Rob Apter
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Robert Julian Apter (born 23 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for EFL League One club Blackpool. Born in England, he has represented Scotland at under-19 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Julian Apter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2019–2020 | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Blackpool | 38 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2022 | → Chester (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Tranmere Rovers | 10 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Scotland U19 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:24, 25 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 8 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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Born in Liverpool,[2] Apter played for Tranmere Rovers academy, leaving aged 15 after seven years.[3] Apter secured a two-year scholarship at Blackpool in May 2019 and signed a two-year professional contract with the option of an additional year in November 2020.[4] He made his senior debut later that month as a substitute in a 3–0 EFL Trophy win Leeds United U21.[5][6] Apter made his league debut on 26 January 2021 as a late substitute in a 5–0 win away to Wigan Athletic and provided the assist for their final goal.[7][8] In February 2021, he was one of 33 players awarded with the League Football Education's The 11 award for under-18 players.[9]
On 13 August 2021, Apter joined Bamber Bridge on loan.[10] As of 2 December, he had scored ten goals in all competitions, including one goal from the halfway line in November in a 4–1 win away at Witton Albion.[11] He returned to his parent club on 15 December.[12]
Apter signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Blackpool on 3 December 2021, with an option of a further year.[13] In December 2021, Apter joined Scottish side Livingston on a week long trial with a view to signing on loan. However no transfer materialised following the trial.[14]
On 12 January 2024, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[15]
On 3 January 2022, Apter joined Chester on an initial 28-day loan.[16] On 1 February, it was extended until the end of the season.[17]
On 28 August 2022, Apter joined National League club Scunthorpe United on a short-term loan until January 2023.[18] He made his debut the following day in a 2–0 home defeat to FC Halifax Town.[19]
On 1 September 2023, Apter joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until January 2024.[20][3] He was nominated for League 2 Player of the Month for November.[21]
On 12 January 2024, Apter signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Blackpool, returning to Tranmere for a second loan until the end of the season.[22][23][24] At the end of the season, we was named EFL League Two Young Player of the Season.[25]
Apter scored his first goal for Blackpool on 28 September 2024, in a 3–0 victory over Burton Albion at Bloomfield Road.[26]
On 18 April 2025, Apter scored the first hat-trick of his career in Blackpool's 3–1 League One victory at Stevenage.[27]
International career
In September 2021, Apter was called up to the Scotland under-19s.[28]
He made his debut for the under-19s on 10 November 2021 against Armenia. He scored his first goal for them three days later in a 3–0 victory over Gibraltar.[29]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackpool | 2020–21[30] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23[32] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bamber Bridge (loan) | 2021–22[33] | NPL Premier Division | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Chester (loan) | 2021–22[1] | National League North | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2022–23[1] | National League | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2023–24[34] | League Two | 19 | 4 | |||||||||
| Career total | 56 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 16 | |||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
Honours
Individual
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