24 Facts About Andrew Robertson

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Andrew Henry Robertson was born on 11 March 1994 and is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Scotland national team.

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Andrew Robertson played for Hull in three seasons, being relegated, promoted and relegated in consecutive years.

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Andrew Robertson joined Liverpool in July 2017 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be an initial £8 million.

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4.

Andrew Robertson has won several honours during his time with Liverpool, including the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020.

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5.

Andrew Robertson made his full international debut for Scotland in May 2014, and was appointed Scotland captain in September 2018.

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6.

Andrew Robertson was born in Glasgow and was a childhood Celtic fan.

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7.

Andrew Robertson attended St Ninian's High School in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, from 2006 to 2012, where he captained the football team.

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Andrew Robertson played for Giffnock Soccer Centre, and joined Celtic as a youth, but was released at under-15 level because he was considered to be too small.

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9.

Andrew Robertson signed for Scottish Premiership side Dundee United, along with Queen's Park teammate Aidan Connolly, on 3 June 2013; he took the squad place of the departing Barry Douglas who had made the same move three years earlier.

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10.

Andrew Robertson ran from his own half before sending a low left-foot drive in to the goal from 22 yards.

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11.

Andrew Robertson was voted SPFL young player of the month for September 2013 and player of the month for November 2013.

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12.

Andrew Robertson quickly settled at Hull and established himself in the side, winning the club's Player of the Month award for August 2014.

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13.

Andrew Robertson made 24 appearances in his debut season at the KC Stadium, but was unable to prevent the team from being relegated to the Championship.

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14.

Andrew Robertson signed a new contract with the club in January 2019, which is due to run until 2024.

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15.

Andrew Robertson has been hailed as the best left back in the Premier League by Kevin Kilbane and the best left back in the world by Phil Neville.

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16.

On 1 June 2019, Andrew Robertson played the full 90 minutes of the Champions League final as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur to secure their sixth European Cup.

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17.

Andrew Robertson became the first Scot to win the tournament since Darren Fletcher and the first to actually be on the field in a winning team since Paul Lambert in 1997.

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18.

Andrew Robertson was first selected by the Scotland under-21 team in October 2013.

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19.

Andrew Robertson was selected for the under-21 team in November 2015, as the full national team did not have a fixture.

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20.

Andrew Robertson was first named in the full Scotland squad for a friendly against Poland on 5 March 2014.

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21.

On 3 September 2018, Andrew Robertson was appointed as Scotland captain by manager Alex McLeish.

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22.

Andrew Robertson is married to Rachel Roberts, being wed in the summer of 2022.

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23.

In March 2018, Andrew Robertson donated a signed Liverpool shirt of his teammate Roberto Firmino to a young boy who had given his pocket money to a local food bank.

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24.

The Sunday Times reported in March 2020 that Andrew Robertson had donated significant sums to food banks in the Glasgow area.

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