Robbie Gotts
Personal information
Full name Robbie Gotts[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999
Place of birth Harrogate, England [2]
Position(s) Midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 15
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Leeds United 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Lincoln City (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Salford City (loan) 23 (3)
2021– Barrow 94 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Robbie Gotts (born 9 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Barrow, as a midfielder or right-back.[3]

Career

He impressed for Carlos Corberán's Leeds United under 23's side over the course the 2018–19 season,[4] winning the PDL Northern League 2018–19 season, then becoming the national Professional Development League champions by beating Birmingham City in the final.[5]

As of 12 December 2019, he had featured on the first-team substitute's bench over 30 times for the first team, but had yet to make his senior debut.[6][7] He made his long-awaited debut by starting in the FA Cup on 6 January 2020 in a 1–0 defeat against Premier League side Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[8][9]

After the English professional football season was paused in March 2020 due to Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football, the season was resumed during June, where Gotts earned promotion with Leeds to the Premier League and also become the EFL Championship Champions for the 2019-20 season in July after the successful resumption of the season.[10]

Gotts won Leeds United's Academy Player of the Year award at the clubs end of season awards on 24 July 2020.[11]

On 15 October 2020, Gotts joined Lincoln City on a season-long loan deal.[12][13] He would make his debut at home against Portsmouth on 3 November 2020[14] and would score his first goal in what would be his final game, a EFL Trophy tie against Accrington Stanley on 12 January 2021.[15] He was recalled by Leeds United a few days later[16] and immediately sent on loan to Salford City for the remainder of the season.[17][18] He was cup-tied for Salford's victory in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final (played in March 2021).[19]

Gotts left Leeds and signed for Barrow on 31 August 2021.[20] He won Player of the Year in his first season with the Bluebirds.[21]

Style of play

Gotts was primarily a right-back but was converted by Marcelo Bielsa to play as a central midfielder. Bielsa described that he had never seen a player as "dynamic" as Gotts in his career, saying that "he’s a number eight, a midfielder. He is not offensive and not defensive. He's a number eight."[6]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2019–20[8] Championship 1010000020
2020–21[22] Premier League 0000100010
Total 1010100030
Lincoln City (loan) 2020–21[22] League One 70200031121
Salford City (loan) 2020–21[22] League Two 233000000233
Barrow 2021–22[23] League Two 352310010393
2022–23[24] League Two 371002020411
Total 723302030804
Career total 10366130611188

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "How Robbie Gotts and Ryan Edmondson can do Harrogate proud". Harrogate News. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Robbie Gotts at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "'True leader' – Leeds under-23 captain Hugo Diaz impresses the fans once again". The Boot Room. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Urquhart, Joe (7 May 2019). "Carlos Corberan on what the future can hold for Leeds United's PDL champions". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. 1 2 Urquhart, Joe (1 November 2020). "Marcelo Bielsa talks up "dynamic" Robbie Gotts as wait for Leeds United debut goes on". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Watach, Nestor (12 December 2019). "Bielsa admits he feels 'guilty' about Gotts's 'unfair situation'". LeedsLive. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Robbie Gotts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Smyth, Graham (9 January 2020). "Why Marcelo Bielsa decided to hand Robbie Gotts long awaited Leeds United debut at Arsenal". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Championship: Leeds United promoted to Premier League after 16-year absence". BBC Sport. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Leeds United Player of the Year 2020 winners". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "City capture Leeds youngster on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Lincoln sign Leeds midfielder Gotts". BBC Sport. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Report: The Imps V Portsmouth". www.weareimps.com. Lincoln City F.C. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Match Report - Accrington Stanley (H)". www.weareimps.com. Lincoln City F.C. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Robbie Gotts recalled by Leeds United". www.weareimps.com. Lincoln City F.C. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Robbie Gotts joins on loan". salfordcityfc.co.uk. Salford City F.C. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Leeds loan midfielder Gotts to Salford". BBC Sport. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Portsmouth v Salford: team news, likely line-ups, form guide and big-match odds for the Papa John's Trophy final at Wembley". portsmouth.co.uk. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "Barrow sign Gotts & Stevens from Leeds". BBC Sport.
  21. ↑ "Robbie Gotts Scoops Major Honours At Awards Night". www.barrowafc.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  22. 1 2 3 "Games played by Robbie Gotts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Robbie Gotts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Robbie Gotts in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "Gallery: End Of Season Awards Night". www.barrowafc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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