# Antonee Robinson

Antonee Robinson (born August 8, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Fulham. Born in England, he represents the United States national team. Nicknamed Jedi, he is known for his pace, work rate, and offensive ability.
Previously a youth player with Everton, he went on loan spells to several EFL Championship clubs until signing with Premier League club Fulham in 2020 for £2 million. Following relegation after his first season, he won the 2021–22 EFL Championship and was included on the 2021–22 Team of the Season. He won the 2023–24 Fulham Player of the Season award, and is considered one of the Premier League's best full-backs.
Robinson represented the United States across several youth levels and made his debut for the senior team in May 2018. He won a U.S. Player of the Year award in 2025.

## Youth football

Born in Milton Keynes, England, Robinson came through Everton's academy, having been with the academy since the age of 11. In June 2013, he signed a scholarship with the club, becoming a full-time player.

## Club career
### Everton

While with Everton's U18 side, Robinson suffered injuries that saw him sidelined most of the time. He appeared for the U21 side toward the end of the 2014–15 season. As a result, he was awarded the club's Under-18 Players' Player of the Season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, he signed his first professional contract with the club after being offered a new contract.
However, Robinson spent most of the 2015–16 season sidelined by torn cartilage under his kneecap, resulting in knee surgery. Despite this, he signed a one-year contract extension on July 15, 2016. Robinson then played all three matches in the EFL Trophy, which saw Everton U23s eliminated in the Group stage. He also became a regular for the U23 side. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Robinson signed a two-year contract extension with the club.

#### Loan to Bolton Wanderers

On August 4, 2017, it was announced that Antonee Robinson had signed on loan with Bolton Wanderers until January 2018.
Five days after joining the club, on August 9, 2017, he made his debut in a 2–1 League Cup win at Crewe Alexandra. Two weeks later, on August 22, 2017, he set up a goal for Jem Karacan to score the club's third goal in a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup. He made his league debut for the side on September 9, 2017, in a 3–0 loss against Middlesbrough, playing the full 90 minutes. Robinson then established himself in the left-back position, beating out competition from Andrew Taylor. It was announced on January 5, 2018, that Robinson had agreed to stay at Bolton for the remainder of the season.

### Wigan Athletic

On July 15, 2019, Robinson joined Wigan Athletic on a permanent three-year contract. He made his debut for Wigan against Rotherham United and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw at Millwall on November 26, 2019.
After impressing for Wigan in the EFL Championship as one of the league's top left backs, Robinson was set to sign with Serie A side AC Milan for US$13 million before the transfer deadline of January 31, 2020. However, the deal fell through when Robinson's medical examination at Milan revealed a heart rhythm irregularity for which further testing could not be completed before the deadline, and for which he would undergo an ablation procedure as treatment.

### Fulham

Following Wigan's relegation from the Championship, Robinson moved to Premier League club Fulham on August 20, 2020, for £2 million.

#### 2020–23: Development

He made his debut for the club in a league cup game against Ipswich Town on September 16, 2020, in a Fulham win. He then played in the next round on September 23 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 2–0 win. He played in the 3–0 loss to Brentford in the league cup on October 1. He made his Premier League debut on October 4, 2020, against Wolverhampton.
He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup tie against Birmingham City on August 24, 2021. Robinson was instrumental of Fulham winning the 2021–22 Championship and its promotion back to the Premier League, featuring in 36 league games and scoring 3 goals. He was included on the EFL Championship Team of the Season.

#### 2023–24: Fulham Player of the Season

In July 2023, he signed a new contract with Fulham until 2028.
On December 3, 2023, Robinson made 13 interceptions in the 3–4 defeat to Liverpool, the most in a Premier League match since 2009 and was widely praised for his performances. In the same game, he became the first American to record 3 consecutive assists in the Premier League. On December 20 in the 2023–24 EFL Cup quarter-final against Everton, Robinson forced an own-goal to get his side up 1–0 in the eventual 1–1 (7–6 penalties) win, helping his club to its first ever EFL semi-final appearance.
Robinson was awarded the 2023–24 Fulham Player of the Season award. Considered as one of the Premier League's best left-backs of the season, he finished the 2023–24 season with 37 league appearances and as the player with most interceptions in the Premier League in 81 occasions, 15 more than the second highest.

#### 2024–25

On August 24, 2024, he assisted Alex Iwobi in the 2–1 win over Leicester City. During the following match on August 31, he assisted Adama Traoré in the 1–1 draw against Ipswich Town. On November 4, 2024, he assisted Harry Wilson in the 2–1 win over Brentford. On December 14, Robinson recorded two assists in the 2–2 draw against Liverpool, which accounted for his fifth and sixth assists of the season. On December 29 against Bournemouth he recorded his seventh assist, making him the third-highest assist leader of the 2024–25 Premier League at the year's end. On January 14, 2025, he assisted both of Fulham's goals in the 2–3 defeat to West Ham United. He earned his tenth assist of the season in the 2–1 victory over Newcastle United on February 1, only behind forward Mohamed Salah for the most in the league.
On March 2, he captained Fulham and scored the winning penalty shoot-out (4–3) to eliminate Manchester United in the 2024–25 FA Cup Fifth round, advancing to the quarter-finals.

## International career

Robinson was eligible for both England and the United States. He was born in Milton Keynes and raised in Liverpool, England. His father was born in England but raised in White Plains, New York, and gained American citizenship. Robinson is also of Jamaican descent through his paternal grandmother.
Robinson was first capped at under-18 level with the United States. He was also called into the United States under-20 side, although was not capped. In March 2018, Robinson was invited to both the United States senior and England under-21 camps, and accepted the United States senior call for a friendly against Paraguay in which he was named to the bench. He made his United States senior debut on May 28, 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 friendly win against Bolivia and recording an assist.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played March 16, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Everton | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Everton U23s | 2016–17 | Premier League 2, Div 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2017–18 | Championship | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2019–20 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Wigan Athletic | Total | Total | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Fulham | 2020–21 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Fulham | 2021–22 | Championship | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Fulham | 2022–23 | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Fulham | 2023–24 | Premier League | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 0 |
| Fulham | 2024–25 | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Fulham | Total | Total | 165 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 181 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 259 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 4 |
* ↑ Includes FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

### International

    As of match played November 18, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| United States | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| United States | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| United States | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| United States | 2022 | 14 | 1 |
| United States | 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| United States | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 50 | 4 |
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Antonee Robinson :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | September 8, 2021 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 15 | Honduras | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | January 27, 2022 | Lower.com Field, Columbus, United States | 20 | El Salvador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | November 16, 2023 | Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States | 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 4 | November 20, 2023 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |

## Honors

Fulham
* EFL Championship: 2021–22
United States
* CONCACAF Nations League: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
Individual
* EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2021–22 Championship
* Fulham Player of the Season: 2023–24
* U.S. Soccer Player of the Year: 2025
* CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2024