Brisbane Roar FC Youth

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Brisbane Roar Youth
Full nameBrisbane Roar Football Club Youth
Nickname(s)Young Roar
Founded2008
GroundLogan Metro Sports Complex
Lions Stadium
Capacity2,100
5,000
OwnerBakrie Group
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
Youth ManagerChris Grossman
LeagueNPL Queensland
20212nd of 14
Away colours
Departments of Brisbane Roar
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Football
(Men's) 		Football
(Youth Men's) 		Football
(Women's)

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. The club also competes in the Y-League competition. Former player Warren Moon is the current academy manager.

Brisbane Roar Under-20s, also referred to as Academy are the two other teams within the setup. They play the majority of their home games at Logan Metro Sports Complex.[1]

History[]

Brisbane Roar Youth (2008–2014)[]

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

Brisbane Roar Academy (2015–present)[]

In January 2014, it was confirmed that NPL team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Queensland competition for 2014 season onwards.[2]

In January 2017, Brisbane Roar announced their new under-20s team to be played in the National Premier Leagues Queensland U-20.[3]

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.[4]

Players[]

NPL/Under-23s[]

These are the players that play in the National Premier Leagues Queensland and Y-League and can also play with the senior squad.

As of 17 March 2020[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Macklin Freke
2 DF Australia AUS Liam McArthur
3 DF Australia AUS Aaron Reardon
4 DF Australia AUS Hassan Ramazani
5 DF New Zealand NZL Jackson Simpkin
6 DF Australia AUS Oliver Plusnin
7 FW Australia AUS Alex Parsons
8 MF New Zealand NZL Keegan Jelacic
9 FW Australia AUS Cai Tipaldo
10 MF Australia AUS Harry Talbot (Captain)
11 FW Australia AUS Braydon Doolan
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Australia AUS Brandon McMorrow
13 FW Australia AUS Marquez Walters
14 FW Australia AUS Joshua Moreland
15 MF Australia AUS Kai Trewin
16 DF Australia AUS Cyrus Dehmie
17 DF Australia AUS Jordan Courtney-Perkins
18 MF Australia AUS Rahmat Akbari
19 MF Australia AUS Ben Holliday
20 GK Australia AUS Jacson Riley
21 DF Australia AUS Izaack Powell
22 FW Australia AUS Bavan Atwal
23 FW Malaysia MAS

Under-20s[]

These players can play for the NPL/Under-23s and the senior squad.

As of 16 February 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Todd Camm
— DF Australia AUS Aiden Bender
— DF Australia AUS Ben Holliday
— DF Australia AUS Dominic Horwood
— DF Australia AUS Ayden Joku
— DF Australia AUS Theo Karenzo
— DF Australia AUS Trent Millard
— MF Australia AUS Bavan Atwal
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Oli Dearn
— MF Australia AUS Joshua Moreland
— MF Australia AUS Cooper Nichols
— MF Australia AUS Jess Toscano
— FW Australia AUS Cyrus Dehmie
— FW Australia AUS Dean Hasanovic
— FW Australia AUS Obren Kjlajic
— FW Australia AUS Danilo Kovacevic
— FW Australia AUS Chris Morseray
— FW Australia AUS Lachlan Smith

Under-18s[]

These players can play for the NPL/Under-23s and the senior squad.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Lachlan Duke
— GK Australia AUS James Khan
— DF Australia AUS William Dent
— DF Australia AUS Nathan Geyer
— DF Australia AUS Filip Jovanovic
— DF Australia AUS James Metcalfe
— DF Australia AUS Kai Thelwall
— DF Australia AUS Jem Woolcock
— MF Australia AUS Kane Gibbs
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Jakob Mudnic
— MF Australia AUS Jack Pirone
— MF Australia AUS Byron Rzoska
— FW Australia AUS Luke Broderick
— FW Australia AUS Corban Burrowes
— FW Australia AUS Mason Cross
— FW Australia AUS Josh Dimarco
— FW Australia AUS Matthew Johnson
— FW Australia AUS Nathan Nguyen

Club officials[]

Head Coaches:[6]

Warren Moon Academy General Manager
Luca Balestrazzi Academy Operations Manager
Chris Grossman U23 Head Coach
Kerwin Marc Jean-Pierre U20 Head Coach
Graham Fyfe U18 Head Coach
Pouria Nabi U16 Head Coach
Francesco Zanoncelli U15 Head Coach
Paul Wilson U14 Head Coach
John Ogden U13 Head Coach

Staff:

Chris Grossman U23 Assistant Manager
Dean May Goalkeeping Coach
Jordan Manning Strength and Conditioning Coach
Alex Downie Physiotherapist

Honours[]

NPL/Under-23s
Under-20s
Under-18s

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Logan Metro Sports Park a roaring success". Brisbane Roar. 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Roar confirm entry into NPL Queensland". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Roar launch U20's team". Brisbane Roar. Football Federation Australia. 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ Greco, John (1 February 2019). "Roar crowned Foxtel Y-League champions for 2018/19 Season". Y-League.
  5. ^ "Brisbane Roar Academy Teams". Brisbane Roar Academy.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Roar Academy Teams". Brisbane Roar Academy.

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