# Patrick Roberts
**Patrick Roberts** (Patrick John Joseph Roberts, born 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-footed right winger, currently on loan at Birmingham City from [Sunderland](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunderland). He is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg.[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/59d93937/scout/12193/Patrick-Roberts-Scouting-Report) A highly rated Fulham academy product, he joined Manchester City in 2015 at 17, then spent seven seasons almost entirely on loan before rebuilding his career at Sunderland.[2](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/every-notable-manchester-city-signing-of-the-115-charges-era)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name, born | Patrick John Joseph Roberts, 1997, Kingston upon Thames, England[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/59d93937/scout/12193/Patrick-Roberts-Scouting-Report) |
| Position, foot, physique | Right winger (also attacking midfield), left-footed, 167 cm, 58 kg[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/59d93937/scout/12193/Patrick-Roberts-Scouting-Report) |
| Manchester City move | Signed from Fulham in 2015 for £12m; six loans in seven seasons, one Premier League appearance at City[2](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/every-notable-manchester-city-signing-of-the-115-charges-era) |
| Celtic spell | 18-month loan from January 2016 plus a second loan; two-year totals of 15 goals and 19 assists[3](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2016/february/patrick-roberts-joins-celtic-on-loan) • [4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) |
| Honors | 3x Scottish Premiership champion; England U17 European Championship winner 2014, UEFA Team of the Tournament[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/59d93937/scout/12193/Patrick-Roberts-Scouting-Report) • [5](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2015/september/patrick-roberts-10-facts) |
| Sunderland | Permanent signing 21 January 2022 in a deal potentially worth around £3 million; 142 league appearances, 9 goals, 18 assists[6](https://fulham.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_Roberts) • [7](https://theanalyst.com/players/5191/patrick-roberts/career) |
| Current club | Loan at Birmingham City from 2 February 2026, contract expires 30 June 2028[8](https://www.transfermarkt.us/patrick-roberts/profil/spieler/225452) |
## Youth career and Fulham
Roberts began his youth career at [AFC Wimbledon](https://www.edgepedia.org/afc-wimbledon) before moving to Fulham as a 13-year-old, joining a club whose training ground was ten minutes from his home in [Kingston upon Thames](https://www.edgepedia.org/kingston-upon-thames).[5](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2015/september/patrick-roberts-10-facts) He made his Premier League debut for Fulham against Manchester City in March 2014 at 17, with manager [Felix Magath](https://www.edgepedia.org/felix-magath) calling him "a very big talent".[5](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2015/september/patrick-roberts-10-facts) In the 2014/15 season he provided an assist on the opening day against Ipswich and made 19 appearances for the Cottagers in all.[5](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2015/september/patrick-roberts-10-facts) Internationally, he was a key player as England under-17s won the 2014 European Championship and was voted into UEFA's Team of the Tournament.[5](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2015/september/patrick-roberts-10-facts)
## Manchester City and the loan years
Manchester City signed Roberts in 2015 for £12m, a move seen as the logical next step for one of the brightest young talents in the country.[2](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/every-notable-manchester-city-signing-of-the-115-charges-era) Facing fierce competition for places at the Etihad Stadium, he was allowed to join Celtic on an initial 18-month loan in January 2016.[3](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2016/february/patrick-roberts-joins-celtic-on-loan)
**Celtic.** Under Brendan Rodgers in a 4–2–3–1, Roberts was the main right-winger choice in a possession-based, high-pressing side, and finished his two-year spell in Scotland with 15 goals and 19 assists.[4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) A Spanish account of his Girona move gives slightly different totals for the same period, 65 matches including nine Champions League games with 12 goals and 13 assists.[9](https://as.com/futbol/2018/08/16/primera/1534433279_918772.html) He won three [Scottish Premiership](https://www.edgepedia.org/scottish-premiership) titles during the Celtic loans[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/59d93937/scout/12193/Patrick-Roberts-Scouting-Report) and scored against his parent club, cutting inside and beating [Gaël Clichy](https://www.edgepedia.org/gael-clichy) before finishing.[4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) His only defeat in an [Old Firm](https://www.edgepedia.org/old-firm) derby came on penalties after a 2-2 draw, a Rangers shootout win that left the young Roberts distraught.[10](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/patrick-roberts-shares-celtic-transfer-return-verdict-as-he-delivers-hoops-thank-you-and-divulges-rangers-miss-8814786)
**Girona and the Championship circuit.** City sent Roberts to Girona on loan for 2018/19, where manager Eusebio Sacristán rotated him from right winger to attacking midfielder, inside forward, and even left winger across formations including 3–4–2–1, 3–5–2, 4–1–4–1, and 4–2–3–1.[4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) He made 19 [La Liga](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-liga) appearances that season, all but six as a substitute, totaling 594 minutes.[7](https://theanalyst.com/players/5191/patrick-roberts/career) Further loans followed to Norwich City (2019/20, three Premier League appearances), [Middlesbrough](https://www.edgepedia.org/middlesbrough) (2019 to 2020/21), and Derby County, where he arrived on deadline day in February 2021 after cutting the Middlesbrough loan short.[4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) • [7](https://theanalyst.com/players/5191/patrick-roberts/career) • [11](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/02/introducing-patrick-roberts) Across seven City seasons he went on six separate loans, scoring more than one league goal in a season only once, in Scotland, and left having made a single Premier League appearance for City.[2](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/every-notable-manchester-city-signing-of-the-115-charges-era)
## Playing style
Roberts is a tenacious dribbler who hugs the touchline, engages full-backs in one-versus-one duels, and cuts inside onto his stronger left foot. In his limited Girona minutes he attempted 7.4 dribbles per 90 minutes, completing about four of them.[4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) Analysts describe good acceleration and agility in tight spaces rather than raw sprinting speed; he compensates by asking for the ball to feet rather than in behind, and by drifting wide to open half-space channels for teammates.[4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) His main weaknesses are one-footedness, which makes his movements predictable when defenders close his left-foot access, and a lack of pace in behind.[4](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics)
## Sunderland and Birmingham City
Roberts left Manchester City permanently on 21 January 2022, joining League One side Sunderland in a deal potentially worth around £3 million.[6](https://fulham.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_Roberts) He became a regular there: across 2021 to 2025/26 he made 142 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 9 goals with 18 assists, including 48 Championship appearances with 2 goals and 8 assists in the 2024/25 promotion season.[7](https://theanalyst.com/players/5191/patrick-roberts/career) He made one Premier League appearance for the club in 2025/26 before joining Birmingham City on loan on 2 February 2026, with a Sunderland contract running to 30 June 2028.[7](https://theanalyst.com/players/5191/patrick-roberts/career) • [8](https://www.transfermarkt.us/patrick-roberts/profil/spieler/225452) For Birmingham he scored 4 league goals with 4 assists in 35 Championship appearances in 2025/26, and in February 2026 he came off the bench to score an 89th-minute [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) equalizer against Leeds at St Andrew's.[7](https://theanalyst.com/players/5191/patrick-roberts/career) • [12](https://www.macaupostdaily.com/attachment/files/2026/02/16/1.pdf.pdf)
## References
1. [Patrick Roberts Scouting Report, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/59d93937/scout/12193/Patrick-Roberts-Scouting-Report)
2. [Every notable Manchester City signing of the 115 charges era, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/every-notable-manchester-city-signing-of-the-115-charges-era)
3. [Patrick Roberts joins Celtic on loan, Manchester City FC](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2016/february/patrick-roberts-joins-celtic-on-loan)
4. [Patrick Roberts 2019/20 – scout report, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/patrick-roberts-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics)
5. [Ten things you should know about Patrick Roberts, Manchester City FC](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2015/september/patrick-roberts-10-facts)
6. [Patrick Roberts, Fulham Wiki](https://fulham.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_Roberts)
7. [Patrick Roberts Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/5191/patrick-roberts/career)
8. [Patrick Roberts player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/patrick-roberts/profil/spieler/225452)
9. [Oficial: Patrick Roberts ya es nuevo jugador del Girona, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2018/08/16/primera/1534433279_918772.html)
10. [Patrick Roberts shares Celtic transfer return verdict, The Scotsman](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/patrick-roberts-shares-celtic-transfer-return-verdict-as-he-delivers-hoops-thank-you-and-divulges-rangers-miss-8814786)
11. [Introducing: Patrick Roberts, Derby County FC](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/02/introducing-patrick-roberts)
12. [Macao Post Daily, 16 February 2026](https://www.macaupostdaily.com/attachment/files/2026/02/16/1.pdf.pdf)
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