Omega Roberts

Omega Alamadine Roberts (born 12 December 1989) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a centre back.

Omega Roberts
Personal information
Full name Omega Alamadine Roberts
Date of birth (1989-12-12) 12 December 1989
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Gedi & Sons 15 (0)
2007 Séwé Sports 19 (0)
2008–2009 Tiko United 21 (0)
2009 Diables Noirs 10 (0)
2009–2011 Cercle Olympique 39 (5)
2011–2012 Sloboda Užice 14 (0)
2012–2013 Smederevo 14 (0)
2013 Red Star Belgrade 2 (0)
2014 Mladost Podgorica 5 (0)
2014–2015 Borac Čačak 0 (0)
2015–2016 Donji Srem 14 (0)
2017 AZAL 5 (0)
2018 Žarkovo 12 (0)
2019 Novi Pazar 5 (0)
2020 Budućnost Dobanovci 1 (0)
National team‡
2006– Liberia 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2020

Career

Early career

During his time at Gedi & Sons FC, a youthful club he helped to reach the promotion into the 2006 Liberian Premier League. His good displays along with the national team call, made him earn a move to Ivory Coast in early 2007 to play with Séwé Sports de San Pedro[1] with whom he played in the 2007 CAF Champions League.[2] After that season he moved to Cameroon in 2009 where he played with Tiko United being one of the most important players for the club in their historical achievement of winning the 2009 Cameroon Première Division.[3] After that impressive season he played with Diables Noirs in the Republic of Congo in 2009 where, along with one national title, he also won the title of the best foreign player of the league.[4][5] At end of 2009 he moved to Malian Cercle Olympique de Bamako where he played two seasons until 2011. During this period in Mali, he was nicknames as the "Liberian Rio Ferdinand", due to his playing intelligence, technique, composure and physical structure.[6] While playing with COB along his national teammate Melvin Kicmett, he won the Top Four Trophy in 2009 and the Malien Cup in 2011, along with another top continental competition presence by playing in the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup.

Sloboda Užice

In early August 2011 he arrived to Serbia to be on trial with FK Sloboda Užice[7] ending up signing a definitive contract with the club on 24 August.[8] this way achieving his longtime desire to achieve a move to Europe.[9] His debut in official matches was on 21 September 2011, in a 2011–12 Serbian Cup match against FK Teleoptik, and his league debut was 3 days later, on 24 September, as a starter in a match of the round 6 against Javor.

Smederevo

In July 2012, Roberts moved to another Serbian SuperLiga side FK Smederevo on a free transfer. He made his competitive debut in the first round of the Serbian SuperLiga against FK Vojvodina in Novi Sad. He received a red card in the 69th minute. The match finished 0–0.

Red Star Belgrade

After terminating his contract with Smederevo, Omega joined Red Star Belgrade in June 2013. He made his competitive debut for Red Star on 25 September 2013, in a 3–0 victory away against FK Proleter Novi Sad in the Serbian Cup.

Donji Srem

After spells with FK Mladost Podgorica in the Montenegrin First League and FK Borac Čačak in Serbian SuperLiga, Omega joined Serbian First League side FK Donji Srem at the start of the 2015–16 season.[10]

AZAL

Roberts went on trial with Azerbaijan Premier League team AZAL PFK in January 2017.[11] He ended up joining the club.[12]

International

He is also a member of the Liberia national football team. He made his international debut for his country in 2006, while only 16 years of age.[13] He also played on the senior level in the 2008 Nations Cup qualifiers when a depleted Lone Star squad lost away to Equatorial Guinea 2–1.

In summer 2012, after a half season in Serbia where he was a regular with Sloboda, he received a new call and played on 10 June against Angola for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications.[14] A week afterwards he played against Namibia for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.[15] He scored his first goal for the national team on 8 September 2012 against Nigeria.[16]

Career statistics

International
Liberia national team
YearAppsGoals
200620
200700
200800
200900
201000
201100
201231
201320
201400
201500
201610
Total80

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2016[17]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
18 September 2012SKD Stadium, Paynesville, Liberia Nigeria1–02-22013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[18][19]

Honours
Tiko United
Diables Noirs
Olympique Bamako
Red Star Belgrade
OFK Titograd
Individual

References
  1. ASEC aim for eight straight titles at FIFA.com
  2. Liberian international defender Omega Roberts shine in Mali Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at africansoccerunion.com
  3. Liberian international defender Omega Roberts shine in Mali Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at africansoccerunion.com
  4. Three players invited to Scotland Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine at liberiansoccer.com (Diables Noirs names differently)
  5. Liberian international defender Omega Roberts shine in Mali Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at africansoccerunion.com
  6. Liberian international defender Omega Roberts shine in Mali Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at africansoccerunion.com
  7. Pobeda Slobode het trik Kasalice at Sportski žurnal
  8. Omega potpisao za Slobodu PS at Sportski žurnal
  9. Liberian international defender Omega Roberts shine in Mali Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at africansoccerunion.com
  10. "Omega Alamadine Roberts". Soccerway.
  11. "В АЗАЛ прибыл защитник сборной Либерии". azerifootball.com (in Azerbaijani). Azeri Football. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  12. Omega Roberts at zerozero.pt
  13. "Omega Roberts". National-Football-Teams.com.
  14. Liberia vs Angola match report at FIFA.com
  15. Namibia held by Liberia as the latter progresses at CAF official website, 17 June 2012
  16. Channels Television – Lone Stars hold Super Eagles 2–2 in Monrovia Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  17. "Omega Roberts". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  18. "LIBERIA VS. NIGERIA 2 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  19. "Liberia vs. Nigeria". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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