Robbie Deas (born 27 February 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.
_(deas).jpg) Deas with Scotland U19, 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinross, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blue Brazil Boys Club | |||
| 2011–2018 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 84 | (2) |
| 2023– | Kilmarnock | 40 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017– | Scotland U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021 | |||
Club career
editCeltic
editDeas signed his first professional contract with Celtic in 2018. He scored the winning goal in stoppage time as Celtic youths beat Rangers 3–2 to lift the Glasgow Cup in May 2019.[2]
Loan moves to Cowdenbeath and Alloa Athletic
editOn 23 August 2018, Deas joined Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath on loan for the 2018–19 season.[3] On 9 October 2018, he was named in the SPFL team of the week after a narrow 1–0 victory over Stirling Albion at Central Park.[4]
On 2 August 2019, Deas moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic for the 2019–20 season.[5]
Inverness CT
editDeas left Celtic after the 2019–20 season and signed a three-year contract with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[6] He played for Inverness in the 2023 Scottish Cup final, which they lost 3–1 to Celtic.[7]
Kilmarnock
editDespite interest from Livingston earlier in the year,[8] it was announced that Deas had signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on 5 June 2023.[7][9]
International career
editDeas has represented Scotland at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[10][11]
Deas received his first call-up to the Scottish under-21 squad on 25 May 2021, alongside Inverness teammates Roddy MacGregor, Daniel MacKay and Cameron Harper, ahead of two friendlies against Northern Ireland.[12]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit- As of 22 January 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2018–19[14] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[15] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2018–19[14] | Scottish League Two | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2019–20[15] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2020–21[16] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2021–22[17] | Scottish Championship | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 3 | ||
References
edit- ^ Robbie Deas at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Doyle, Chris (1 May 2019). "Watch Celtic kid Robbie Deas' last-gasp strike to win Glasgow Cup". footballscotland. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Nash, Mathew (25 December 2018). "Celtic half-term loan report: Ross Doohan and Robbie Deas lead the way, injury pain for Regan Hendry". The Boot Room. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Team of the Week | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Season Long Loans agreed for young Celts Robbie Deas and Daniel Church". 9 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Clark, Will (7 August 2020). "Former Celtic defender Robbie Deas looking for promotion with Inverness Caley Thistle". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b Delaney, James (5 June 2023). "Kilmarnock seal first summer signing as defender Robbie Deas joins from Inverness CT". STV News. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Deas a Livingston transfer target as Lions eye summer move for Inverness defender". dailyrecord.co.uk. 22 February 2023.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Andrew (5 June 2023). "Deas strengthens the defence". Kilmarnock FC. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Deas Player profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Robbie Deas at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Scot Gemmill names Under-21 squad for friendly double header | News | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Robbie Deas was nearly a St Johnstone player". The Courier. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Robbie Deas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Robbie Deas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Robbie Deas in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Robbie Deas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.