Monterey Bay F.C. announced today that the club has added Robbie Crawford into the midfield mix ahead of its match against Sacramento Republic FC in Week 4 of the USL Championship campaign.
At age eight, Crawford joined the youth academy of Scottish Premiership side Rangers and stayed through to signing his first professional contract with the club in 2012. Crawford stayed with the Rangers senior team until 2016 and recorded seven goals and six assists in 57 total appearances. He scored his first professional goal against Airdrieonians in only his third professional match, while also adding two assists in the same game.
After loan spells with Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic from 2014-2016, Crawford signed with Icelandic club FH and tallied eight goals and one assist in 57 matches from 2017-2018. Then in 2019, the midfielder joined Finnish squad IFK Mariehamn where he appeared in 37 matches.
“Robbie is an experienced midfielder with a great range of passing and an eye for the goal,” said Monterey Bay F.C. Sporting Director and Head Coach Frank Yallop. “He started his career at Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish Premiership and he was an outstanding player the last two years with Charleston Battery as well.”
The 29-year-old Greenock, Scotland native now joins Monterey Bay F.C. after spending the past two seasons with fellow USL Championship side Charleston Battery, where he scored three goals and added one assist in 39 regular-season appearances.
“It’s really exciting to be a part of a brand new team. I came in on trial during the first week and since day one it’s been amazing,” said Crawford. “Everyone has welcomed me, coaching staff and players alike. Obviously it’s not an easy thing when you’re out of contract and looking for a new club, but I always had faith that something would come up and thankfully this opportunity did. Frank has been really welcoming as have all of the coaching staff been. He told me what he wanted from me and I feel like I’ve been given a lot of freedom to play and express myself. He’s been amazing with me personally and on the field.”
Player Information:
Name: Robbie Crawford
Position: Midfielder
Age: 29
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 154
Hometown: Greenock, Scotland
Monterey Bay F.C. roster as of April 1, 2022 (21):
Goalkeepers:
Dallas Jaye (Danville, California)
Rafael Díaz (Paterson, New Jersey)
Defenders:
Morey Doner (Collingwood, Ontario)
Hugh Roberts (Olney, Maryland)
Grant Robinson (Columbia, Maryland)
Kai Greene (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Sam Strong (Santa Barbara, California)
Midfielders:
James Murphy (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)
Arun Basuljevic (Bronx, New York)
Mobi Fehr (New York, New York)
Sam Gleadle (Chichester, England)
Jiro Barriga Toyama (Chiba, Japan)
Adrian Rebollar (Watsonville, California)
Simon Dawkins (London, England)
Robbie Crawford (Greenock, Scotland)
Forwards:
Walmer Martínez (Santa Cruz, California)
Chase Boone (Beaverton, Oregon)
Seku Conneh (Voinjama, Liberia)
Christian Volesky (Henderson, Nevada)
Christopher Cortez (Mission Viejo, California)
Jesse Maldonado (Chandler, Arizona)
