Asnnel Robo
{{short description|French Guianese gridiron football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Asnnel Robo
| image = 37, Asnnel Robo, Oct 6, 2021.jpg
| image_upright = 0.95
| caption = Robo with the Argonauts in 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|04}}
| birth_place = Cayenne, French Guiana
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team = Stuttgart Surge
| number =
| status = Active
| import = global
| position1 = Fullback
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 217
| high_school =
| CIS = Montreal
| CFLDraftedYear = 2019 Euro
| CFLDraftedRound = 1
| CFLDraftedPick = 3
| CFLDraftedTeam = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2019}}
| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes*
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2019|2020}}
| playing_team2 = Calgary Stampeders
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2021}}
| playing_team3 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years4 = 2023–present
| playing_team4 = Stuttgart Surge
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| CFLAllStar =
| CFLEastAllStar =
| CFL = asnnel-robo/164974/
}}
Asnnel Robo (born November 4, 1993) is a professional gridiron football fullback for the Stuttgart Surge of the European League of Football.
Early life
Robo was born in Cayenne, French Guiana and later moved to France.{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/alouettes-select-ex-carabins-rusher-asnnel-robo-in-cfl-european-draft |title=Alouettes select ex-Carabins rusher Asnnel Robo in CFL European draft |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=April 11, 2019}} After playing soccer in his youth, he began playing gridiron football when he was 18 years old while he was studying in Marseille.{{cite web|url=https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/football-is-the-perfect-sport-for-frances-asnnel-robo/ |title=Football is the ‘perfect sport’ for France’s Asnnel Robo |publisher=American Football International |date=April 11, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/asnnel-robo/164974/ |title=Asnnel Robo |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=October 16, 2021}}
University career
After moving to Canada, Robo played U Sports football as a running back for the Montreal Carabins from 2015 to 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/asnnel-robo/164974/ |title=Asnnel Robo |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=October 16, 2021}} Over his four year career, he had 677 rushing yards and six touchdowns, including 145 rushing yards in a single game against Concordia in his senior year.
Professional career
=Montreal Alouettes=
Robo qualified for the Canadian Football League's first ever Global Draft in 2019 as the league wanted to expand its international reach.{{citation |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/article-tiger-cats-pick-frances-valentin-gnahoua-first-in-cfls-inaugural/ |title=Tiger-Cats pick France’s Valentin Gnahoua first in CFL’s inaugural European draft |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=April 11, 2019}} He was then drafted third overall by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team on May 15, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/04/11/first-cfl-european-draft-take-place-1-p-m-et/ |title=Full results from the first ever European draft |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 11, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2019/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 16, 2021}} However, he was released at the end of training camp on June 9, 2019.
=Calgary Stampeders=
On June 11, 2019, Robo was signed by the Calgary Stampeders to their practice roster.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2019/06/11/robo-added-practice-roster/ |title=Robo added to practice roster |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=June 11, 2019}} He played in his first career game against the Edmonton Eskimos on September 2, 2019, in the Labour Day Classic. He played in two more games that year, but did not record any statistics.
Robo was re-signed by the Stampeders in the following off-season on November 26, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2019/11/26/stampeders-sign-gingras-gagnon-robo/ |title=Stampeders sign Gingras-Gagnon, Robo |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=November 26, 2019}} However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and was released on February 3, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2021/02/03/stampeders-ink-veteran-nfl-receiver-ryan-grant/ |title=Stampeders ink veteran NFL receiver Ryan Grant |publisher=3DownNation |date=February 3, 2021}}
=Toronto Argonauts=
Shortly after his release from the Stampeders, it was announced on February 6, 2021, that Robo had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/argos-sign-former-broncos-linebacker-ray-re-sign-woodson/ |title=Argos sign former Broncos linebacker Ray, re-sign Woodson |publisher=Sportsnet |date=February 6, 2021}} He played in 12 regular season games where he had three special teams tackles. He spent part of 2022 training camp with the team, but was released after the first pre-season game on May 29, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2022/05/29/argos-transactions-may-29-2022/ |title=Argos transactions – May 29, 2022 |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=May 29, 2022}}
= Stuttgart Surge =
References
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External links
- [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/asnnel-robo/164974/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
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Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football fullbacks
Category:French players of Canadian football
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Montreal Carabins football players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Expatriate players of American football