1. 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.
32 Facts About Andrew Robertson
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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 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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Andrew Robertson made his full international debut for Scotland in May 2014, and was appointed Scotland captain in September 2018.
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Andrew Robertson represented the side at UEFA Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.
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Andrew Robertson was born in Glasgow, and was a childhood Celtic fan.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Andrew Robertson signed a new contract with the club in January 2019, which is due to run until 2024.
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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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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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On 24 August 2021, Andrew Robertson signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.
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Andrew Robertson was first selected by the Scotland under-21 team in October 2013.
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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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Andrew Robertson was first named in the full Scotland squad for a friendly against Poland on 5 March 2014.
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On 3 September 2018, Andrew Robertson was appointed as Scotland captain by manager Alex McLeish.
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Andrew Robertson was named man of the match, being described by Thomas Duncan of BBC Sport as being "[c]omposed at the back and brilliant at driving the team forward up the left".
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On 7 June 2024, Andrew Robertson was named in Scotland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.
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Andrew Robertson went on to start against both Switzerland and Hungary as Scotland finished bottom of Group A with one point from three matches.
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Andrew Robertson is currently third on the list of most-capped male players for Scotland, on 82 caps.
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Andrew Robertson is only behind Jim Leighton on 91 caps and Kenny Dalglish on 102 caps.
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Between 2017 and 2020, Andrew Robertson was frequently described by media sources as one of the best left-backs in world football.
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Andrew Robertson makes 100-metre sprints every minute, absolutely incredible, and these are qualities.
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Andrew Robertson is married to Rachel Roberts, as they were wed in the summer of 2022.
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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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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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Andrew Robertson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to association football, charity and young people.