Darryl Roach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Clifton Hill | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Watford | |||
| –2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Tilbury | ||
| 2005–2007 | Wingate & Finchley | ||
| 2011–2013 | Port Melbourne Sharks | 36 | (7) |
| 2013 | South Springvale | 11 | (1) |
| 2014– | Clifton Hill | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Montserrat | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Darryl Roach is an English-born Montserratian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Port Melbourne Sharks, and has been capped internationally for the Montserrat national football team.
Career
Club career
Roach played for Watford's youth team,[1] and Milton Keynes Dons in the 2003–04 season, before having a trial at Aldershot Town in July 2004.[2] Aldershot manager, Terry Brown commented on Roach's performance in a friendly against Maidenhead United; "I think Darryl did well, to be fair the boy's hardly trained and we've come in and put him into two games. He's got talent and you can see that but he doesn't look anywhere near as fit as he should be but that's understandable."[2]
In January 2005, he went on to spend time at Notts County on trial, playing for their reserve team.[3][4] Roach then joined Southern League Division One East club Tilbury in February 2005,[5] before later moving onto Wingate & Finchley in March 2005.[6]
Roach went on to join Australian club Port Melbourne Sharks.
International career
Roach qualifies to play for Montserrat national football team through his mother, who was born on the island.[1] He was called up to the senior squad in 2011, for their 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF First Round qualifiers against Belize.[7] He made his debut against Belize on 15 June, in their home fixture, which was played at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.[8] Montserrat lost 5–2.[8] He played again in the away tie which was at held at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, but could not prevent Montserrat losing 3–1 and overall 8–3 on aggregate.[9]
Personal life
Roach was born in England, and his grandmother was born in the Caribbean island of Montserrat.[1] He moved to Australia, where he married a local woman.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cockerill, Mike (23 July 2011). "Roach's World Cup fling a reminder for Socceroos". The Sunday Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Maidenhead United 2–4 Aldershot Town". Get Hampshire. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "Reserve team confirmed". Notts County F.C. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "Reserves claim 2–0 win". Notts County F.C. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "No end to Dockers' misery". Non-League Daily. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "March news archive". Southern Football League. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "Montserrat participates in World Cup qualifiers". The Montserrat Reporter. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Match report: Montserrat – Belize". FIFA. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Match report: Belize – Montserrat". FIFA. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.