Robbie Lee Burns (born 14 November 1990) is an English professional

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who most recently played as a midfielder for Hitchin Town.

Career

Burns, who was born in

Milton Keynes Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...

, started his career at

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where he was a product of their youth academy after joining the club at the age or 12. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 March 2009, signing a one-year deal. On the same day he joined

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season. He made his debut for Tranmere on 25 April, coming off the bench as a 76th-minute substitute in their 3–1 defeat against

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replacing

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. He made his second appearance a week later in Tranmere's 1–1 against

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replacing Charlie Barnett. On 17 May 2010, Burns was released by Leicester along with

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, Levi Porter,

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, Astrit Ajdarevic and Alex Cisak. He was given a trial with

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in the 2010 pre-season campaign. He played and scored in Ipswich's friendly against

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. He signed for

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side

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in September 2010.

Career statistics

''Correct as of 12 August 2009'' *NOTE: teams in ''Italics'' indicate loan period

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Robbie 1990 births Living people Footballers from Milton Keynes English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Leicester City F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Hitchin Town F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen