Jake Robinson

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Personal information
Jake Robinson
Full name	Jake Robinson
Date of birth	October 23, 1986 (1986-10-23) (age 21)
Place of birth	Brighton, England
Height	5ft 9in
Playing position	Winger, Striker
Club information
Current club	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	19
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-Present 2004-2005	Brighton & Hove Albion Aldershot Town (loan)	118 (12) 8 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25th May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jake Robinson (born October 23, 1986 in Brighton) is an English footballer who plays professional football as a striker or winger for Brighton & Hove Albion F.C..

A product of Albion's youth system, Jake made his debut in September 2003 against Middlesbrough and became the club's youngest ever scorer (16) three weeks later in a cup match against Forest Green Rovers. Jake is renowned as a dangerous striker whose pace and movement is reminiscent of the England striker Michael Owen.

On October 28, 2006 Jake scored his first hat-trick for Brighton in a League One game against Huddersfield Town,^[1] this was the first hat-trick by an Albion player in nearly five years. He scored a second hat-trick in the FA Cup game against Northwich Victoria on November 11, 2006.^[2]

[edit] Career honours

Winner

2003–04 Football League One Play-Off Winner with Brighton & Hove Albion

[edit] References

^ Huddersfield 0-3 Brighton - match report, Seagulls.co.uk, 28th October 2006. Retrieved 25th May 2008
^ Brighton 8-0 Northwich Victoria Seagulls.co.uk, 11th November 2006. Retrieved 25th May 2008

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