Gary Roberts (footballer born 1984)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gareth Michael Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Liverpool | ||
| 2001–2002 | Denbigh Town | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bala Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Rhyl | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Bangor City | 22 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Welshpool Town | 20 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | Accrington Stanley | 66 | (23) |
| 2006 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Ipswich Town | 40 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Huddersfield Town | 164 | (31) |
| 2012–2013 | Swindon Town | 38 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Chesterfield | 74 | (17) |
| 2015– | Portsmouth | 72 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | England C | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2011 |
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Gareth Michael "Gary" Roberts (born 18 March 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth. Roberts' position is as an attacking Midfielder.
Roberts has played in both the English football league system (playing in the Football League and Conference) as well as playing in the Welsh league, and has played in all three divisions of the Football League. Roberts was capped four times for England C when playing at semi-professional level.
Born in Chester, Roberts begin his career with the Liverpool Academy but was dropped in 2001. He then went on to play for the youth teams at two Welsh clubs Denbigh Town and Bala Town. He then went on to play first team football for three Welsh clubs. Signing for Rhyl in 2003 where he played 3 times before moving on to Welsh Premier League side Bangor City where he played 22 times scoring once between 2003–2004. He then moving to Welshpool Town for the 2004–2005 season where he played 20 times scoring nine goals.
Roberts signed for Conference National side Accrington Stanley in the second half of the 2004–05 season. He made his Stanley debut in their 2–1 home win over Morecambe on 19 March 2005. His first goal for them came in their 2–2 home draw with York City on 28 March 2005.
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