Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 16 September 1997||
Place of birth | Basildon, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back, left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2017 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2020 | Bradford City | 23 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC) |
Tyrell Robinson (born 16 September 1997) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back and left winger. In 2020, he was convicted of child sex offences.
Born in Basildon, [2] Robinson played youth football with Arsenal, joining in 2004, [3] at the age of seven. [4] He turned professional in January 2015, [2] and was released by the club in February 2017. [5] He had a trial with Watford in April 2017. [6]
He signed a one-year contract with Bradford City in May 2017. [2] [7] He made his senior debut on 21 October 2017, appearing as a substitute in a league match; this was followed three days later by a start in an EFL Trophy game. [8] [9] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 November 2017, [10] [9] and was praised by manager Stuart McCall. [11] In January 2018 he signed a new contract with the club until summer 2020. [12] [13] Later that month he stated that the new contract would not impact on his form. [14] At the end of his first season as a professional, where he scored 3 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions, [9] he was named Bradford City's 'Supporters' Trust Under 23s Player of the Year'. [15] He also commented that his football was still developing. [16]
On 15 August 2018, ten minutes before kick-off of an EFL Cup game against Macclesfield Town, Robinson was removed from the locker room for questioning by police. [17] He was suspended by the club the next day, [18] [19] and then arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. [20] He was sacked by Bradford City on 24 February 2020 due to gross misconduct, after police announced charges against him. [21] [22]
At Bradford Crown Court on 16 June, [23] [24] [25] [26] Robinson pleaded guilty to sex offences involving a 14-year-old girl. [27] His co-accused changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. [28] On 26 January 2021, Robinson began his prison sentence of three and a half years. [29]
In May 2017 Robinson was described by Bradford City Head of Recruitment Greg Abbott as having "bags of pace" and being "a strong, athletic kid with a great desire to prove everybody wrong". [4] Primarily a left winger, Robinson was also occasionally used by Bradford City manager Stuart McCall as a left back. [30]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bradford City | 2017–18 [9] | League One | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 26 | 3 |
2018–19 [31] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20 [32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 16 September 1997||
Place of birth | Basildon, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back, left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2017 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2020 | Bradford City | 23 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC) |
Tyrell Robinson (born 16 September 1997) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back and left winger. In 2020, he was convicted of child sex offences.
Born in Basildon, [2] Robinson played youth football with Arsenal, joining in 2004, [3] at the age of seven. [4] He turned professional in January 2015, [2] and was released by the club in February 2017. [5] He had a trial with Watford in April 2017. [6]
He signed a one-year contract with Bradford City in May 2017. [2] [7] He made his senior debut on 21 October 2017, appearing as a substitute in a league match; this was followed three days later by a start in an EFL Trophy game. [8] [9] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 November 2017, [10] [9] and was praised by manager Stuart McCall. [11] In January 2018 he signed a new contract with the club until summer 2020. [12] [13] Later that month he stated that the new contract would not impact on his form. [14] At the end of his first season as a professional, where he scored 3 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions, [9] he was named Bradford City's 'Supporters' Trust Under 23s Player of the Year'. [15] He also commented that his football was still developing. [16]
On 15 August 2018, ten minutes before kick-off of an EFL Cup game against Macclesfield Town, Robinson was removed from the locker room for questioning by police. [17] He was suspended by the club the next day, [18] [19] and then arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. [20] He was sacked by Bradford City on 24 February 2020 due to gross misconduct, after police announced charges against him. [21] [22]
At Bradford Crown Court on 16 June, [23] [24] [25] [26] Robinson pleaded guilty to sex offences involving a 14-year-old girl. [27] His co-accused changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. [28] On 26 January 2021, Robinson began his prison sentence of three and a half years. [29]
In May 2017 Robinson was described by Bradford City Head of Recruitment Greg Abbott as having "bags of pace" and being "a strong, athletic kid with a great desire to prove everybody wrong". [4] Primarily a left winger, Robinson was also occasionally used by Bradford City manager Stuart McCall as a left back. [30]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bradford City | 2017–18 [9] | League One | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 26 | 3 |
2018–19 [31] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20 [32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
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