Fabien Robert
{{short description|French footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fabien Robert
| image= Robert Fabien.jpg
| image_size = 225
| fullname =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hennebont, France
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Attacking midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1998–2000
| youthclubs1 = Lanester
| youthyears2 = 2000–2007
| youthclubs2 = Lorient
| years1 = 2007–2015
| clubs1 = Lorient
| years2 = 2009–2010
| clubs2 = → Boulogne (loan)
| years3 = 2010–2014
| clubs3 = Lorient B
| years4 = 2012
| clubs4 = → Doncaster Rovers (loan)
| caps1 = 72
| clubs5 = Swindon Town
| years5 = 2015–2016
| caps5 = 35
| goals5 = 4
| goals1 = 2
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 1
| caps3 = 42
| goals3 = 14
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 2
| years6 = 2016–2019
| clubs6 = Forest Green Rovers
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = → Aldershot Town (loan)
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = → Aldershot Town (loan)
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = → Gloucester City (loan)
| caps9 = 5
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2019
| clubs10 = → Gloucester City (loan)
| caps10 = 11
| goals10 = 4
| years11 = 2019–2022
| clubs11 = Gloucester City
| caps11 = 52
| goals11 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam1 = France U20
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| club-update = 7 August 2020
| ntupdate =
}}
Fabien Robert (born 6 January 1989) is a French footballer who played for English club Gloucester City as an attacking midfielder. He is without a club (as of 12 April 2024).
Club career
=Lorient=
Robert is a product of the FC Lorient Centre de Formation, having previously played for local side AS Lanester. Following great success playing on Lorient's under-18 and CFA 2 squad, on 15 June 2007, he signed an unprecedented five-year professional contract effectively keeping him with Lorient until 2012.[http://www.fclweb.fr/articles/article.php?idarticle=248 Fabien Robert, la relève du FCL !] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028030048/http://www.fclweb.fr/articles/article.php?idarticle=248 |date=28 October 2007 }} He was promoted to the senior squad for the Ligue 1 2007–08 season and assigned the number 28 shirt. He made his professional debut on 1 September 2007 in a league match against Strasbourg appearing as a substitute in the 60th minute. The final result was a 0–0 draw.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J07&num_ordre=8 Strasbourg v. Lorient Match Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208052041/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007%2F2008&code_evt=D1&num_ordre=8&code_jr_tr=J07 |date=8 December 2007 }}. Lfp.fr. Retrieved 25 September 2011. Over the course of the season, he made eleven appearances, nine of them as a substitute and one start, his first ever, in a 0–0 draw against Le Mans.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J36&num_ordre=4 Lorient v. Le Mans Match Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802163256/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007%2F2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J36&num_ordre=4 |date=2 August 2008 }}. Lfp.fr. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
==Doncaster Rovers (loan)==
On 31 January 2012, Robert joined Championship side Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10329~2594865,00.html |title=Rovers Sign Robert |publisher=Doncaster Rovers FC |date=2012-01-31 |accessdate=2012-01-31 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} After making four appearances as a substitute, he finally started the match against Birmingham City which ended in a 3–1 defeat on 30 March 2012. He scored his first goal for Doncaster in the 4–3 defeat to Portsmouth on 14 April 2012.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17643457
|title=Doncaster 3-4 Portsmouth
|publisher=BBC
|date=14 April 2012 |accessdate=14 April 2012}}
=Swindon Town=
On 30 July 2015 Robert joined Swindon on a one-year contract (plus one optional). He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw away at Bury.
=Forest Green Rovers=
On 4 August 2016, it was announced that Robert had signed for National League side Forest Green Rovers.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36976965 |title=Fabien Robert: Forest Green Rovers sign ex-Swindon Town midfielder |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 August 2016 |accessdate=4 August 2016}} He was part of the squad winning the promotion to League Two in the Play off at Wembley.
He made a bright start, with his loan deal being extended, but picked up an injury, causing Robert's loan to be terminated and he returned to Forest Green. However, on 15 January 2018, Robert re-joined Aldershot Town on a loan deal until the end of the season.{{Cite news |title=Shots Sign Rovers' Robert Aldershot Town re-sign Forest Green Rovers winger on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42692550 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 January 2018 |accessdate=15 January 2018}} On 20 September, Robert joined National League South side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.gloucestercityafc.com/fabien-robert-joins-city-loan-forest-green-rovers/|title=Fabien Robert joins City on loan from Forest Green Rovers|publisher=Gloucester City A.F.C.|date=20 September 2018|accessdate=7 November 2018}} The deal was then extended by another month.{{cite web|url=http://www.gloucestercityafc.com/fabien-robert-loan-deal-extended/|title=FABIEN ROBERT LOAN DEAL EXTENDED|publisher=Gloucester City A.F.C.|date=17 October 2018|accessdate=7 November 2018}}
International career
Robert is available for selection with the France under-21 team and appeared in a FIFA non-sanctioned friendly with the under-21s against the Paris Saint-Germain Reserves played in January 2009.[http://www.fclorient.net/Fabien-Robert-en-stage-de.html Fabien Robert en stage de détection] ans score a goal in a 2-1 Victory. Fclorient.net. Retrieved 25 September 2011. On 25 May 2009, he was selected to the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.[http://www.fclweb.fr/flash/?id=4258 F. Robert retenu pour les Jeux Méditerranéens – 20 ans] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529120357/http://www.fclweb.fr/flash/?id=4258 |date=29 May 2009 }}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 May 2018}}{{soccerway|fabien-robert/13731|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9"|Lorient
|rowspan="8"|Ligue 1 |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2008–09
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009–10
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11
|4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2011–12
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2013–14
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|FC Lorient total
!41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
| rowspan="6"|Lorient II
|rowspan="3"|CFA |11 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2011–12
|6 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13
|13 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 2013–14
|7 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15
|CFA |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|FC Lorient II total
!42 | 14 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 14 | ||||
| Boulogne (loan)
|16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan)
|13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||
| Swindon Town
|35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1Appearance in the Football League Trophy | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Forest Green Rovers
|23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3Appearances in the FA Trophy | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Aldershot Town (loan)
|23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearances in the National League play-offs | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!193 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 212 | 28 |
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References
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External links
(1) https://www.over-blog.com/Fabien_Robert_biographie-1095204201-art85675.html
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430042256/http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=107971 LFP Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090503071821/http://www.fclweb.fr/equipe/groupe-pro/index.php?id=42 Profile] at FC Lorient
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