Rowan Roache

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| fullname = Rowan Gerald Roache{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---july-2016.ashx|title=List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016|accessdate=11 August 2017|format=PDF|publisher=The Football Association}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|2|9|df=y}}

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| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = ?– 2014

| youthclubs1 = Manchester United{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43421569|title = Blackpool youth team soar above the chaos|work = BBC Sport}}

| youthyears2 = 2014–2018

| youthclubs2 = Blackpool

| years1 = 2016–2020

| clubs1= Blackpool

| caps1= 1 |goals1 = 0

| years2= 2017

| clubs2= → Southport (loan)

| caps2= 1 |goals2 = 0

| years3= 2018

| clubs3= → FC United of Manchester (loan)

| caps3= 1 |goals3 = 0

| years4= 2019

| clubs4= → Lancaster City (loan)

| caps4= 7 |goals4 = 1

| years5= 2019–2020

| clubs5= → Bamber Bridge (loan)

| caps5= 5 |goals5 = 2

| years6= 2020

| clubs6= Bamber Bridge

| caps6= 10 |goals6 = 0

| years7= 2020–2021

| clubs7= Altrincham

| caps7= 0 |goals7 = 0

| years8= 2021

| clubs8= Workington

| caps8= 7 |goals8 = 3

| years9= 2021–2022

| clubs9= Atherton Collieries

| caps9= 6 |goals9 = 0

| years10= 2022

| clubs10= Chester

| caps10= 13 |goals10 = 0

| years11= 2022–2023

| clubs11= Bamber Bridge

| caps11= 15 |goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016 |nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U16 |nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 |nationalteam2 = Republic of Ireland U17{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/teams/player=250105176/profile/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013251/http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/teams/player=250105176/profile/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2017|title=Under-17 - Rowan Roache – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com}} |nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalyears3 = 2017 |nationalteam3 = Republic of Ireland U18 |nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019 |nationalteam4 = Republic of Ireland U19 |nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 1

| club-update = 22:43, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

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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.

Youth career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/250790/rowan-roache|title=Rowan Roache Player Profile - ESPN FC}}{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/player/148993/rowan-roache|title=Football (Sky Sports)}} In June 2017 he signed his first professional contract with in June 2017, a two-year contract with an option for a third year.{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-s-rowan-roache-signs-professional-terms-1-8623441|title=Blackpool's Rowan Roache signs professional terms}}

He made his league debut on 13 January 2018 v Bristol Rovers.

He joined Southport on loan in August 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-youngster-roache-joins-southport-on-loan-1-8682549|title=Blackpool youngster Roache joins Southport on loan}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/match-report-blackpool-1-wigan-athletic-1-wigan-win-5-4-on-penalties-1-8727714|title=Match report: Blackpool 1 Wigan Athletic 1 (Wigan win 5-4 on penalties)}}

He was described as the "star man" as Blackpool reached the semi-finals of the 2017-18 FA Youth Cup before losing to Arsenal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43421569|title=Blackpool's youth team making headlines against backdrop of ongoing unrest|date=19 March 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 August 2019|first=Simon|last=Stone}}

In November 2018 he joined F.C. United of Manchester on loan.{{Cite web|url=http://fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=8165|title=Squad Update: Thompson recalled from loan}}

In January 2019 he joined Derby County U23s on loan until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-boss-explains-why-rowan-roache-was-allowed-to-join-derby-u23s-1-9581165|title = Blackpool boss explains why Rowan Roache was allowed to join Derby U23s}}

In September 2019 he joined Lancaster City on a short-term loan.{{cite web |url=https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/saturdays-transfer-list-september-28th-58987 |title=Saturday's transfer list - September 28th - the BetVictor Northern Premier |website=www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007070526/https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/saturdays-transfer-list-september-28th-58987 |archive-date=7 October 2019 |url-status=}} In December he again went out on loan, this time to Bamber Bridge.{{cite web |url=https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/blackpool-youngster-joins-brig-60268 |title=Blackpool youngster joins Brig - the BetVictor Northern Premier |website=www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218203716/https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/blackpool-youngster-joins-brig-60268 |archive-date=18 December 2019 |url-status=}}

Roache was released by Blackpool on 17 January 2020,[https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2020/january/roache--jaaskelainen-depart/ "Roache & Jaaskelainen Depart"] - Blackpool F.C., 17 January 2020 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.{{cite web |title=Players & Staff who departed Altrincham in season 2020-21 or in close-season 2020 |url=http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/depart20.htm |publisher=Altrincham FC |access-date=19 March 2022}}

He started the 2021–22 season at Workington, scoring three goals in eight appearances in all competitions{{cite web |title=Workington AFC – Appearances – Rowan Roache |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/workington-afc/appearances/rowan-roache/798092 |publisher=Football Web Pages |access-date=19 March 2022}} before joining Atherton Collieries in November 2021{{cite web |title=New Signing: Rowan Roache |url=http://athertoncollieries.co.uk/news/new-signing-rowan-roache/ |publisher=Atherton Collieries |access-date=19 March 2022 |date=9 November 2021}} where he made five appearances.{{cite web |title=Atherton Collieries – Appearances – Rowan Roache |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/atherton-collieries/appearances/rowan-roache/933635 |publisher=Football Web Pages |access-date=19 March 2022}} In February 2022 he signed for Chester.{{cite web |title=Rowan Roache |url=https://www.chesterfc.com/player/rowan-roache/ |publisher=Chester FC |access-date=19 March 2022}}

International career

Having previously played for the Republic of Ireland national under-16 football team,{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2016/april/international-recognition-for-roache-/|title=International Recognition For Roache|publisher=Blackpool FC|date=4 April 2016}} in the 2016–17 season he was promoted to the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team and played in nine of the ten matches that season, scoring three goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/teams/player=250105176/profile/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013251/http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/teams/player=250105176/profile/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2017|title=Under-17 - Rowan Roache – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA}} This included four appearances at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where he scored one goal.{{cite web|url=http://ceremony.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/teams/player=250105176/index.html|title=Under-17 - Rowan Roache – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|access-date=11 August 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143317/http://ceremony.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/teams/player=250105176/index.html|url-status=dead}}

He was named in the squad for the Republic of Ireland national under-18 football team in November 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2017/november/roache-named-in-republic-of-ireland-under-18-squad/|title=Blackpool FC News}}

He was called-up to the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team in February 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-striker-roache-named-in-ireland-u19-squad-1-9014421|title=Blackpool striker Roache named in Ireland U19 squad|first=Matt|last=Scrafton|website=Blackpool Gazette|date=13 February 2018}} making his debut and gaining his second cap in both matches against Romania.{{cite web|url=https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/u19-oshea-goal-enough-to-defeat-romania|title=U19: O'Shea goal enough to defeat Romania|first=|work=Football Association of Ireland}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u19-dobbs-double-defeats-romania|title=Ireland U19: Dobbs double defeats Romania|first=|work=Football Association of Ireland}} After injuries in summer of 2018 he was recalled to the squad in February 2019 playing in a friendly against an Irish league side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u19-domestic-friendlies-prepare-side-for-elite-round|title = Ireland U19: Domestic friendlies prepare side for Elite Round | Football Association of Ireland}}