk
  9. @minervapunjabfc (27 March 2019). ""From the beautiful Caribbean 🏖️ land of Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 to The City Beautiful of India 🇮🇳, we present you The…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "I-League: Churchill Brothers sign Radanfah Abu Bakr, Joaquin Garcia among foreigners | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. "Primus, Opoku to lead FCBU's challenge | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. FC Bengaluru United crowned champions of BDFA Super Division League 2020-21 Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021
  13. "Primus, Plaza join India's Aizawl FC". trinidadexpress.com. 22 February 2022.
  14. "Aizawl FC official: New Signing". Twitter. Aizawl Football Club. 22 February 2022.
  15. "Mohammedan SC beat Aizawl FC to go on top of the I-League table". KhelNow. 3 March 2022.
  16. "Aizawl 0 – 2 Mohammedan". Soccerway. 3 March 2022.
  17. Robert Primus – FIFA competition record (archived)
  18. "Robert Primus". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  19. Robert Primus at Soccerway
  20. "Robert Primus". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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