- Robert Sloan
Football player infobox
playername = Robert Sloan
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|7|14
cityofbirth =Paisley
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub = Raith Rovers
clubnumber =
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Winger
years = 1999–2005
2003
2005
2005–2007
2007–
clubs = Hearts
→ Alloa Athletic (loan)
St Johnstone
Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers
caps(goals) = 22 0(1)
16 0(8)
08 0(0)
61 0(8)
30 0(7)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:55, 17 May 2008 (UTC)Robert Sloan (born
July 14 ,1983 inPaisley ) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing forScottish Football League Second Division side Raith Rovers.Career
Sloan started his professional career with Heart of Midlothian, making his debut as an 18-year-old in a 2-0 defeat at Motherwell. He scored his first senior goal on Hearts' next visit to
Fir Park , as the "Maroons" won 2-1 towards the end of the 2001-02 season. The following season he found his opportunities limited by the arrival of French wingerJean-Louis Valois and agreed a 6-month loan move to Alloa in January 2003.cite news|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=48212003
publisher=Scotsman.com|title=Jambo kid Sloan agrees loan move to Alloa|date=2003-01-14 ] Initially this appeared to have benefited Sloan, as he made 15 first team appearances for Hearts when they finished third in the SPL in 2003-04 but he again slipped out of first team contention the following year.In January 2005 long-term admirer John Connolly eventually succeeded in signing Sloan for St Johnstone, having earlier tried to secure him on a loan deal.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/4189733.stm
publisher=BBC Sport |title=Cowan and Sloan sign for Saints|date=2005-01-19 ] However, Connolly was replaced byOwen Coyle only months after Sloan joined "Saints" and, not in the new manager's plans, the Paisley winger left the Perth side for Alloa Athletic in the summer. Alloa are a part-time club and after joining them Sloan worked as a building labourer to augment his football earnings.cite news|url=http://londonhearts.com/scores//mrep/20060920025.htm
publisher=Daily Record, stored at londonhearts.com|title=I can be a Jambuster|date=2006-09-20 ] A contract dispute led to him being transfer-listed in 2006 but when this was resolved he returned to the "Wasps" starting line-up. Perhaps his career highlight occurred in the 2005-06Scottish Cup , when he scored the winning goal as Alloa upset SPL side Livingston 2-1 in a third round replay.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4599210.stm
publisher=BBC Sport |title=Livingston 1-2 Alloa|date=2006-01-11 ] He joined Raith Rovers in June 2007.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/6673219.stm
publisher=BBC Sport |title=McGlynn captures Sloan and Borris|date=2007-06-02 ]References
External links
*soccerbase|id=26204|name=Robert Sloan
* [http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/squadProfiles.asp?id=19 Profile] at AlloaAthletic.co.uk
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/sloanrobert.html Appearances] at londonhearts.comPersondata
NAME=Sloan, Robert
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=July 14 ,1983
PLACE OF BIRTH=Paisley ,Scotland
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