Robbie Gotts

Robbie Gotts (born 9 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Barrow, as a midfielder or right-back.^[3] He will sign for Doncaster Rovers on 1 July 2025.

Robbie Gotts

Personal information
Full name	Robbie Gotts[1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-09) 9 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Harrogate, England [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team	Barrow
Number	15
Youth career
	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Leeds United	1	(0)
2020–2021	→ Lincoln City (loan)	7	(0)
2021	→ Salford City (loan)	23	(3)
2021–	Barrow	153	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Leeds United

He impressed for Carlos Corberán's Leeds United under 23 side over the course of the 2018–19 season,^[4] winning the PDL Northern League 2018–19 season, then becoming the national Professional Development League champions by beating Birmingham City in the final.^[5]

As of 12 December 2019, he had featured on the first-team substitutes' bench over 30 times for the first team, but had yet to make his senior debut.^[6][7] He made his long-awaited debut by starting in the FA Cup on 6 January 2020 in a 1–0 defeat against Premier League side Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.^[8][9]

After the English professional football season was paused in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, the season was resumed during June, where Gotts earned promotion with Leeds to the Premier League and also become the EFL Championship champions for the 2019-20 season in July.^[10]

Gotts won Leeds United's Academy Player of the Year award at the club's end of season awards on 24 July 2020.^[11]

On 15 October 2020, Gotts joined Lincoln City on a season-long loan deal.^[12][13] He made his debut at home against Portsmouth on 3 November 2020^[14] and scored his first goal in what would be his final game, a EFL Trophy tie against Accrington Stanley on 12 January 2021.^[15] He was recalled by Leeds United a few days later^[16] and immediately sent on loan to Salford City for the remainder of the season.^[17][18] He was cup-tied for Salford's victory in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final (played in March 2021).^[19]

Barrow

Gotts left Leeds and signed for Barrow on 31 August 2021.^[20] He won Player of the Year in his first season with the Bluebirds.^[21]

He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.^[22]

Doncaster Rovers

On 15 May 2025, Gotts agreed to join recently crowned League Two champions Doncaster Rovers on 1 July 2025, on a two-year deal with the option for a further twelve months.^[23]

Style of play

Gotts was primarily a right-back but was converted by Marcelo Bielsa to play as a central midfielder. Bielsa described that he had never seen a player as "dynamic" as Gotts in his career, saying that "he's a number eight, a midfielder. He is not offensive and not defensive. He's a number eight."^[6]

Career statistics

As of 3 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds United	2019–20[8]	Championship	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2020–21[24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2020–21[24]	League One	7	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	12	1
Salford City (loan)	2020–21[24]	League Two	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	3
Barrow	2021–22[25]	League Two	35	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	39	3
	2022–23[26]	League Two	37	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	41	1
	2023–24[27]	League Two	41	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	45	2
	2024–25[28]	League Two	40	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	44	3
	Total		153	8	5	0	5	0	6	0	169	9
Career total			184	11	8	1	6	0	9	1	207	13

Honours

Individual

• Barrow Player of the Year: 2021–22^[29]
• Leeds United Academy Player of the Year: 2019–20 ^[11]