Roarie Deacon

Roarie Deacon
Personal information
Full nameRoarie Milton Ryan Deacon[1]
Date of birth12 October 1991
Place of birthWandsworth, London, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Playing positionDefender, Striker
Club information
Current team
Stevenage
Number34
Youth career
2008–2010Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2011Arsenal0(0)
2011–2013Sunderland0(0)
2013–Stevenage43(1)
National team
2009–2010England U193(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:14, 25 February 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Roarie Milton Ryan Deacon (born 12 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stevenage.

Deacon started his career at Premier League club Arsenal in 2008, and signed professional terms ahead of the 2010–11 season. He made no first-team appearances and was subsequently released in the summer of 2011. Deacon then joined Sunderland in July that year. He left Sunderland when his contract expired in January 2013, again without making a first-team appearance. Deacon signed for League One team Stevenage on a free transfer in March 2013. He has also represented England at U19 level.

Club career

Deacon began his career as a schoolboy at Arsenal in 2008, progressing through the youth ranks and playing regularly for the club's U18 side.[3][4][5][6][7] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2010, agreeing an initial one-year deal.[8] During the 2010–11 season, he made 16 appearances for the reserve side, scoring four times.[9][10] He was also part of the U19 team that reached the semi-finals of the Dallas Cup, scoring three goals.[11] Despite playing regularly at reserve level, he did not make any first-team appearances, and was subsequently released by Arsenal on 17 June 2011.[9] Just two weeks after his release from Arsenal, Deacon joined fellow Premier League side Sunderland on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[12][13] Deacon made 20 appearances for Sunderland's second string during the 2011–12 season, scoring three goals, but failed to breakthrough into the first-team. He made a further eight appearances for Sunderland's U21 team during the first half of the 2012–13 campaign. In January 2013, having made no first-team appearances, Sunderland announced that he had left the club upon the expiry of his contract.[14]

In March 2013, Deacon signed for League One side Stevenage on a free transfer.[15][16] He made his debut for the club, and first professional appearance, in the club's 1–0 home victory over Hartlepool United on 1 April, coming on as an 80th minute substitute.[17]

On 12 May 2014, Deacon signed a new contract extension at the club.[18]

International career

Deacon has represented the England U19 team on three occasions.[19] After appearing as an unused substitute in England's 3–1 victory over Finland U19's on 9 October 2009,[20] he made his debut two days later in a 3–1 win against Slovenia, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring England's third goal from the penalty spot.[21] Three days later, on 14 October, he started in a 2–0 win over Slovakia U19's in Lendava.[22] In March 2010, Deacon was called up to play in a friendly match against a Holland U19 side, earning his third cap from the substitute's bench in a 1–1 draw.[19]

Career statistics

As of 5 October 2013.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal
2010–11[23]
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Sunderland
2011–12[24]
 0000000000
2012–13[25]
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Total 0000000000
Stevenage
2012–13[26]
 1000000010
2013–14[27]
 8000100090
Total 90001000100
Career totals 90001000100
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2012 and 31/08/2012". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Roarie Deacon – ESPN". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Reading Yth 3–2 Arsenal Yth". Arsenal F.C. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "West Ham Yth 1–2 Arsenal Yth". Arsenal F.C. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Arsenal Yth 2–0 Chelsea Yth". Arsenal F.C. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bould names 16-man squad for FA Youth Cup". Arsenal F.C. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Youth Cup – Arsenal 4–1 Man City". Arsenal F.C. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Three youngsters sign professional terms". Arsenal F.C. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Three young Arsenal players released by Club". Arsenal F.C. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Sunderland snap up Deacon". Sky Sports. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Dallas Cup: Squad, results and highlights". Arsenal F.C. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Former Gunner Deacon joins Sunderland". Arsenal F.C. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Sunderland sign former Arsenal youngster Roarie Deacon". Goal.com. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "Sunderland make Academy clear-out". Sunderland Echo. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Deacon and Smith move to Boro". Stevenage F.C. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "Stevenage: Roarie Deacon, Alex Smith and Max Ehmer sign on loan". BBC Sport. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Stevenage 1–0 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  18. ↑ "CONTRACT EXTENSIONS FOR TALENTED TRIO". Stevenage FC. 12 May 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Roarie Deacon – The FA". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  20. ↑ "England U19 3–1 Finland U19". Soccerway. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  21. ↑ "Slovenia U19 1–3 England U19". Soccerway. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  22. ↑ "England U19 2–0 Slovakia U19". Soccerway. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  23. ↑ "Arsenal 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  24. ↑ "Sunderland 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  25. ↑ "Sunderland 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  26. ↑ "Stevenage 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  27. ↑ "Stevenage 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

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