Robert "Robbie" Robinson Belmar (born December 17, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays for

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club

Inter Miami Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, known as Inter Miami CF or simply Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. Established in 2018, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2020 ...

Club career

Charleston Battery

Robinson signed with

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side

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on an academy contract ahead of their 2017 season. He made his professional debut on June 14, 2017, as an 88th minute substitute during a 3–2 loss to

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in the

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Clemson Tigers

Robinson played college soccer at Clemson from 2017 to 2019. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 22, 2017, against

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. On January 4, 2020, Robinson won the

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, an award for the top college soccer player in the United States. On May 20, 2020, Robinson was named the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, an award for the top male player across all sports in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the award's 67 year history, Robinson was the first male soccer player to win the award.

Inter Miami CF

In December 2019, he was announced as having signed with

as a

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player, and would be available in the

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. Robinson was selected 1st overall in the

. He made his MLS debut for Inter Miami against

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on March 1, 2020.

International career

Robinson is eligible to play for Chile and for the United States, since he was born in the United States to an American father and a Chilean mother. On August 23, 2021, he was called up to the

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. Days later, he arrived at

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before three matches for the

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. On September 1, the day before the first match against

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, he received the nationalization documents and his Chilean passport. However, on the same day, Robinson returned to Miami citing he needed more time to decide which team to represent.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

Individual *

: 2019 *

ACC Athlete of the Year The Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year award is given to the male and female athlete who show extraordinary talent throughout the entire season. The award is decided by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Anthony J. ...

: 2020

References

External links

Clemson Tigers bio
1998 births Living people All-American men's college soccer players American soccer players American people of Chilean descent Sportspeople of Chilean descent Association football forwards Charleston Battery players Clemson Tigers men's soccer players Inter Miami CF draft picks Inter Miami CF players People from Camden, South Carolina Soccer players from South Carolina Major League Soccer first-overall draft picks Major League Soccer players {{US-footy-forward-stub