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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Thomas Henry Alex Robson-Kanu | |
| Date of birth: | 21 May 1989 | |
| Place of birth: | Acton,  England
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position: | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Bromwich Albion
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| Number: | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1999–2004 2004–2007 |
Arsenal Reading
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2007–2016 2008 2009 2016– |
Reading → Southend United (loan) → Swindon Town (loan) West Bromwich Albion
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198 (24) 22 (5) 20 (4) 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2007–2008 2009 2010 2010– |
England U19 England U20 Wales U21 Wales
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2 (0) 1 (0) 4 (2) 36 (4) |
Thomas Henry Alex "Hal" Robson-Kanu (born 21 May 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for West Bromwich Albion and the Wales national football team. Although he primarily played on the wing, he has more recently been used as a Forward. Notably to great success for his national team, Wales in the UEFA Euro 2016 Championships, where they made the semi-finals, and he has made clear that this is now his preferred position. He is expected to play in this position for his new club side West Bromwich Albion.
Robson-Kanu started his career as a schoolboy at Arsenal but was released at 15 and joined Reading. After graduating from the Academy in 2007 he spent time on loan at Southend United and Swindon Town before returning to Reading and making his first team debut in 2009. Limited to mainly substitute appearances during his first season, he became an important member of the squad appearing regularly during the 2011–12 Championship winning campaign. He made his Premier League debut in 2012 and went on to score 30 goals in 228 games for the club before his release in 2016.
At international level Robson-Kanu initially represented the country of his birth, England, at under-19 and under-20 level. In 2010 he switched allegiance to Wales, the country of his grandmother, playing for the under-21 side before his debut for the senior team against Croatia on 23 May that year. He scored his first senior international goal against Scotland in March 2013 and his second against Cyprus in October 2014. Robson-Kanu was selected to represent Wales at UEFA Euro 2016, where they made the semi-finals.
External links[]
- Hal Robson-Kanu profile at Reading F.C.
Hal Robson-Kanu profile at Soccerbase
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| Wales – UEFA Euro 2016 – semi-finalists |
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1. Hennessey
2. Gunter
3. Taylor
4. Davies
5. Chester
6. A. Williams
7. Allen
8. King
9. Robson-Kanu
10. Ramsey
11. Bale
12. Fôn Williams
13. G. Williams
14. Edwards
15. Richards
16. Ledley
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19. Collins
20. J. Williams
21. Ward
22. Vaughan
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