Full name Matthew Robinson Playing position 2010–2012 Leicester City Role Footballer Weight 80 kg | Place of birth Leicester, England Number 14 Name Matt Robinson Height 1.88 m Date joined 2012 | |
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Date of birth (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 21) Current team Luton Town F.C. (Midfielder) | ||
Matthew 'Matt' Robinson (born 1 June 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Woking, on loan from Luton Town.
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Career
Born in Leicester, Robinson began his career as a youth player in the Leicester City academy. He made 43 appearances in the youth team over the course of two seasons, scoring 14 goals, but was not offered a contract and left the club in early 2012. Following his release, he produced a video with footage from his time in the Leicester academy to try and win a professional contract.
Robinson went on trial with Conference Premier side Luton Town later in 2012 and impressed manager Paul Buckle enough in pre-season to be offered a two-year professional contract. He made his Luton debut in a 2–0 win at Kidderminster Harriers on 14 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute. He made five further substitute appearances and two starts under Buckle's management, before John Still was appointed as Luton manager in February 2013. Still used Robinson in a starting role in six games and he scored his first senior goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Southport on the final game of the 2012–13 season. In June 2013, Robinson signed a contract extension until the summer of 2015.
Robinson was primarily an unused substitute for much of the first half of Luton's 2013–14 league season, though he did play in the team's FA Cup and FA Trophy games. A long-term injury to midfielder Jonathan Smith on 26 December 2013 promoted Robinson to a more regular place in the team and he went on to play in all but one of Luton's matches in the second half of the season. He scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–0 victory over Chester on 22 March 2014 and his second three days later in a 2–1 win at Grimsby Town. 19-year-old Robinson, who played alongside 18-year-old Cameron McGeehan and 20-year-old Pelly Ruddock in a youthful midfield trio, was praised by John Still for his performances. Luton won the Conference Premier title with three games to spare of the 2013–14 season, with Robinson playing in a total of 31 games.
He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 as Luton beat Carlisle United 1–0. On 1 October 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at Luton until 2017.
On 31 October 2014, Robinson joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan. He went on to make six appearances for the Harriers before returning to Luton, declining the chance to stay for a further month to fight for his place at Luton. He made a total of 12 appearances for Luton throughout the season, but was placed on the club's transfer list in May 2015 alongside five other players.
On 21 August 2015, Robinson joined National League side Grimsby Town on a one-month loan.
On 23 October 2015, Robinson joined Woking on a one-month loan after failing to impress at Grimsby Town.