Brisbane Roar FC Youth

Brisbane Roar Youth
Full nameBrisbane Roar Football Club Youth
Nickname(s)Young Roar
Founded2008
GroundA.J. Kelly Park
Capacity3000
OwnerBakrie Group
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
Head CoachKarl Dodd
LeagueNPL Queensland
A-League Youth
20247th 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.

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

Staff

Australia Karl Dodd NPL Head Coach
Australia Gabriel Hawash NPL Assistant Coach
England Andre Bennett U23 Head Coach
Liberia Sekou Jomanday U23 Assistant Coach
Canada Tevan Sandhu Head Physiotherapist
Australia Ryan Shackley NPL Strength & Conditioning Coach
Australia Kel Neil U23 Strength & Conditioning Coach
Australia 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
  • Premiership
    • Runners-up : 2021


Y-League


NPL Under-20s
  • Premiership


Under-18s
  • Premiership

See also

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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