Kory Roberts

Kory Paul Roberts (born 17 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Walsall.

Kory Roberts
Personal information
Full name Kory Paul Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender[4]
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2016 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Walsall 26 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:01, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

Roberts was born in Birmingham, West Midlands.[5] He joined the Walsall academy at the age of 16 from Birmingham's Sunday football scene, after a failed trial at Birmingham City.[6] He signed his first professional contract with Walsall in May 2016.[7] On 31 December 2016, Roberts made his Football League debut against Oxford United in a 0–0 draw.[8]

He signed a new contract with Walsall in October 2018, running until June 2020.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2016–17[10] League One 4000000040
2017–18[11] League One 20000103[lower-alpha 1]0240
2018–19[12] League One 0000000000
2019–20[13] League Two 2000002[lower-alpha 1]040
Career total 260001050320
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "Kory Roberts: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. "Kory Roberts". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. "Kory Roberts: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "Kory Roberts". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. "Kory completes rapid rise with late Christmas gift". Walsall F.C. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. "Walsall offer new deals to 12 players". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. "Oxford United 0–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  9. "Kory Roberts: Walsall centre-back extends contract until 2020". BBC Sport. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  10. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  11. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  12. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  13. "Games played by Kory Roberts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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