| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Swords Celtic | ||
| 2019–2020 | Phoenix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Lincoln City | 123 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Drogheda United (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Huddersfield Town | 5 | (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) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:56, 2 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sean Patrick Roughan (born 14 March 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | 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 [a] | 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 [a] | 1 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 [24] | League One | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 [a] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 [25] | League One | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 143 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 172 | 5 | ||