Brisbane Roar FC Youth

Brisbane Roar Youth
Full nameBrisbane Roar Football Club Youth
NicknameYoung Roar
Founded2008
GroundA.J. Kelly Park
Capacity3000
OwnerBakrie Group
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
Head CoachKarl Dodd
LeagueNPL Queensland
A-League Youth
202510th 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.

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 22 January 2026[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
— DF  AUS Charlie Parkin
— DF  NZL Jackson O'Reilly
— DF  AUS Roman Canosa
— FW  AUS Mikael Evagorou-Alao
— MF  AUS Taj Sorensen
— FW  AUS Niall Thom
— GK  AUS George Plusnin
— MF  AUS Emmett Shaw
— MF  AUS James Durrington
— FW  AUS Aaron Morris
— FW  AUS Rhys Williams
— GK  AUS Oscar Page
— DF  AUS Kade Kerry
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  AUS Harry Marshall
— FW  AUS Carter Hammond
— DF  AUS Nelson Deng
— DF  AUS Archie Mitchell
— DF  AUS Adam Shaker
— FW  AUS Zach Harrison
— GK  AUS Tyson Rusden
— DF  AUS Oscar Myers
— MF  AUS Khodar Abdulkarim
— MF  AUS Jory Schneider
— DF  AUS Riley Bond
— MF  AUS Jack Flanagan
— MF  AUS Ianni Valkanis

Staff

Borja Souto NPL Head Coach
Sekou Jomanday NPL Assistant Coach
Tom Collins NPL Goalkeeping Coach
Nauv Kashyap Analyst
Ranveer Atwal Head Physiotherapist
Ajay Khabra Assistant Physiotherapist
Connor Le Vagueresse NPL Strength & Conditioning Coach

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 confirm 'B' Team squad for upcoming 2026 NPL QLD season". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  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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