| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1983-07-14)14 July 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Armadale Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Hearts | 22 | (1) |
| 2003 | →Alloa Athletic (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2005 | St Johnstone | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Alloa Athletic | 67 | (10) |
| 2007–2010 | Raith Rovers | 92 | (17) |
| 2010–2013 | East Fife | 53 | (9) |
| 2013–2017 | Bo'ness United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 2019– | Armadale Thistle | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Sloan (born 14 July 1983) is a Scottishfootballer, who plays forArmadale Thistle in theScottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in theScottish Premier League forHeart of Midlothian.
Sloan started his professional career withHeart of Midlothian, making his debut as an 18-year-old in a 2–0 defeat atMotherwell. He scored his first senior goal on Hearts' next visit toFir Park, as the Jambos won 2–1 towards the end of the2001–02 season. The following season he found his opportunities limited by the arrival of French wingerJean-Louis Valois and agreed a 6-month loan move to Alloa in January 2003.[1] Initially this appeared to have benefited Sloan, as he made 15 first team appearances for Hearts when they finished third in theSPL in2003–04 but he again slipped out of first team contention the following year.
In January 2005 longtime admirerJohn Connolly eventually succeeded in signing Sloan forSt Johnstone, having earlier tried to secure him on a loan deal.[2] However, Connolly was replaced byOwen Coyle only months after Sloan joinedSaints and, not in the new manager's plans, the Paisley winger left thePerth side forAlloa Athletic in the summer.
Alloa are a part-time club and after joining them Sloan worked as a building labourer to augment his football earnings.[3] A contract dispute led to him being transfer-listed in 2006 but when this was resolved he returned to theWasps starting line-up. Perhaps his career highlight occurred in the2005–06Scottish Cup, when he scored the winning goal as Alloa upset SPL sideLivingston 2–1 in a third round replay.[4] He joined Raith Rovers in June 2007 but was released at the end of the 2009/10 season. He then joined East Fife on 31 July 2010.[5]
Sloan joinedBo'ness United when he was released fromEast Fife at the end of season 2012–13.[6]
On 24 June 2017 Sloan joinedLinlithgow Rose on a two-year contract.[7]
