Gary Steven a/l Robbat (born 3 September 1992) is a Malaysian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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side Sabah F.C.

Club career

Harimau Muda

In 2008, Robbat was promoted to newly created

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from Bukit Jalil Sport School. He was later being put in Harimau Muda A after the team was split into two teams. In 2010, Harimau Muda A went to a training camp in Zlaté Moravce,

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for eight months. On 30 March 2010, Robbat and Mohd Muslim Ahmad were given a trial by the Slovakian team

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. Zlaté Moravce coach

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promised Muslim and Robbat a professional contract for the 2010–11 season. However, Zlaté Moravce lost interest in Muslim and Robbat. In 2011, Robbat played in the

where Harimau Muda A finished in fifth place. In 2012, he played in the Singapore S. League as Harimau Muda finished in fourth place. Robbat got his second European stint as Harimau Muda A went to Slovakia for a centralised training camp in 2013. In 2014, he played in Australia's

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. He scored a goal against

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as his team lost 3–2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

After the end of 2014 season, Robbat along with Harimau Muda teammate D. Saarvindran confirmed that they would be joining

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next year. Johor Darul Takzim later announced that Robbat has signed for them. Although he never signed a contract with

Kedah FA Kedah Darul Aman Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to have won two tre ...

, KFA president, Datuk Seri

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claimed robbat belong to their team and wanted him to return to his home state. According to Mukhriz, the FAM rule state that any Harimau Muda player whose contract expires with the national junior squad will return to their respective state teams first. On 16 January 2015, Robbat has been banned for three months and fined RM50,000 by the

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for signing contracts with two Super League teams. On 26 January 2015, Johor Football Association confirmed that Robbat will be heading to Germany to train with

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. Robbat, who has been suspended from all football activities under the Football Association of Malaysia's jurisdiction for three months, will spend the duration of the suspension in Germany.

International career

Robbat has represented Malaysia U-21 and U-23 level. He was included in Malaysia's U-23 squad for

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, China and

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in Incheon,

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. Robbat was also part of the Malaysian senior squad for

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and

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Career statistics

Club

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and

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International

Honours

Club

;Johor Darul Ta'zim *

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the nation's ol ...

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Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

(3): 2016,

International

Malaysia *

runner-up:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gary Steven Robbat 1992 births Living people Malaysian footballers People from Kedah Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Singapore Expatriate soccer players in Australia Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia AFC Cup winning players Malaysia international footballers