Rowan Roache
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rowan Gerald Roache[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2000 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?– 2014 | Manchester United[2] | ||
| 2014–2018 | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Southport (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2020 | Bamber Bridge | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Workington | 7 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Atherton Collieries | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chester | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bamber Bridge | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Republic of Ireland U17[3] | 9 | (3) |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 30 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Rowan Gerald Roache (born 9 February 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays for Bamber Bridge. He also represents the Republic of Ireland, for whom he has appeared at four youth levels.
Roache joined Blackpool aged 14, playing for the club's youth teams. In 2016–17 he was part of the club's double-winning youth team and scored 30 goals in 31 matches, with 20 assists for the side.
Club career
Roache made his first-team debut for Blackpool in the EFL Cup in December 2016.[4][5] In June 2017 he signed his first professional contract with in June 2017, a two-year contract with an option for a third year.[6] He made his league debut on 13 January 2018 v Bristol Rovers. He joined Southport on loan in August 2017.[7] He was recalled by Blackpool at the end of the month and appeared for them on 29 August in an EFL Cup match against Wigan.[8]
He was described as the "star man" as Blackpool reached the semi-finals of the 2017-18 FA Youth Cup before losing to Arsenal.[9]
In November 2018 he joined F.C. United of Manchester on loan.[10]
In January 2019 he joined Derby County U23s on loan until the end of the season.[11]
In September 2019 he joined Lancaster City on a short-term loan.[12] In December he again went out on loan, this time to Bamber Bridge.[13]
Roache was released by Blackpool on 17 January 2020,[14] but he remained a Bamber Bridge player.
He joined Altrincham in autumn 2020. He made his only appearance for Altrincham as a used substitute in the Cheshire Senior Cup but was twice named on the bench for league games without getting on the pitch. He was last named in a squad on Boxing Day 2020.[15]
He started the 2021–22 season at Workington, scoring three goals in eight appearances in all competitions[16] before joining Atherton Collieries in November 2021[17] where he made five appearances.[18] In February 2022 he signed for Chester.[19]