Haydon Roberts
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Haydon Roberts
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Haydon Cameron Roberts{{ENFA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brighton, England
| currentclub = Bristol City
| clubnumber = 24
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 2015–2020
| youthclubs1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| years1 = 2019–2023
| clubs1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → Rochdale (loan)
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Derby County (loan)
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Bristol City
| caps4 = 42
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = England U18
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 22 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 07:28, 17 October 2019
}}
Haydon Cameron Roberts (born 10 May 2002){{cite web|title=Haydon Roberts|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/mens-team/players/24809/haydon-roberts|website=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|accessdate=2 October 2019}} is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back and centre back for {{English football updater|BristolC}} side Bristol City.
Club career
=Brighton & Hove Albion=
Roberts made his professional and first team debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, whose academy he had progressed from, on 25 September 2019 in the EFL Cup at home against Aston Villa where he scored Brighton's only goal in a 3–1 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49736853|title=Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=30 September 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}
His next appearance came almost a year later, on 17 September 2020. This appearance again came in the EFL Cup, this time coming on as a substitute in the 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54097200| publisher=BBC Sport |title= Brighton fringe players impress in win – BBC Sport | accessdate=18 September 2020}}
==Rochdale (loan)==
Roberts signed a season long loan deal with League One side Rochdale on 16 October 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2020/october/haydon-roberts-signing/| publisher=Rochdale AFC|title=Haydon Roberts Joins Dale On Loan From Brighton & Hove Albion|date=19 October 2020|accessdate=19 October 2020}} He made his debut four days later in which was also his professional league debut, playing the full match and helping keep a clean sheet in the 1–0 away win over Burton Albion.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54519078| publisher=BBC Sport |title= Burton Albion 0–1 Rochdale - BBC Sport | accessdate=20 October 2020}} Roberts made 25 appearances in the league and in all competitions as Rochdale finished in 21st place so were relegated from the third tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56869273| publisher=BBC Sport |title= Rochdale 1-2 Doncaster Rovers - BBC Sport | accessdate=9 May 2021}}
==Return to the Albion==
He made his first appearance in the 2021–22 season on 24 August, in the EFL Cup second round fixture away at Cardiff City where he helped keep a clean sheet in the 2–0 victory.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58239552|title=Cardiff City 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls into Carabao Cup third round - BBC Sport|publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 August 2021 |access-date=14 September 2021}} He featured in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 11 September, remaining as an unused substitute in the 1–0 away win over Brentford.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58436979|title=Brentford 0-1 Brighton: Leandro Trossard scores last-minute winner for Seagulls - BBC Sport|website=BBC Sport|date=11 September 2021|access-date=14 September 2021}}
==Derby (loan)==
On 9 July 2022, Roberts joined EFL League One club Derby County on loan for the 2022–23 season.{{cite web|url= https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2671869/haydon-roberts-heads-to-derby-county-on-loan|title= Haydon Roberts heads to Derby County on loan|date=9 July 2022|publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|access-date=9 July 2022}} He scored his first goal for Derby and first ever in a league game on 12 November, heading home from a Conor Hourihane corner in the 3–1 away win over MK Dons.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63523616|title= Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Derby County - BBC Sport|date=12 November 2022|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 November 2022}} For reward for scoring the goal, Roberts bizarrely received a mug from head coach Paul Warne.{{cite web|url= https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2910127/roberts-bizarre-reward-for-first-derby-goal|title= Roberts' bizarre reward for first Derby goal|date=15 November 2022|publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion|access-date=15 November 2022}} Under Warne, Roberts played in central defence for Derby and stated Roberts was "his kind of player" and hinted interest at wanting Roberts to stay at Pride Park beyond his loan spell.{{cite web|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/paul-warne-responds-derby-county-8341720|title=Paul Warne responds to Derby County transfer question on 'excellent' Brighton player|date=11 April 2023|publisher=Derbyshire Live|access-date=14 May 2023}} Roberts scored two goals in 44 appearances as Derby fell short of the League One play-offs.
=Bristol City=
On 14 June 2023, it was announced that Roberts had signed a three-year deal with Championship side Bristol City, officially joining on 1 July 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/roberts-joins-city/|title=Roberts joins City - Bristol City FC|date=14 June 2023|access-date=26 August 2023}} He made his debut on 9 August in the EFL Cup second round fixture against League One outfit Oxford United at Ashton Gate. Roberts started the match and set up Harry Cornick's opening goal and went on to assist Jason Knight's second goal of the evening in the 5–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/match-centre/fixtures/bristol-city-vs-oxford-united-6/|title=Bristol City vs Oxford United - Bristol City|date=9 August 2023|access-date=26 August 2023}} Three days later, he made his Championship debut, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute away at Millwall as Bristol City went on to score a 90+4th minute winner with a Matty James strike to score the only goal of the game.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66413366|title=Millwall 0-1 Bristol City: Matty James snatches dramatic winner for Robins|date=12 August 2023|access-date=26 August 2023}}
International career
Roberts was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1273655/three-lions-call-ups-for-albion-pair|title=Three Lions Call-ups For Albion Pair|date=2 May 2019|accessdate=9 October 2019|publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|10 December 2024}}{{soccerway|hayden-roberts/499174}}
| 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|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|2019–20 |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=4|Brighton & Hove Albion
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Rochdale (loan)
|26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Derby County (loan)
|League One |37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|Bristol City
|23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Championship |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!96 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 4 |
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players
Category:Derby County F.C. players
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Footballers from Brighton