Robert Elliot

Football player infobox
playername = Robert Elliot


height = 6ft 3
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|4|30
cityofbirth = Greenwich
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Charlton Athletic
clubnumber = 21
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Erith Town
years = 2004–
2004
2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
clubs = Charlton Athletic
→ Bishop's Stortford (loan)
→ Notts County (loan)
→ Accrington Stanley (loan)
→ Accrington Stanley (loan)
caps(goals) = 01 (0)
06 (0)
04 (0)
23 (0)
07 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 12:10, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Robert "Rob" Elliot (born 30 April 1986) is an English-born Irish football goalkeeper, currently playing for Charlton Athletic.

Career

Elliot began his career with non-league side Erith Town before moving to Charlton Athletic, the team he had supported as a child, when he was 17. After becoming a professional player with the Addicks in 2004 he was sent out on loan twice during the 2004–05 season; first to Bishop's Stortford and then Notts County, where he made his Football League debut.

The following season, Elliot spent most of the season on loan at the famous Conference National side Accrington Stanley, replacing following Charlton 'keeper Darren Randolph who had been on loan at Stanley earlier in the year. He was part of the Accrington Stanley team which won promotion to the Football League as runaway champions, saving a vital penalty in the match which guaranteed them promotion. He joined Stanley again on loan during the 2006–07 season, but failed to displace Ian Dunbavin as the club's first choice goalkeeper.

Back at Charlton, Elliot was considered to be behind Nicky Weaver and Darren Randolph for most of the 2007–08 season. After Randolph moved to Bury on loan Elliot was promoted to second choice. He made an unexpected debut for Charlton on 5 April 2008 after Weaver had been sent off in a match against Plymouth Argyle. He is currently contracted to Charlton until 2010 , he made his first start for Charlton in a Carling Cup defeat to Yeovil Town in August 2008.

International

Elliot made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland Under 19 team.

Honours

*Conference National (V): 2006

External links

* [http://www.cafc.co.uk/playerdisplay.ink?skip=7&season=2007/2008 Robert Elliot player profile] at cafc.co.uk
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* [http://elevenaside.com/boysingreen/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=10046 Republic of Ireland Under 19 debut report]