Robert Primus

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Robert Primus
Personal information
Full name Robert Alfred Junior Primus
Date of birth (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 San Juan Jabloteh 11 (5)
2011–2015 Aktobe 56 (6)
2016 Morvant Caledonia United
2016–2017 Central
2018 Slutsk 11 (0)
2019 Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
2019–2020 Churchill Brothers 12 (2)
2020– Bengaluru United
National team‡
2007 Trinidad and Tobago U17 3 (0)
2009 Trinidad and Tobago U20 3 (0)
2009– Trinidad and Tobago 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:19, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2021

Robert Primus (born 10 November 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for FC Bengaluru United in the I-League 2nd Division.

Club career[]

Primus made his senior debut for San Juan Jabloteh in the 2008 season.[1]

Aktobe[]

In February 2011, Primus moved to Kazakhstan Premier League side Aktobe, signing a three-year contract.[2]

After tearing his anterior Cruciate ligament against FC Astana on 21 September 2013 against FC Astana, Primus underwent surgery in the USA which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2013 season and the first of the 2014 season.[3] In his first game back following the surgery and rehabilitation, Primus again injured his Cruciate ligaments against FC Kaisar on 22 June 2014, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.[4]

Morvant Caledonia United[]

In February 2016, Primus returned to Trinidad and Tobago, signing a contract till the end of the 2015–16 season with Morvant Caledonia United.[5]

Central[]

In summer 2016, Primus left Morvant Caledonia United and joined Central.[6]

Slutsk[]

In March 2018, Primus joined Belarusian club FC Slutsk.[7]

India[]

In March 2019 he signed for Indian club Minerva Punjab.[8] In September 2019 he moved to Churchill Brothers.[9]

In September 2020, he signed with FC Bengaluru United.[10] He with his compatriot Daniel Carr won the 2020–21 Bangalore Super Division tournament.[11]

International career[]

Primus represented the respective youth teams of Trinidad and Tobago at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12] He made his debut for the senior team on 18 March 2009, in a friendly game against Panama.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 23 February 2016[14]
Club Season Division League Cup Super Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011 Aktobe Kazakhstan Premier League 22 1 – – 4 0 22 1
2012 12 1 4 1 – 5 0 21 1
2013 21 4 2 0 – 8 0 31 4
2014 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 56 6 6 1 0 0 17 0 79 6

International[]

As of match played 9 September 2013[15]
Trinidad and Tobago football team
Year Apps Goals
2009 2 0
2010 1 0
2012 1 0
2013 2 0
Total 6 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile". Soca Warriors. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Primus goes to Kazakhstan club". Trinidad Express. Feb 6, 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ^ Примус примкнул к Актобе. www.sportinfo.kz (in Russian). sportinfo. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. ^ Защитник Актобе Роберт Примус получил травму в первом же матче. timeskz.kz (in Russian). timeskz. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Ex-TT defender joins Caledonia". newsday.co.tt. Newsday. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Player Profile - Robert Primus". www.socawarriors.net.
  7. ^ Defenders Nikolic and Primus joined FC Slutsk
  8. ^ @minervapunjabfc (27 March 2019). ""From the beautiful Caribbean