| Sean Roughan | |
| Fullname: | Sean Patrick Roughan[1] |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Republic of Ireland[2] |
| Birth Date: | 2003 3, df=y |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Lincoln City |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthclubs1: | Swords Manor F.C. |
| Youthclubs2: | Phoenix F.C. |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Lincoln City |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Caps1: | 80 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Drogheda United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:00, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:54, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Sean Patrick Roughan (born 14 March 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Lincoln City.
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 2–year contract on 30 June 2023.[13] He was given the clubs Young Player of the Year award at the end-of-season awards for the 2023–24 season.[14]
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.[15] 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.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lincoln City | 2020–21 | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | League One | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 99 | 4 | |||
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2022 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 96 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 115 | 4 | |||