1. Romaine Theodore Sawyers was born on 2 November 1991 and is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.
28 Facts About Romaine Sawyers
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Romaine Sawyers signed with Walsall in July 2013, following his release from West Brom.
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Romaine Sawyers played on the losing side in the 2015 final of the Football League Trophy.
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Romaine Sawyers joined Brentford in July 2016 and went on to serve as club captain before he returned to West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee in July 2019.
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Romaine Sawyers signed with Cardiff City in July 2022 and spent two seasons with the club.
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Romaine Sawyers joined AFC Wimbledon on a short-term deal in December 2024 and moved on to Bristol Rovers a month later.
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Romaine Sawyers remained a big influence on her son, who went on to work closely with the community development teams at his football clubs, as well as with the charity Kick It Out.
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Romaine Sawyers grew up supporting Arsenal and was a big fan of Theirry Henry.
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Romaine Sawyers then won his first professional contract with the club.
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However, this was to be his only game for the club, as the pair returned to The Hawthorns after the loan spell ended with Romaine Sawyers having made no further first-team appearances.
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Romaine Sawyers signed a new two-year deal with the club.
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Romaine Sawyers rejected the club's offer a new contract and departed as a free agent at the end of the season.
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On 1 July 2016, Romaine Sawyers signed with Championship club Brentford in a move that reunited him with former Walsall boss Dean Smith.
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Romaine Sawyers was voted Players' Player of the Year by the Brentford squad and was named as Community Player of the Year.
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Romaine Sawyers was reported to be a transfer target of West Bromwich Albion manager Darren Moore in June 2018.
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On 27 July 2019, Romaine Sawyers returned to West Bromwich Albion, signing a three-year contract after being bought for an undisclosed fee ; Romaine Sawyers stated that "this is the team that I have always wanted to play for".
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Romaine Sawyers was named in the Championship's PFA Team of the Year.
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Manager Michael O'Neill stated that "we didn't anticipate that Romaine would become available" but acted quickly to sign Sawyers after he had fallen behind Jake Livermore and Alex Mowatt in the pecking order at West Brom.
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Romaine Sawyers made 29 appearances for Stoke, scoring three goals during his loan spell which was disrupted due to a leg injury which caused him to miss two months.
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On 6 July 2022, Romaine Sawyers joined Cardiff City on a two-year deal following his release from West Brom, with "Bluebirds" manager Steve Morison noting that "we can make five substitutions this season, and that will come into our thinking, so it's worth having those extra bodies in every position we can".
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On 5 December 2024, Romaine Sawyers joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a one-month contract.
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Romaine Sawyers said that he aimed to "utilise my experience to help the boys get some results over the busy Christmas period", with manager Johnnie Jackson reiterating that it was a short-term solution to the club's injury crisis.
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Romaine Sawyers departed Plough Lane four days later following the expiry of his contract.
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Romaine Sawyers represented Saint Kitts and Nevis national under-23 football team in the second round of the Caribbean Football Union's qualifying phase for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
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Romaine Sawyers was called up to the full team for the qualification for the 2012 Caribbean Cup.
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Romaine Sawyers has a languid style of play, which can make him appear lazy at times despite statistics indicating a relatively high work rate.
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Romaine Sawyers played most his career as a 'number 10' under his former manager Dean Smith who managed him at Walsall and Brentford, before being converted into a central midfielder under Manager Thomas Frank at Brentford who made him captain due to his leadership qualities.
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Romaine Sawyers is known for his ability to dictate games from midfield, range of passing, and ability to carry out successful difficult passes and help his teammates start attacks.