Brisbane Roar FC Youth

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Brisbane Roar Youth
Full nameBrisbane Roar Football Club Youth
Nickname(s)Young Roar
Founded2008
Ground A.J. Kelly Park
Capacity3000
Owner Bakrie Group
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
Head Coach Karl Dodd
League NPL Queensland
A-League Youth
2024 7th of 12

Brisbane Roar Football Club Youth is the youth system of Brisbane Roar Football Club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The team plays in the National Premier Leagues, the second level of the soccer pyramid in Australia. They play the majority of their home games at A.J. Kelly Park, Kippa-Ring.

Contents

Brisbane Roar Under-23s, is the second team within the academy, functioning as a reserve team on matchdays.


Players

NPLQLD

These are the players that play in the National Premier Leagues Queensland and are also eligible to play with the senior squad.

As of 23 January 2025 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS George Plusnin
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sam Flannery
— DF Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG Lennard Atterwell
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jack Child
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nelson Deng
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Archie Mitchell
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Zane North
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Charlie Parkin
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Asim Sehovic
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Adam Shaker
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tate Baldwin
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jack Benham
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Caleb Butler
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Durrington
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Edward Ince
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sam Klein
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Noah Maieroni
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rafa Alvis
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ty Cobb
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Zac Fowler
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Christian Naveen
— FW Flag of South Sudan.svg  SSD Ivan Ozzi
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Forbes Porter
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Russell
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rhys Williams

Staff

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Dodd NPL Head Coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabriel HawashNPL Assistant Coach
Flag of England.svg Andre BennettU23 Head Coach
Flag of Liberia.svg Sekou JomandayU23 Assistant Coach
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tevan SandhuHead Physiotherapist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan ShackleyNPL Strength & Conditioning Coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel NeilU23 Strength & Conditioning Coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie Kruse Development & Talent ID

History

Brisbane Roar Youth (2008–2019)

The National Youth League team was founded in 2008 as a Brisbane Roar (then Queensland Roar) representative for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition.

On 1 February 2019, Brisbane Roar Youth were crowned Champions for the first time in the Y-League winning 3–1 over Western Sydney Wanderers U21 with the three goals coming from Shannon Brady, Daniel Leck and Mirza Muratovic. [2]

Brisbane Roar Academy (2015–present)

In January 2014, it was confirmed that the NPL team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Queensland competition for 2014 season onwards. [3]

In January 2017, Brisbane Roar announced their new under-20s team to be played in the National Premier Leagues Queensland U-20. [4]

On 1 February 2019, Brisbane Roar Youth were crowned Champions for the first time in the Y-League winning 3–1 over Western Sydney Wanderers U21 with the three goals coming from Shannon Brady, Daniel Leck and Mirza Muratovic. [5]

On 19 October 2022, the club cut all their academy sides from ages 14-18, leaving only their first grade and U23 men's team. [6]

Honours

NPLQ Seniors


Y-League


NPL Under-20s


Under-18s

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Brisbane Roar confirms squad for 2025 NPL Queensland Season". Brisbane Roar . Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Greco, John (1 February 2019). "Roar crowned Foxtel Y-League champions for 2018/19 Season". Y-League.
  3. ↑ "Roar confirm entry into NPL Queensland". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Roar launch U20's team". Brisbane Roar . Football Federation Australia. 10 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Greco, John (1 February 2019). "Roar crowned Foxtel Y-League champions for 2018/19 Season". Y-League.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Joshua (19 October 2022). "'Absolute shambles' - Brisbane Roar slammed for academy decision as owners questioned". sportingnews.com.au.
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