Sean Roughan
Irish association footballer
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Sean Patrick Roughan (born 14 March 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.
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Roughan in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sean Patrick Roughan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Swords, County Dublin, Ireland[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Swords Manor | ||
| 2011–2015 | Swords Celtic | ||
| 2015–2016 | Bohemian | ||
| 2017–2018 | Phoenix | ||
| 2019 | Shelbourne | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lincoln City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Lincoln City | 123 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Drogheda United (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Huddersfield Town | 32 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:13, 2 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Lincoln City
He signed his first professional contract on 28 July 2020 following a successful spell in the Lincoln City academy.[3] He would make his professional debut the following game starting the EFL Cup tie on 5 September 2020 against Crewe Alexandra .[4] He then made his league debut for the Imps the following Saturday in a 2–0 home win against Oxford United.[5] In May 2021, he was spotted on trial at Premier League clubs Southampton[6] and Chelsea[7] On 26 January 2022, he would join Drogheda United on loan for their upcoming 2022 season.[8] An option was taken on his Lincoln City contract on 18 May 2022.[9] He would return from his Drogheda United loan spelling following fifteen appearances.[10]
He scored his first ever goal in the EFL Trophy against Everton U21 on 13 December 2022.[11] On the 10 May 2023 it was confirmed that Lincoln City had offered him a new contract to stay at the club.[12] It was confirmed he'd signed a new two–year contract on 30 June 2023.[13] He was given the club's Young Player of the Year award at the end-of-season awards for the 2023–24 season.[14] During the 2024–25 season, he played every minute of every game in League One and the FA Cup for Lincoln.[15] Following the end of the 2024–25 season Roughan was offered a new contract from Lincoln City.[16]
Huddersfield Town
On 10 June 2025, Huddersfield Town confirmed that Roughan would join them on 1 July 2025 following the end of his contract, signing a three-year deal for a compensation fee.[17] He made his debut on the opening day of the season, starting against Leyton Orient, but an injury would see him replaced after 24 minutes.[18]
International career
He would be called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 team for the first time on 25 May 2021 to play in games against Switzerland, Denmark and Australia.[19] On 16 November 2021, Roughan scored on his debut for the Republic of Ireland U19 team, a 2–0 win away to Bulgaria U19 in a 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualififier.[20]
Career statistics
- As of 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2020–21[21] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021–22[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[23] | League One | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[24] | League One | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2024–25[25] | League One | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 123 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 149 | 5 | ||
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2022[22] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2025–26[26] | League One | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Career total | 170 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 204 | 5 | ||