▁Career ▁Roberts ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁W re x ham . ▁After ▁signing ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁a ▁tra ine e , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁during ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw ▁with ▁Ch ester field ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁five ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁four ▁games . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁established ▁first - team ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁Race course ▁Gr ound , ▁making ▁ 7 5 ▁appearances ▁and ▁scoring ▁ 1 7 ▁goals . ▁He ▁left ▁W re x ham ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁join ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁ 1 2 5 ▁appearances ▁and ▁scoring ▁ 1 9 ▁goals . ▁He ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁on ▁loan ▁at ▁H ull ▁City ▁and ▁Brad ford ▁City , ▁scoring ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁latter ▁against ▁Br istol ▁City . ▁He ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁permanent ▁move ▁to ▁Don c aster ▁Ro vers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Roberts ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁h omet own ▁club ▁W re x ham , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁team ▁captain . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁international ▁with ▁four ▁caps . ▁Roberts ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season ▁by ▁scoring ▁two ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games . ▁These ▁goals ▁were ▁very ▁important ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁penalty