Haydon Roberts

Haydon Cameron Roberts (born 10 May 2002)[2] is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Haydon Roberts
Personal information
Full name Haydon Cameron Roberts[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 28
Youth career
2015– Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Rochdale (loan) 25 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 England U17 14 (0)
2019 England U18 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:28, 17 October 2019

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Roberts made his professional and first team debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, whose academy he had progressed from, on 25 September 2019 in the EFL Cup at home against Aston Villa where he scored Brighton's only goal in a 3–1 defeat.[3]

His next appearance for The Seagulls came almost a year later, on 17 September 2020. This appearance again came in the EFL Cup, this time coming on as a substitute in the 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth.[4]

Rochdale (loan)

Roberts signed a season long loan deal with League One side Rochdale on 16 October 2020.[5] He made his debut for The Dale four days later in which was also his professional league debut, playing the full match and helping keep a clean sheet in the 1–0 away win over Burton Albion.[6] Roberts made 25 appearances in the league and in all competitions for The Dale finishing in 21st place, thus being relegated from the third tier.[7]

Return to the Albion

He made his first appearance in the 2021–22 season on 24 August, in the EFL Cup second round fixture away at Cardiff City where he helped keep a clean sheet in the 2–0 victory.[8] He featured in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 11 September, remaining as an unused substitute in the 1–0 away win over Brentford.[9]

International career

Roberts was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10]

Career statistics
As of 27 October 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2019–20 ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2021–22 ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———3030
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 Premier League 000011—11
2020–21 Premier League 000020—20
2021–22 Premier League 000030—30
Total 0000610061
Rochdale (loan) 2020–21 League One 25000—00250
Career total 250006130341
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Haydon Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Haydon Roberts". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. "Brighton fringe players impress in win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. "Haydon Roberts Joins Dale On Loan From Brighton & Hove Albion". Rochdale AFC. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. "Burton Albion 0–1 Rochdale - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. "Rochdale 1-2 Doncaster Rovers - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. "Cardiff City 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls into Carabao Cup third round - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. "Brentford 0-1 Brighton: Leandro Trossard scores last-minute winner for Seagulls - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. "Three Lions Call-ups For Albion Pair". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. Haydon Roberts at Soccerway


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