Robert Huth (German pronunciation: [??o?b??t ?hu?t]; born 18 August 1984) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. Huth struggled to establish himself in the Chelsea first team and with the likes of John Terry, William Gallas, and Ricardo Carvalho ahead of him in the pecking order at Stamford Bridge and so he joined Middlesbrough in August 2006 for a fee of £6 million. He spent three years at the Riverside and after Boro were relegated in 2008 Huth signed for Stoke City for a then club record fee £5 million in August 2009. After a successful 2010–11 season for Huth which saw him play in the FA Cup Final he was named as Stoke's player of the year.