Robert Dickie

Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie (born 3 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship club Queens Park Rangers, as a defender. He has represented England at U19 level.

Club Career

Reading

Dickie joined Reading as an eight-year-old.

In the 2013-14 season, Dickie made 34 appearances playing every minute of the FA Youth Cup campaign for the under-18s where he scored in the semi-final against Fulham.

Dickie signed his first professional contract with Reading on the 3 July 2014.

On 24 December 2014, Dickie made his first loan to Basingstoke Town until 25 April 2015. He made 24 appearances for Basingstoke and helped them to reach the Conference South Play-Offs but it all ended in defeat over two legs against Whitehawk.

Dickie only made one appearance for Reading when he came on as a substitute and played 45 minutes in the last game of the 2015-16 season against Blackburn Rovers.

On 9 May 2016, Dickie was one of 15 Reading youth-team players offered a new contract by the club, with confirmation of his new deal being signed coming on 1 July 2016.

After the second loan spell at Cheltenham Town came to an end, Dickie was involved with under-23 team and captained the side to the Premier League Cup Final during the latter part of the 2016-17 season which ended in defeat against Swansea City. He also provided a goal against Norwich City in the semi-final.

Cheltenham Town (loan)

On 20 August 2015, Dickie joined Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal, making him Cheltenham's 17th signing of the window. The manager Gary Johnson was pleased with the signing as a Dickie suffered a slight injury in pre-season which delayed the process. Two days later, on 22 August, Dickie scored the winner on his debut in a 2-1 win over Barrow. Dickie's loan deal was then extended on for an additional month on 23 September, on 16 October, and again on 10 December until the end of January. While on l