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Rhiannon
Roberts
WAL
Wales
Sunderland
Sunderland
image: Rhiannon Roberts
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Position:
Defender
Age:
35
Height:
1.71m

Name: Rhiannon Roberts
Nationality: Wales
Date of Birth: August 30, 1990
Position: Defender
Current club: Sunderland
WSL 2 clubs played for: Doncaster Belles, Liverpool, Sunderland

Rhiannon Roberts is a defender at Sunderland who has taken part in the vast majority of the side's WSL 2 matches in 2025/2026, making 15 appearances overall and accumulating 1,342 minutes of playing time. She has been selected in the starting XI in all 15 of these appearances across their 18 fixtures.

Roberts last featured in a league game on March 18, playing 90 minutes for Sunderland against Sheffield United in a 2-2 draw. In total, she has scored one WSL 2 goal this term. She has been shown two yellow cards.

She opened her account for the campaign against Sheffield United on September 5, scoring during a 4-0 victory.

Next up in the league for Sunderland is a home match against Newcastle United on March 29.

In last season's Primera División Femenina, Roberts appeared in 24 games for Real Betis and scored one goal.

Roberts switched to Sunderland in July 2025 from Real Betis, for whom she made 49 league appearances in total, scoring three goals.