Robbie Gotts (born 9 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers, as a midfielder or right-back.[4]
He impressed for Carlos Corberán's Leeds United under 23 side over the course of the 2018–19 season,[5] winning the PDL Northern League 2018–19 season, then becoming the national Professional Development League champions by beating Birmingham City in the final.[6]
As of 12 December 2019, he had featured on the first-team substitutes' bench over 30 times for the first team, but had yet to make his senior debut.[7][8] He made his long-awaited debut by starting in the FA Cup on 6 January 2020 in a 1–0 defeat against Premier League side Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[9][10]
After the English professional football season was paused in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, the season was resumed during June, where Gotts earned promotion with Leeds to the Premier League and also become the EFL Championship champions for the 2019-20 season in July.[11]
Gotts won Leeds United's Academy Player of the Year award at the club's end of season awards on 24 July 2020.[12]
On 15 October 2020, Gotts joined Lincoln City on a season-long loan deal.[13][14] He made his debut at home against Portsmouth on 3 November 2020[15] and scored his first goal in what would be his final game, a EFL Trophy tie against Accrington Stanley on 12 January 2021.[16] He was recalled by Leeds United a few days later[17] and immediately sent on loan to Salford City for the remainder of the season.[18][19] He was cup-tied for Salford's victory in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final (played in March 2021).[20]
Gotts left Leeds and signed for Barrow on 31 August 2021.[21] He won Player of the Year in his first season with the Bluebirds.[22]
He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[23]
On 15 May 2025, Gotts agreed to join recently crowned League Two champions Doncaster Rovers on 1 July 2025, on a two-year deal with the option for a further twelve months.[24]
Gotts was primarily a right-back but was converted by Marcelo Bielsa to play as a central midfielder. Bielsa described that he had never seen a player as "dynamic" as Gotts in his career, saying that "he's a number eight, a midfielder. He is not offensive and not defensive. He's a number eight."[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United | 2019–20[9] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2020–21[25] | League One | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Salford City (loan) | 2020–21[25] | League Two | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Barrow | 2021–22[26] | League Two | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2022–23[27] | League Two | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[28] | League Two | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2024–25[29] | League Two | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| Total | 154 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 170 | 9 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2025–26[30] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Career total | 191 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 217 | 16 | ||
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