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Female Football Focus 2021 – Emma Louise Roberts

Emma Louise Roberts (furthest right) with team-mates Beth Jones (furthest left) and Wales international goalkeeper Nicky Davies representing Ynys Môn at the Island Games

Full Name

Emma Louise Roberts

Date of Birth

26/09/1999

Occupation

Disability Sport Wales Officer for Anglesey

Teams you have played for

Emma Louise lines up with Amlwch Under-7s (fifth from right – back row)

Amlwch Juniors, Bangor City, Caernarfon Town, Amlwch Ladies, Cardiff Met

Position

Centre back

Most memorable game played in

Emma (second right – back row) with Cardiff Met Development team

Winning 1-0 for Cardiff Met against the University of South Wales (1st)

Biggest highlight of football career so far

Emma (centre – back row) with Ynys Môn at the 2017 Island Games in Gotland

Playing 90 minutes of every game for Ynys Môn at the 2017 Island Games in Gotland

Best goal scored

I remember scoring my first goal for Amlwch Under-12s with a team full of boys

Strengths to your game

Probably my fitness or free kicks

Weaknesses

Confidence

Emma (back row – third left) in her Caernarfon Town days

Best team-mate played alongside

Nicky Davies

Hardest opponent faced

Haven’t really played against her, but wouldn’t want to be against Anna Jones

Biggest influence in football

My dad Steve Roberts, a former Bangor City player and star international for the Wales walking football team

Funniest team-mate

Carol (right) with Emma

Carol Lewis

Favourite away ground

Swansea

Other sporting achievements

Emma at a Huddle session with fellow coaches and excited youngsters

Achieved my C-certificate with the FAW and currently coach girls Huddle sessions in Amlwch

Best country visited

Canada

Favourite chocolate bar

Milky Bar

Best after-match venue

Pwllheli

Best film seen

Impossible

Emma in Ynys Môn kit

Current favourite song

probably Hold On by Justin Bieber

Favourite TV show

Friends

TV show you dislike most

Come Dine With Me

Best quality as a person

Sense of humour

Worst fault

Don’t believe in myself or put others first

Best live show/concert seen

Only seen Olly Murs 🤦‍♀️

Tell us something about you we might not know

I enjoy running long distances, my goal is to complete a marathon one day

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