| Robbie Burton | |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Gravesend, England |
| Height: | 1.76m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Teviot Rangers |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Dinamo Zagreb II |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Istra 1961 (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Sligo Rovers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | Sligo Rovers |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U16 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam3: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:23, 29 November 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 14:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC) |
Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Born in England, he represented Wales at youth international level.
Burton was born in Gravesend.[1] He grew up near Welling,[2] and was raised by his grandparents.[3]
Burton began his career with Teviot Rangers, signing for Arsenal at the age of 6.[2] [4] He turned professional in summer 2018.[1] [4] He became captain of the Arsenal under-23 team for the 2019–20 season.[3]
In February 2020 he moved to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb,[5] [6] playing initially for their second team in the Druga HNL.
The transfer was reportedly worth up to £800,000.[7] [8] [9] 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] 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.[11] He made his Prva HNL debut on 16 August 2020 in a 6–0 win over Lokomotiva.[12] [13] On 5 November 2020, he made his European debut for Dinamo in the 1–0 Europa League victory over Wolfsberg.[14]
On 21 August 2021, Burton was loaned out to Istra 1961 until the end of the season.[15]
In July 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of their season.[16] He made his debut on 31 July 2022, coming off the bench in a 2–1 FAI Cup defeat at home to Wexford.[17]
In January 2023, Burton parted ways with Dinamo Zagreb.[18]
Burton returned to Sligo Rovers on a permanent basis on 25 August 2023, after 8 months without a club.[19] He made 7 appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season.[20]
Burton was eligible for Wales through his Welsh grandfather, and played for them at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth level,[2] before progressing to under-21.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2019–20 | Druga HNL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2022 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2023 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |||