Ashley-Paul Emmanuel Robinson (born 5 December 1989) is an English

England

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 footballer who currently plays for Dorking F.C. He lives in New Addington

New Addington

New Addington is an area on the edge of South London in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a large local authority estate surrounded by open countryside, woodland and golf courses. The Prime Meridian crosses the eastern edge of New Addington...

, Croydon

Croydon

Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...

 and attended Kelsey Park Sports College

Kelsey Park Sports College

Harris Academy Beckenham, formerly Kelsey Park Sports College is a secondary school located in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley. The Academy is run by the Harris Federation.-History:...

, Beckenham.

Starting out

He joined the Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

 academy at the age of 14, and played on the right wing or in attack. He made his debut for the Eagles in March near the back-end of the 2007-08 season

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...

, making 6 substitute appearances for Neil Warnock

Neil Warnock

Neil Warnock is an English former footballer who is currently manager of English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers....

's side, which included one assist in the Colchester United game 2008.

Facebook controversy

Robinson then secured a trial with Premier League

FA Premier League

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 side Fulham

Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

, and marked a new era of football moving into the 21st century by announcing his plans to trial for the Cottagers on his profile on the social networking website Facebook

Facebook

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.

After this he had other trials at League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 sides Hereford United

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

 and Carlisle United. They both decided not to sign him either and instead he eventually signed for Bromley F.C.

Bromley F.C.

Bromley Football Club are an English football club based in Bromley, in Greater London, England. They currently play in the Conference South, and play their home matches at Hayes Lane.-Early years:...

 on 15 October 2008.

The 2009/2010 season he played for various clubs: Harlow Town, Concorde Rangers and Dulwich Hamlet.

The 2010/2011 season he played for Eastbourne Town, Hastings United and Horsham football club. He now currently plays for Tooting and Mitcham FC.

Club career statistics

(correct as of 15 October 2008)

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals10	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	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...	6	0	0	0
6	0
Career totals		6	0	0	0
6	0

External links

• Match Report of debut v Preston
• Ashley Robinson profile at cpfc.co.uk