Robbie Burton (born 26 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Born in England, he represented Wales at youth international level.
Burton was born in Gravesend. He grew up near Welling, and was raised by his grandparents.
Burton began his career with Teviot Rangers, signing for Arsenal at the age of 6. He turned professional in summer 2018. He became captain of the Arsenal under-23 team for the 2019âÂÂ20 season.
In February 2020 he moved to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, playing initially for their second team in the Druga HNL.
The transfer was reportedly worth up to ã800,000. He made two appearances for Dinamo Zagreb II in Druga HNL, against Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Sesvete on 28 February and 8 March respectively, getting sent off during the latter match. Following a good performance in a 3âÂÂ0 friendly win over Celje on 8 August, coach Zoran Mamiàdecided to give Burton a chance in the first team. He made his Prva HNL debut on 16 August 2020 in a 6âÂÂ0 win over Lokomotiva. On 5 November 2020, he made his European debut for Dinamo in the 1âÂÂ0 Europa League victory over Wolfsberg.
On 21 August 2021, Burton was loaned out to Istra 1961 until the end of the season.
In July 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of their season. He made his debut on 31 July 2022, coming off the bench in a 2âÂÂ1 FAI Cup defeat at home to Wexford.
In January 2023, Burton parted ways with Dinamo Zagreb.
Burton returned to Sligo Rovers on a permanent basis on 25 August 2023, after 8 months without a club. He made 7 appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season.
Burton was eligible for Wales through his Welsh grandfather, and played for them at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth level, before progressing to under-21.