Robert Earnshaw
.jpg) Earnshaw in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Earnshaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mufulira, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Cardiff City | 183 | (86) |
| 2000 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | West Bromwich Albion | 43 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | Norwich City | 45 | (27) |
| 2007–2008 | Derby County | 22 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Nottingham Forest | 102 | (38) |
| 2011–2013 | Cardiff City | 19 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2013 | Toronto FC | 26 | (8) |
| 2014 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire | 5 | (3) |
| 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 9 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| Total | 471 | (186) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2001 | Wales U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2002–2012 | Wales | 59 | (16) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018–2019 | Fresno FC (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Orange County SC (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Robert Earnshaw (born 6 April 1981) is a Welsh former international footballer who played as a forward.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]- As of 8 November 2015[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City[4] | 1997–98 | Third Division | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | Third Division | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Second Division | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Third Division | 36 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 41 | 25 | ||
| 2001–02 | Second Division | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 36 | 15 | ||
| 2002–03 | Second Division | 46 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 55 | 35 | ||
| 2003–04 | First Division | 46 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – | 49 | 26 | ||
| 2004–05 | Championship | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 183 | 86 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | – | 203 | 105 | |||
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 1999–2000 | Scottish First Division | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2004–05[5] | Premier League | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 34 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06[6] | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 50 | 17 | |||
| Norwich City | 2005–06 | Championship | 15 | 8 | – | – | – | 15 | 8 | |||
| 2006–07 | Championship | 30 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 19 | ||
| Total | 45 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 47 | 27 | |||
| Derby County | 2007–08 | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2008–09 | Championship | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 36 | 17 | |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 17 | ||
| 2010–11 | Championship | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 38 | 9 | ||
| Total | 102 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | 111 | 43 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2011–12[4] | Championship | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 2012–13 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 11 | 3 | |
| Toronto | 2013[7] | MLS | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 8 | |
| Blackpool | 2013–14 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Chicago Fire | 2014[7] | MLS | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2015[7] | MLS | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | 468 | 184 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 519 | 216 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Toto Cup
- ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
International
[change | change source]- Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Earnshaw goal.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May 2002 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Germany |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 February 2003 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 October 2003 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Serbia and Montenegro |
2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
| 4 | 18 February 2004 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Scotland |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
| 7 | 31 March 2004 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 8 September 2004 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Northern Ireland |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 13 October 2004 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Poland |
1–0 | 2–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 27 May 2006 | UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 2–1 | |||||
| 12 | 11 October 2006 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Cyprus |
2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
| 13 | 17 October 2007 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
| 14 | 29 May 2009 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales |  Estonia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 25 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Scotland |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2011 Nations Cup |
| 16 | 27 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Northern Ireland |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2011 Nations Cup |
Hat-trick record
[change | change source]He is the only player to have scored hat-tricks in the Premier League, Divisions 1, 2 and 3, the FA Cup, the League Cup, and in an international match.[9]
- Premiership, West Bromwich Albion vs. Charlton, 19 March 2005[10]
- Championship (Division 1), Cardiff vs. Gillingham (13 September 2003)[11] and Nottingham Forest vs. Leicester City (5 December 2009)[12]
- League One (Division 2), Cardiff vs. QPR (29 November 2002)[13] and vs. Tranmere Rovers (14 March 2003)[14]
- League Two (Division 3), Cardiff vs. Torquay United (2 December 2000)[15]
- FA Cup, Cardiff vs. Bristol Rovers (19 November 2000)[16]
- League Cup, Cardiff vs. Boston United (11 September 2002)[17] and vs. Leyton Orient (12 August 2003)[18]
- International, Wales vs. Scotland (18 February 2004)[19]
Honours
[change | change source]Cardiff City
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2011–12[20]
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Individual
- Cardiff City Young Player of the Year: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2002–03 Second Division[22][23]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 Third Division,[24] 2002–03 Second Division,[25] 2003–04 First Division[26]
- Cardiff City Player of the Year: 2002–03[27]
- Football League Second Division Top Scorer: 2002–03[28]
- Welsh Footballer of the Year: 2004[29]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Robert Earnshaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Profiles: Robert Earnshaw". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Robert Earnshaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Robert Earnshaw: City Legend Retires". Cardiff City. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ↑ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2006". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Robert Earnshaw". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Earnshaw, Robert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ↑ "Robert Earnshaw". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ Thomas, Russell (21 March 2005). "Earnshaw gives Robson hope of a happy ending". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Cardiff 5–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ McDermott, Tess (7 December 2009). "Nottingham Forst's Robert Earnshaw salutes troops after hat-trick against Leicester". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "QPR 0–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Tranmere 3–3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Torquay 1–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 December 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Cardiff 5–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Boston Utd 1–5 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Cardiff 4–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ Johnson, William (19 February 2004). "Earnshaw spree sinks sorry Scotland". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ Bevan, Chris (26 February 2012). "Cardiff 2–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "Earnshaw retires after 18-year professional playing career, takes over as WFC U-14 head coach and club's strikers coach". Whitecaps FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year Previous Winners". GiveMeFootball.com. Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ "Welsh duo fans' favourites". Wales Online. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Teams of the year". BBC Sport. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ McKechnie, David (28 April 2003). "Henry lands PFA award". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Henry retains PFA crown". BBC Sport. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Cardiff City FC Player of the Year Award Winners 1995-2019". My Football Facts}. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ↑ "Allen named Wales' player of the year". UEFA.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016.