Antonee Robinson
Robinson with the United States at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Antonee Robinson[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Milton Keynes, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 33
Youth career
2008–2015 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Everton 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 30 (0)
2018–2019 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 26 (0)
2019–2020 Wigan Athletic 38 (1)
2020– Fulham 127 (2)
International career‡
2014 United States U18 1 (0)
2019 United States U23 2 (0)
2018– United States 41 (4)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's football
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
Winner 2024 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 16, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2024

Antonee Robinson (born August 8, 1997), also nicknamed Jedi,[4][5] is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Fulham and the United States national team.

Youth football

Born in Milton Keynes, England, Robinson came through Everton's academy, having been with the academy since the age of 11.[6] In June 2013, he signed a scholarship with the club, becoming a full-time player.[7]

Club career

Everton

While with Everton's U18 side, Robinson suffered injuries that saw him sidelined most of the time. He appeared for the U21 side toward the end of the 2014–15 season.[8] As a result, he was awarded the club's Under-18 Players' Player of the Season.[9] At the end of the 2014–15 season, he signed his first professional contract with the club after being offered a new contract.[10]

However, Robinson spent the most of the 2015–16 season sidelined by torn cartilage under his kneecap, resulting in knee surgery.[11] Despite this, he signed a one-year contract extension on July 15, 2016.[12] Robinson then played all three matches in the EFL Trophy, which saw Everton U23s eliminated in the Group stage. He also became a regular for the U23 side.[13] At the end of the 2016–17 season, Robinson signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[14]

Loan to Bolton Wanderers

On August 4, 2017, it was announced that Antonee Robinson had signed on loan with Bolton Wanderers until January 2018.[15]

Five days after joining the club, on August 9, 2017, he made his debut in a 2–1 League Cup win at Crewe Alexandra.[16] Two weeks later, on August 22, 2017, he set up a goal for Jem Karacan to score the club's third goal in a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup.[17] He made his league debut for the side on September 9, 2017, in a 3–0 loss against Middlesbrough, playing the full 90 minutes.[18] Robinson then established himself in the left-back position, beating out competition from Andrew Taylor.[19] It was announced on January 5, 2018, that Robinson had agreed to stay at Bolton for the remainder of the season.[20]

Wigan Athletic

On July 15, 2019, Robinson joined Wigan Athletic on a permanent three-year contract.[21] He made his debut for Wigan against Rotherham United and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw at Millwall on November 26, 2019.[22]

After impressing for Wigan in the EFL Championship as one of the league's top left backs, Robinson was set to sign with Serie A side A.C. Milan for $13 million before the transfer deadline of January 31, 2020.[23] However, the deal fell through when Robinson's medical examination at Milan revealed a heart rhythm irregularity for which further testing could not be completed before the deadline, and for which he would undergo an ablation procedure as treatment.[24]

Fulham

Following Wigan's relegation from the Championship, Robinson moved to Premier League club Fulham on August 20, 2020, for £2 million.[25] He made his debut for the club in a league cup game against Ipswich Town on September 16 in a Fulham win. He then played in the next round on September 23 against Sheffield Wednesday in 2–0 win. He played in the 3–0 loss to Brentford in the league cup on October 1. He made his Premier League debut on October 4 against Wolverhampton. He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup tie against Birmingham City on August 24, 2021.[26]

In July 2023, he signed a new contract with Fulham until 2028.[27] On December 3, 2023, Robinson made 13 interceptions in the 3–4 defeat to Liverpool, the most in a Premier League match since 2009.[28] In the same game, he became the first American to record 3 consecutive assists in the Premier League.[29] On December 20 in the 2023–24 EFL Cup quarter-final against Everton, Robinson forced an own-goal to get his side up 1–0 in the eventual 1–1 (7-6 penalties) win, helping his club to its first ever EFL semi-final appearance.[30]

International career

Robinson was eligible for both England and the United States. He was born in Milton Keynes and raised in Liverpool, England. His father was born in England but raised in White Plains, New York and gained American citizenship.[31] Robinson is also of Jamaican descent through his paternal grandmother.[32]

Robinson was first capped at under-18 level with the United States.[33][34] He was also called into the United States under-20 side, although was not capped.[35] In March 2018, Robinson was invited to both the United States senior and England under-21 camps, and accepted the United States senior call for a friendly against Paraguay in which he was named to the bench.[36] He made his United States senior debut on May 28, 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 friendly win against Bolivia and recording an assist.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 16, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2015–16[38] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Everton U23s 2016–17[39] Premier League 2, Div 1 — — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[40] Championship 30 0 1 0 3 0 — — 34 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2018–19[41] Championship 26 0 0 0 0 0 — — 26 0
Wigan Athletic 2019–20[42] Championship 38 1 1 0 0 0 — — 39 1
Total 64 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 1
Fulham 2020–21[43] Premier League 28 0 1 0 3 0 — — 32 0
2021–22[44] Championship 36 2 0 0 1 1 — — 37 3
2022–23[45] Premier League 35 0 3 0 0 0 — — 38 0
2023–24[46] Premier League 28 0 2 0 5 0 — — 35 0
Total 127 2 6 0 9 1 — — 142 3
Career total 221 3 8 0 12 1 0 0 3 0 244 4
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played March 24, 2024[47]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2018 6 0
2019 1 0
2020 1 0
2021 11 1
2022 14 1
2023 6 2
2024 2 0
Total 41 4

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Antonee Robinson
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 September 8, 2021 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 15  Honduras 1–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 January 27, 2022 Lower.com Field, Columbus, United States 20  El Salvador 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 November 16, 2023 Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States 38  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 3–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
4 November 20, 2023 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 39  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–2 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honors

Fulham

United States

Individual

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