Louis Gabriel Robles (born 11 September 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. At the age of nine, Robles began his professional career at

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in 2005 with their academy for the next eight years. He then joined

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 193 ...

aged 16. Loan moves to

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and Gloucester City followed in the 2015–16 season. Robles switched to the USA later in 2016 joining

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representing

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. In January 2017, he joined

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Bangor City Bangor City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Bangor) are an inactive Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. They started the 2021–22 season in the Cymru North the second level of the Welsh football league system, but ...

. Robles made the move to Spain in February 2017, joining Segunda Division B side

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, before joining the

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side

San Roque de Lepe Club Deportivo San Roque de Lepe, SAD is a Spanish football team based in Lepe, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1956 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio Ciudad de Lepe'', with a c ...

for the 2017–18 season. In June 2018, Robles moved back to England and joined

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club

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, before moving back to San Roque de Lepe in December 2018.

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Robles was born in

and attended

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, Liverpool. He started his career with Liverpool Academy as an Under-9 player and spent the next eight years there. Signed as a 16-year-old from Liverpool in 2013, Robles was offered his first professional contract with

in March 2015. He was first included in a Wigan Athletic matchday squad on 17 February 2015, remaining an unused substitute for their 0–1

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win away to

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at the

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. He was again an unused substitute in two more matches that week. He made his professional

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debut on 2 May on the final day of the season, with Wigan already relegated to

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, replacing

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after 64 minutes of an eventual 0–3 defeat to

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. On 8 January 2016, Robles and teammate Adam Anson were loaned to

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side

until the end of the season. He made his only appearance for the Silkmen 15 days later, replacing Danny Rowe for the final ten minutes of a 0–2 loss to

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. Three days later, he and Anson returned to Wigan. On 24 March, Robles was loaned to Gloucester City of the

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for the rest of the season. He made seven appearances for the Tigers, four of which were starts, scoring one goal. Robles was released by Wigan Athletic in June 2016.

Later career

After being released by Wigan Athletic, Robles moved to the United States and represented

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, scoring 14 goals and five assists. He was credited with the

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Second-Team All-Conference Carolinas and Freshman of the Year awards at the end of season. On 27 January 2017, Robles signed for

side

. He made his only appearance for the Citizens the next day in a 4–0 home win over

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in the

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fourth round, scoring two goals. Robles moved to Spain on 31 January when he signed for Segunda Division B side

. He made his Spanish third-tier debut as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat at

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on 12 February, and totalled five appearances during his time in

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. Robles transferred to

side

for the 2017–18 season where he scored 6 times in 33 appearances. In June 2018, Robles went back to England and joined

side

on a one-year contract. On 28 December he was released by mutual consent having featured five times during his spell. The same day, he returned to San Roque de Lepe. On 29 July 2019 he came back to the

to sign for

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. In 2020 he joined The New Saints, and left the club in June 2022 after he rejected a new contract offer at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Style of play

Robles plays in a

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role or an out and out No.9

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, he can also operate as a winger on both flanks.

Personal life

Robles was born in England and is of

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descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Wigan Athletic U18s *Lancashire FA Youth Cup: 2014–15 *

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League 3 North-West Division champions: 2015–16 Individual *

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Young Player of the Year: 2014–15 *

All-Tournament Team: 2016 *

Freshman of the Year: 2016 *

Second-Team All-Conference Carolinas: 2016 Cymru Premier Player of the Month- November 2019

The New Saints

: 2021–22 *Welsh cup: 2021-22

References

External links

* * *
Profile at La Preferente
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robles, Louis Living people 1996 births English people of Spanish descent English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Spain English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Limestone University alumni Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Tercera División players Segunda División B players Cymru Premier players National League (English football) players English Football League players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Limestone Saints men's soccer players Bangor City F.C. players CD Atlético Baleares footballers CD San Roque de Lepe footballers Grimsby Town F.C. players Bala Town F.C. players The New Saints F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. players