- Robert Snodgrass
Football player infobox
playername = Robert Snodgrass
fullname = Robert Snodgrass
height = height|m=1.82
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|9|7
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub = Leeds United
clubnumber = 23
position =Striker
youthyears = 2000–2004
youthclubs = Livingston
years = 2004–2008
2007
2008–
clubs = Livingston
→ Stirling Albion (loan)
Leeds United
caps(goals) = 079 (15)
012 (5)0 0 0 9 (0)0
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 12:21, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Robert Snodgrass (born
7 September ,1987 inGlasgow ) is a Scottish footballer who plays as astriker for Leeds United. Snodgrass can also play as a left winger.Snodgrass started his career at Livingston, scoring 15 goals in 79 games. Internationally, he has played for the Scotland under-19 team. He was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2006 European Championships in Poland.
Before Snodgrass turned professional, he was offered a move to Blackburn Rovers, though he chose to stay with Livingston. [cite news
date=
url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_2311276,00.html
title=Livi starlet snubbed Rovers
publisher=Sky Sports
accessdate=2008-07-25] He moved to Stirling Albion on 30 January 2007, on loan for the remainder of the 2006-07 season.Snodgrass rejected a new contract with Livingston at the end of the 2007–08 season and signed for Leeds United on
24 July ,2008 for an undisclosed fee based on compensation due to his age. Snodgrass so far has had a positive impact since joining Leeds, in his first pre season match, he claimed 2 assists whilst in his competitive debut against Scunthorpe, Snodgrass's freekick set upEnoch Showunmi . Snodgrass scored his first Leeds United goal againstChester City in the first round of the league cup, Snodgrass charged 60+ yards to cooly slot home a cross from the left. Later that game Snodgrass set upAndy Robinson for goal number 4 andJermaine Beckford for goal number 5. He has been a Gem in a Leeds side, that also features Scottish Counterparts,Peter Sweeney ,Alan Martin and 37 year old DefenderPaul Telfer .He scored once in the Carling Cup third round tie against Hartlepool after 14 minutes as Leeds went on to win 3-2. [cite news
date=2008-07-25
url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3863983,00.html
title=Snodgrass opts for Whites
publisher=Sky Sports
accessdate=2008-07-25]References
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