DANNY ROBLES
Name: Danny Robles
Position: Forward
Height: 5-6
Weight: 150
Born: January 4, 2002 in Burien, Washington
Hometown: Burien, Washington
Citizenship: United States
Acquired: Signed to Tacoma Defiance’s roster on January 30, 2025
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 (Northern Colorado): In his final season with Northern Colorado, Robles made 31 appearances (11 starts), including nine appearances in the club’s title-winning USL Jägermeister Cup where he scored a goal against Central Valley Fuego (June 9, 2024). He also scored a goal in regular season play against South Georgia Tormenta FC in a 4-0 win (October 6, 2024).
2023 (Northern Colorado): Robles made 13 appearances (six starts) for Northern Colorado in 2023, scoring against South Georgia Tormenta FC (September 11, 2023).
2022 (Northern Colorado): In his first season with Northern Colorado, Robles appeared in 30 matches (23 starts) in all competitions, including three matches in the club’s 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run. He scored two goals, with his first goal with the club coming against North Carolina in a 2-1 win (May 1, 2022).
2021 (Defiance): Made 26 appearances (10 starts) for Tacoma in 2021, scoring one goal in a 3-1 win over the San Diego Loyal (May 14, 2021).
2020 (Defiance): Robles had his most productive season ever in 2020, scoring three goals in 14 appearances, including one against rival Portland Timbers 2 on July 19. He tallied 1088 minutes on the season.
2019 (Defiance): In his 24 appearances for Tacoma in 2019, Robles started 16 matches. He also scored two goals in wins against San Antonio on August 31 and against Colorado Springs on October 13. Robles ended the season with 1408 minutes.
2018 (S2): Robles made his S2 debut on September 5 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC. The forward played 45 minutes and fired one shot on goal.
YOUTH EXPERIENCE
Robles joined the club via the Sounders Discovery from Pac Northwest in 2015. He was a member of the U-16 squad that won the Youdan Trophy after defeating FC Basel in 2016 and was awarded Player of the Tournament. In 2018, Robles scored 17 goals and 18 assists in 44 games across all competitions as the Sounders FC U-17 squad won the USSDA National Championship. Now in his fifth year in the club, Robles has one goal and four assists from nine appearances while playing two-years up with the U-19s.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Robles was a regular on the U-15 national team alongside teammates Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez and Josh Atencio. After falling out of the USYNT picture, he worked his way back into contention with the U-17 national team. He recently competed with the Stars and Stripes in international tournaments in Mexico and England, where he faced the likes of England, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. In the Four Nation’s Tournament, he tallied an assist on the United States’ lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Chile. Robles’ strong performances for the Red, White & Blue over the Summer earned him a call up to the 2018 Nike Friendlies, where he started in a 1-0 win over Turkey.
