Robbie Burton (footballer)

Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Prva HNL club Istra 1961, on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.

Robbie Burton
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Istra 1961
(on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
Number 26
Youth career
Teviot Rangers
2006–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Dinamo Zagreb II 6 (0)
2020–0000 Dinamo Zagreb 14 (0)
2021–0000 → Istra 1961 (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
Wales U16
Wales U17
Wales U19
Wales U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:05, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Born in England, he represents Wales at youth international level.

Early and personal life

Burton was born in Gravesend.[2] He grew up near Welling,[3] and was raised by his grandparents.[4]

Club career

Burton began his career with Teviot Rangers, signing for Arsenal at the age of 6.[3][5] He turned professional in summer 2018.[2][5] He became captain of the Arsenal under-23 team for the 2019–20 season.[4]

In February 2020 he moved to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb,[6][7] playing initially for their second team in the Druga HNL.[1]

The transfer was reportedly worth up to £800,000.[8][9][10] He made two appearances for Dinamo Zagreb II in Druga HNL, against Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Sesvete on 28 February and 8 March respectively, getting sent off during the latter match.[10][11] Following a good performance in a 3–0 friendly win over Celje on 8 August, coach Zoran Mamić decided to give Burton a chance in the first team.[12] He made his Prva HNL debut on 16 August 2020 in a 6–0 win over Lokomotiva.[13][14] On 5 November 2020, he made his European debut for Dinamo in the 1–0 Europa League victory over Wolfsberg.[15]

On 21 August 2021, Burton was loaned out to Istra 1961 until the end of the season.[16]

International career

Burton was eligible for Wales through his Welsh grandfather, and played for them at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth level,[3] before progressing to under-21.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 May 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2019–20 Druga HNL 20——20
2020–21 40——40
Total 60——60
Dinamo Zagreb 2020–21 Prva HNL 140202[lower-alpha 2]0180
Career total 2002020240
  1. Includes appearances in Croatian Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Robbie Burton at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Robbie Burton profile". www.arsenal.com.
  3. "Robbie Burton feature". www.arsenal.com.
  4. "Robbie Burton: Midfielder eyes progress with Arsenal and Wales". 17 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Warlow, Robert (18 July 2019). "Who is Robbie Burton? The Arsenal star impressing in America". footballlondon.
  6. "Robbie Burton joins Dinamo Zagreb". www.arsenal.com.
  7. "Robbie Burton: Arsenal midfielder joins Dinamo Zagreb on permanent deal". 18 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "[PREDSTAVLJAMO] Dinamo jači za desetoricu igrača". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Robbie Burton joins Dinamo Zagreb". Arsenal. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Critchlow, Dan (28 February 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for Dinamo Zagreb II". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Olivari, Davorin (1 March 2020). "IZ ZVJEZDANOG LONDONA RAVNO U - SIGET! Donedavni kapetan mladog Arsenala doživio vatreno krštenje u Hrvatskoj: 'Ovo je za mene sasvim novo iskustvo!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Ničota, Tomo (20 August 2020). "'Najveća sličnost Dinama i Arsenala je pobjednički mentalitet, ali ima i jedna velika razlika...'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Dinamo Zagreb - Lokomotiva Zagreb 6:0 (1. HNL 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Critchlow, Dan (17 August 2020). "Robbie Burton makes debut for GNK Dinamo in 6-0 win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Tironi, Hrvoje (25 November 2020). "Burton: Ljungberg mi je rekao da je Dinamo baš pravi izbor za mene, a Bale je bolji i od Luke!". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. NK Istra 1961 [@NKIstra1961] (21 August 2021). "| WELCOME |

    Na posudbu nam dolazi Robbie Burton iz @gnkdinamo , koji će se pridružiti ekipi do kraja sezone!

    Dobro došao među zeleno žute! 🔰
    #ForzaIstra"     (Tweet) (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via Twitter.
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