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My Take
What fascinates me about Jack Robinson is the weight he carried so young. Becoming Liverpool's youngest-ever player at 16 is the kind of headline that can quietly ruin a career, raising expectations no teenager can meet. Yet he never vanished. He kept grinding through the leagues, anchoring defenses at clubs like Birmingham City, doing the unglamorous work of a reliable defender. I have far more respect for the player who outlasts the hype than the one who is consumed by it. Robinson's story is less about precocity and more about durability, and that quiet persistence is what earns my genuine admiration.
Overview
Jack Robinson (born 1 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. He made his senior debut for Liverpool at the age of 16 years and 250 days, which at the time made him the club's youngest ever player. He has also been capped by England at under-21 level.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack Robinson
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・ロビンソン
- Reading
- じゃっく・ろびんそん
- Born
- September 1, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Warrington, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Chesterfield High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.