Louis Robles

Louis Gabriel Robles (born 11 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for The New Saints.

For the American goalkeeper, see Luis Robles.

Louis Robles
Personal information
Full name Louis Gabriel Robles[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England[3]
Playing position(s) Centre forward / Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 The New Saints
Youth career
2005–2013 Liverpool
2013–2015 Wigan Athletic
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Limestone Saints 19 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
2016 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Gloucester City (loan) 7 (1)
2017 Bangor City 0 (0)
2017 Atlético Baleares 5 (0)
2017–2018 San Roque de Lepe 33 (6)
2018 Grimsby Town 1 (0)
2018–2019 San Roque de Lepe 14 (1)
2019–2020     Bala Town           23 (11)
2020–    The New Saints           0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:56, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Known for playing as either a centre-forward to hold the ball, or as an out and out striker and ability to play on either flanks as a winger. At the age of 9, Robles began his professional career at Liverpool in 2005 with their academy for the next eight years. He then joined Wigan Athletic aged 16. Loan moves to Macclesfield Town and Gloucester City followed in the 2015–16 season. Robles switched to the USA later in 2016 joining Limestone Saints representing Limestone College. In January 2017, he joined Welsh Premier League side Bangor City.

Robles made the move to Spain in February 2017, joining Segunda Division B side Atlético Baleares, before joining the Tercera División side San Roque de Lepe for the 2017–18 season. In June 2018, Robles moved back to England and joined EFL League Two club Grimsby Town, before moving back to San Roque de Lepe in December 2018.

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Robles was born in Liverpool, Merseyside and attended St Edward's College Catholic school in West Derby, Liverpool.[4] He started his career with Liverpool Academy as an Under-9 player and spent the next eight years there.[3]

Signed as a 16-year-old from Liverpool in 2013, Robles was offered his first professional contract with Wigan Athletic in March 2015.[5] He was first included in a Wigan Athletic matchday squad on 17 February 2015, remaining an unused substitute for their 0–1 Championship win away to Reading at the Madejski Stadium.[6] He was again an unused substitute in two more matches that week. He made his professional Football League debut on 2 May on the final day of the season, with Wigan already relegated to League One, replacing Marc-Antoine Fortuné after 64 minutes of an eventual 0–3 defeat to Brentford at Griffin Park.[7]

On 8 January 2016, Robles and teammate Adam Anson were loaned to National League side Macclesfield Town until the end of the season.[8] He made his only appearance for the Silkmen 15 days later, replacing Danny Rowe for the final ten minutes of a 0–2 loss to Aldershot Town at Moss Rose.[9] Three days later, he and Anson returned to Wigan.[10]

On 24 March, Robles was loaned to Gloucester City of the National League North for the rest of the season.[11] He made seven appearances for the Tigers, four of which were starts, scoring one goal.[12] Robles was released by Wigan Athletic in June 2016.[13]

Later career

After being released by Wigan Athletic, Robles moved to the United States and represented Limestone Saints in college soccer, scoring 14 goals and five assists.[4] He was credited with the Conference Carolinas Second-Team All-Conference Carolinas and Freshman of the Year awards at the end of season.[14]

On 27 January 2017, Robles signed for Welsh Premier League side Bangor City.[15] He made his only appearance for the Citizens the next day in a 4–0 home win over Llandudno in the Welsh Cup fourth round, scoring two goals.[16]

Robles moved to Spain on 31 January when he signed for Segunda Division B side Atlético Baleares.[17][18] He made his Spanish third-tier debut as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Sabadell on 12 February, and totalled five goalless appearances during his time in Mallorca.[19]

Robles transferred to Tercera División side San Roque de Lepe for the 2017–18 season where he scored 6 times in 33 appearances.[20]

In June 2018, Robles went back to England and joined EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on a one-year contract.[21] On 28 December he was released by mutual consent having featured five times during his spell.[22]

The same day, he returned to San Roque de Lepe.[23] On 29 July 2019 he came back to the Cymru Premier to sign for Bala Town.[24]

Style of play

Robles plays in a centre forward role or an out and out No.9 striker, he can also operate as a winger on both flanks.[3]

Personal life

Robles was born in England and is of Spanish descent.[25] His mother is English and father is Spanish.[26]

Career statistics
As of match played on 13 November 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2014–15[27] EFL Championship 100000—10
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2015–16[19] National League 1000——10
Gloucester City (loan) 2015–16[19] National League North 7100——71
Limestone Saints 2016[4] NCAA Division II 1914———1914
Bangor City 2016–17[19] Welsh Premier League 0012——12
Atlético Baleares 2016–17[20] Segunda División B 5000——50
San Roque de Lepe 2017–18[20] Tercera División 33600——336
Grimsby Town 2018–19[28] EFL League Two 1000103[lower-alpha 2]050
Career total 67211210307223
  1. Cup competitions include the FA Cup, Welsh Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Wigan Athletic U18s

Individual

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. "Louis Robles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "Liverpool Academy Profile: Louis Robles". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. "Limestone Saints Profile - Louis Robles". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. "Six Latics U18s Offered Professional Contracts". Wigan Athletic F.C. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. "Reading 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. "Brentford 3–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. "Adam Anson and Louis Robles join Macclesfield Town on loan". Wigan Athletic F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. "Macclesfield 0–2 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. "Anson And Robles Return To Wigan". Macclesfield Town F.C. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. "Gloucester City sign striker Louis Robles from Wigan Athletic". Gloucester Citizen. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. Armstrong, Mark (30 April 2016). "Lowestoft Town 1–1 Gloucester City". The Lowestoft Journal. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  13. "Wigan Athletic Announce Retained List Details". Wigan Athletic F.C. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  14. "2016 Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer All-Conference and Major Awards Announced". 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  15. "Citizens in triple transfer window swoop". Bangor City. 27 January 2017.
  16. Williams, Sam (28 January 2017). "Bangor 4–0 Llandudno". Pitchero. Llandudno F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  17. González, José Raúl (1 February 2017). "Un nuevo delantero para el Atlético Baleares" [A new striker for Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). Fútbol Mallorca. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  18. "Citizens interview Ian Dawes". Bangor City F.C. 31 January 2017.
  19. "L. Robles". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  20. "Luis Robles" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  21. Findlater, James (4 June 2018). "Grimsby Town complete second signing as former Liverpool academy striker Louis Robles joins". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  22. "Robles Departs". Grimsby Town F.C. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  23. "Papá Noel llega cargado" [Father Christmas arrives loaded] (in Spanish). CD San Roque de Lepe. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  24. Davies, Shaun (29 July 2019). "Former Wigan and Grimsby player signs for Bala Town". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  25. "Meet the New Guy - Louis Robles". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  26. Findlater, James (5 June 2018). "What do we know about new Grimsby Town signing Louis Robles?". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  27. "Games played by Louis Robles in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  28. "Games played by Louis Robles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  29. "Wigan 6–1 Tranmere". Wigan Athletic F.C. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  30. "2015–16 Season Review: May". Wigan Athletic F.C. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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