# Tommy Robson > Defender · England · [Sunderland](https://betsprinter.com/teams/3) · [Canonical HTML](https://betsprinter.com/players/43623) ## Quick facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Age | 30 | | Date of birth | 1995-09-11 | | Nationality | England | | Position | Defender | | Jersey | #3 | | Height | 178 cm | | Weight | 75 kg | | Current club | [Sunderland](https://betsprinter.com/teams/3) | | Competition | [Premier League](https://betsprinter.com/leagues/1) | ## Season snapshot | Metric | Value | | --- | ---: | | Season | 2015/2016 | | Competition | Premier League | | Appearances | 1 | | Minutes | 90 | | Goals | 0 | | Assists | 0 | | Average rating | 6.83 | ## Profile ### Depth defender with one full outing to his name ## Profile Tommy Robson is a 30-year-old England centre-back listed at Sunderland with a short-but-clear role on the roster[^fact-1]. The profile reads as a squad defender: the position title carried on the roster is Defender, which frames expectations for defensive discipline and availability rather than attacking output[^fact-1]. ## Season form The season ledger is minimal. Robson made a single appearance in 2015/2016 and logged 90 minutes on the pitch in that outing[^fact-2]. That solitary full match defines the measurable sample for the campaign and severely constrains any conclusions about sustainable form or trendlines[^fact-2]. Provider metrics record an average rating of 6.83 across the season, which sits in a neutral band — not standout, not damning — but should be read against the tiny minutes total[^fact-3]. There are no additional recorded appearances to produce rolling numbers for key actions per 90, so the 6.83 rating remains the only season-level performance anchor[^fact-3]. ## Availability & momentum Availability is effectively the headline here: one match and 90 minutes is the only documented competitive exposure for the season, leaving questions over match sharpness and rhythm unanswered by the data[^fact-2]. Without further game time recorded, momentum cannot be inferred from a sequence of performances; the single full appearance is both the high and the low point in the dataset[^fact-2]. The dataset contains no explicit fitness reports or injury entries — only the hard facts of appearances and minutes — so any commentary on current fitness must acknowledge that it is not supplied by the numbers here[^fact-2]. ## What to watch The next fixture is away to Chelsea on 2026-05-24T15:00:00+00:00, a match where deployment decisions will clarify whether Robson remains a depth option or is moving back toward regular minutes[^fact-4]. Given the season’s solitary 90-minute appearance and a 6.83 average rating, the immediate value in watching Robson lies in team sheets and substitution patterns: selection for the Chelsea match would convert a one-game sample into a two-game trajectory and allow the 6.83 baseline to be tested in a higher-pressure environment[^fact-2][^fact-3][^fact-4]. For observers tracking defensive rotation at Sunderland, the specific items to check pre-match are confirmation of Robson in the starting XI and his assigned minutes — the only concrete levers the current dataset permits for updating judgement[^fact-2][^fact-4]. ### Cited facts [^fact-1]: **Identity** — 30 years old · England · Defender · current club Sunderland. [^fact-2]: **Season volume** — 1 appearances (2015/2016), 90 minutes on the pitch. [^fact-3]: **Average rating** — Provider rating averages 6.83 across the season. [^fact-4]: **Next fixture** — Next: Chelsea on 2026-05-24T15:00:00+00:00. --- Methodology: . Canonical HTML: .