Kevin Roberts is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who plays for Cambridge United. He has played as both a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 and midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

. He is the cousin of Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

 goalkeeper Alex Smithies

Alex Smithies

Alexander "Alex" Smithies is a professional footballer with League One side Huddersfield Town. An academy goalkeeper who first came into prominence during the 2007–08 season, after second choice goalkeeper Simon Eastwood injured his foot.-Early life:Smithies grew up in Golcar, in the Colne Valley...

.

Career

Born in Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, Merseyside

Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...

, Roberts, after appearing in several pre-season friendlies ahead of 2007–08

2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...

 made his competitive first team debut for Chester City

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

  as a substitute against Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

 in the Football League Cup

Football League Cup

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 first round tie on 14 August 2007 at home. After the game ended goalless, Roberts braveley stepped up to take a penalty in the shoot-out but saw his effort saved as Chester went out 4–2 on penalties. Four days later he made his Football League debut in a 2–1 win at Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...

, when he played the whole game.

Roberts' rise to prominence continued on 1 September 2007, when he came off the bench to score Chester's equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

. His next goal enhanced his reputation further, as he scored a stunning volley in Chester's 2–2 derby draw with Wrexham on 25 November 2007. He went on to play regularly in the side for the remainder of the campaign, with several youth team contemporaries such as Paul McManus

Paul McManus (English footballer)

Paul James McManus is an English footballer who currently plays for Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK Broughton.-Career:...

, Shaun Kelly

Shaun Kelly

Shaun Kelly is a professional footballer currently playing for Bala Town.-Playing career:Kelly is a product of Chester's youth system and made his Football League debut as a late substitute against Shrewsbury Town on 15 April 2007....

 and Glenn Rule

Glenn Rule

Glenn Paul Rule is a professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder or full back, for Airbus UK.Rule attended Woodchurch High School between 2001-2006. When he left Woodchurch he signed a youth contract at Chester City and was one of several youngsters who graduated to the first-team squad...

 joining him in the side. The following season again brought a regular starting place in the side in a defensive position, in a compaign that ended in relegation from Football League Two

Football League Two

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. He remained with the club as they began the following season in the Conference National

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

. Roberts joined Cambridge United in February 2010 after his contract with Chester was terminated.

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