Player Details

Name

Miles Robinson

Pronunciation

Miles Robinson

Height

6' 2"

Weight

185 lbs

Date of Birth

3.14.1997 (27)

Birthplace

Arlington, MA, USA

Position

Defender

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

On Jan. 3, 2024, FC Cincinnati signed defender Miles Robinson to a contract through the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025.

2023 (Atlanta United): Bounced back from injury and started in 26-of-27 regular season games … scored a career-high two goals and added an assist … started and played in all three of Atlanta’s 2023 MLS Cup Playoff matches … scored his first goal of the season in a 4-0 win over Nashville SC on Aug. 8.

2022 (Atlanta United): Started nine of his 10 appearances across all competitions. MLS: Robinson started eight of his nine MLS appearances in 2022, logging 660 minutes. Suffered a season-ending injury during a 4-1 win vs. Chicago Fire FC on May 7. U.S. Open Cup: Captained the side for the first time in U.S. Open Cup match against Chattanooga FC on April 20.

2021 (Atlanta United): Robinson started 25 of his 26 MLS appearances in 2021. Named to MLS Best XI for the second time. Made first MLS All-Star Team. Finalist for Defender of the Year. Recorded his first career MLS assist on May 29 against Nashville SC. Scored his first career MLS goal on Nov. 7 at FC Cincinnati. Ranked second in MLS in dual success rate (min. 100 duels) at 66.83 %. MLS Cup Playoffs: Started Atlanta’s first round match against New York City. Concacaf Champions League: Started all four of Atlanta’s matches against Alajuelense and Philadelphia Union.

2020 (Atlanta United): Robinson started 16 of his 17 MLS appearances and logged 1,393 minutes. Concacaf Champions League: Started Atlanta’s second leg quarterfinal match and helped the team keep a clean sheet in the 1-0 win against Club América.

2019 (Atlanta United): Robinson enjoyed a breakout year in MLS playing in all 34 games and making 33 starts. His 2,978 minutes played set a new club record for most minutes played by an outfield player in a single season. Robinson earned MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week honors five times (Weeks 3, 14, 22, 24, 25). His play earned him MLS Best XI accolades for the first time and a call-up to the USMNT. He made his debut for the national team 9/6 as a second half substitute against Mexico. MLS Cup Playoffs: Did not participate in 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs due to injury. US Open Cup: Started and played every minute during Atlanta’s Open Cup run to the title. Scored his first goal for the team in 3-2 win at Columbus Crew on 6/18. Concacaf Champions League: Started all four CCL matches for Atlanta United in the club’s inaugural run in the competition. Anchored defense that shutout Monterrey 1-0 at home, the only loss Monterrey suffered in the competition. Campeones Cup: Came on as a sub in 3-2 win against Club América to lift second trophy of season.

2018 (Atlanta United): Made his MLS debut on Apr. 7 in 5-0 win against LAFC. Finished the regular season with 10 appearances, including three starts along the Atlanta United back line. Played 272 total minutes, committing only two fouls. MLS Cup Playoffs: Started the second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and helped Atlanta United win 3-1 vs. NYCFC to advance. US Open Cup: Started and played the full 90 minutes for Atlanta against Charleston Battery (June 6) and Chicago Fire (June 20). USL: Gained valuable playing time and experience in ATL UTD 2’s inaugural season. He started and played 13 matches, logging over 1,000 minutes of playing time. Scored a game-tying goal on Oct. 6 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

2017 (Atlanta United): Did not feature for Atlanta in league play but appeared six times and made five starts with USL-affiliate Charleston Battery where he scored one goal. US Open Cup: Started for Atlanta against Charleston Battery on June 14.

College (Syracuse): Robinson played in 25 matches during his 2015 freshman season, starting all of them, and led Syracuse to the Semifinals of the 2015 NCAA College Cup. He earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors and was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team. Robinson and the Syracuse defense posted nine shutouts. He was tied for third on the team in goals (4). Three of his goals came off headers, including his goal against Seattle in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Robinson posted his first career goal against Wake Forest (Sept. 19), and he scored again in the next match against Binghamton (Sept. 22). In 2016, Robinson started and played in 17 matches, scoring four goals and registering one assist. He was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, along with an All-ACC First Team selection. Robinson was fifth on the team in points (9) and tied for third in goals (4). He helped the Orange record 11 shutouts. Robinson recorded two goals in the double-overtime victory against St. John’s (Sept. 4) for the first multiple-goal game of his career. Syracuse reached the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament.

International: Robinson has represented the U.S. at the U-20, U-23 and senior team level. He has 15 caps and three goals with the USMNT, earning his senior team debut on Sept. 6, 2019, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Mexico. Robinson made his first start and scored his first international goal in a 7-0 win against Trinidad and Tobago on Jan. 31, 2021. Robinson started all six matches and scored two goals at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup where he helped the U.S. secure five clean sheets and scored the game-winning goal in the final as the U.S. beat Mexico 1-0. He was nominated for the 2021 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year. Robinson made two appearances with the U-23's and was called into the final preparation camp in January 2021 for head coach Jason Kreis before 2021 Olympic Qualifying. He made 11 appearances at the U-20 level and started all three games in the U-20’s run to win the 2016 NTC Invitational title against Costa Rica (June 29), Panama (July 1) and Japan (July 3) held in Carson, California. Robinson also started in two matches in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament in Manchester, England against Netherlands (Oct. 7) and England (Oct. 10).