Robert Snodgrass was born on 7 September 1987 and is a Scottish professional footballer who most recently played as a winger for Heart of Midlothian.
52 Facts About Robert Snodgrass
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Robert Snodgrass had a loan spell at Stirling Albion before moving to England in 2008, joining Leeds United.
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Robert Snodgrass helped Leeds win promotion to the Championship in 2010.
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In February 2012, Snodgrass was appointed captain of Leeds, but he rejected a new contract offer and moved to Norwich City later that year.
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Robert Snodgrass left Norwich after they were relegated in 2014 and moved to Hull City.
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On his league debut for Hull, Robert Snodgrass suffered a serious knee injury that sidelined him for over a year.
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Hull were relegated in his absence, but Robert Snodgrass helped them gain promotion via the playoffs in 2016.
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Robert Snodgrass left West Ham in January 2021 to sign for West Bromwich Albion, and he then had a short stint with Luton Town.
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Robert Snodgrass retired from international football in October 2019, having made 28 appearances and scored seven goals for Scotland.
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Robert Snodgrass felt that he had little chance of breaking through at Parkhead, so chose Livingston, joining their setup at the same time as another East End boy who would go on to play for Scotland, Graham Dorrans.
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Robert Snodgrass started his career at Livingston, where he scored 15 goals in 79 league games.
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Robert Snodgrass caught attention by turning down a trial with Spanish giants Barcelona.
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Robert Snodgrass left the Lions scoring 15 goals in 79 games.
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Robert Snodgrass scored his first goals of the season with two against Watford in the League Cup second round, sending Leeds through to the third round.
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Robert Snodgrass played an instrumental part as Leeds were promoted to The Championship after finishing in second place in League One and thus earning automatic promotion.
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Robert Snodgrass returned to training at the start of September 2010.
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Robert Snodgrass returned to Leeds' squad after injury when he was named on the bench the game against Doncaster Rovers, he came on as a second-half substitute replacing Ross McCormack.
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Robert Snodgrass came on as a second-half substitute against Sheffield United and managed to assist Leeds' late winner for Bradley Johnson, however his game ended on a sour note when he was sent off for two yellow cards.
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Robert Snodgrass returned from suspension for Leeds against Ipswich Town, replacing Luciano Becchio in the starting lineup and scored his first goal of the season.
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Robert Snodgrass scored his second goal of the season with a curled effort against Coventry City.
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Robert Snodgrass scored against Cardiff City with another long range goal.
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Robert Snodgrass missed Leeds' last few games of the season after suffering a back injury.
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Robert Snodgrass missed the League Cup match in August 2011 against Bradford City as he had been called up to the Scotland squad.
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Robert Snodgrass was ruled out of action when he had an emergency operation to have his appendix removed on 31 December 2011.
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Robert Snodgrass finished the season with 13 goals and the second highest amount of assists in The Championship, with 14.
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Robert Snodgrass signed for Norwich City on a three-year contract in July 2012 for an undisclosed fee.
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Robert Snodgrass would go on to establish himself as a regular in the first team squad.
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Robert Snodgrass narrowly missed out on the trophy, which was won by Sebastien Bassong instead.
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Robert Snodgrass scored again on 23 February 2014 against Tottenham after a cutting through ball from Bradley Johnson, holding off the defender and placing it past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris from just inside the box.
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Robert Snodgrass made his first appearance in a game since the injury in November 2015, playing in an under-21 Premier League Cup match.
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On 10 December 2016 Robert Snodgrass won a penalty in a crucial home tie against Crystal Palace.
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In March 2019, Robert Snodgrass was charged by the Football Association with allegedly abusing anti-doping officials who were visiting West Ham's training ground on 6 February 2019 to conduct out-of-competition testing.
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In July 2019, Robert Snodgrass signed a one-year extension to his contract which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2021, with a further 12-month option.
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However, Robert Snodgrass left the club to join West Bromwich Albion on 8 January 2021.
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Robert Snodgrass impressed with his early performances for Aston Villa winning praise from manager, Steve Bruce.
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On 8 January 2021, Robert Snodgrass joined West Bromwich Albion on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Robert Snodgrass had been transferred permanently by West Ham, and it is only loan deals that allow for that kind of restriction.
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Robert Snodgrass signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on 6 September 2022.
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Robert Snodgrass played for the Scotland under-19, under-20 and under-21 teams.
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Robert Snodgrass was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2006 European Under-19 Championships in Poland, although Snodgrass was suspended for the final itself.
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Robert Snodgrass played for Scotland under-20 in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada It was his form in this tournament that led to Barcelona showing interest in Robert Snodgrass.
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Leeds' involvement in the play-offs against Millwall in 2009 meant that Robert Snodgrass was unavailable to play in a Scotland B international.
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Robert Snodgrass was called up to the senior Scotland squad by George Burley for the first time for their friendly against Japan in October 2009.
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Robert Snodgrass was forced to withdraw from the squad due to a knee injury.
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Robert Snodgrass made his full international debut on 9 February 2011, coming on as a substitute against Northern Ireland in a 2011 Nations Cup match.
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Robert Snodgrass was called up to the Scotland squad to face Brazil on 21 March 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute.
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Robert Snodgrass was ruled out of Scotland's Nations Cup matches against Wales and the Republic of Ireland with a back injury.
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On 2 August 2011, Robert Snodgrass was called up to the squad for a friendly against Denmark.
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Robert Snodgrass made his first start for Scotland against Denmark and scored his first international goal in this game.
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The kneecap injury that Robert Snodgrass suffered in August 2014 caused him to miss the whole of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
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Robert Snodgrass was recalled to the national squad for a friendly match against the Czech Republic in March 2016.
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On 16 October 2019, Robert Snodgrass retired from international football with 28 caps and 7 goals.