Lee Roche (Irish footballer)
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Lee Roche is an Irish
footballer
who is currently without a club having been released by League of Ireland
First Division club, Longford Town
.
in 2005 and was part of Hoops Under-21 squad before receiving a quick call up to the Rovers first team where he went on to make his debut against St. Pats on the August 5, 2005. He went to make a total of 18 appearances scoring four before being released as Rovers got relegated.
Roche signed for Irish League
club Glentoran
in the winter of 2005.
Roche returned to the south of the border to sign for St. Patrick's Athletic in January 2006 but failed to make an impact for the Inchicore
side after limited first team opportunities. Roche made yet another move by signing for Dublin City
in July 2006 with the hope of securing regular first team football. Roche's new opportunity was cut short after just one game for the Vikings when Dublin City went of existence in July 2006. Luckily for Roche he was able to find a new club with immediate effect by signing for Bray Wanderers
for the remainder of the 2006 season. Roche made an impression for his new club by scoring for the seasiders against Shelbourne on September 1, 2006 at the Carlisle Grounds
. Despite showing promising glimpses at Bray Wanderers, Roche could not avoid being part of a squad clearout at the Carlisle Grounds after a poor 2006 season for Bray.
Roche began the 2007 season without a club but he returned to action in July that year when he signed for Shelbourne
making the Tolka Park
side his sixth senior club in 2 years. Roche made his Shelbourne debut on July 6, 2007 as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 win over Wexford Youths
at Tolka Park. Roche struggled to impose himself as a regular in Shelbourne's starting eleven and his stay at Tolka Park lasted only 2 months when he joined Leinster Senior League side Liffeys Pearse in September 2007. Roche has since scored fifty goals for Liffeys. Winning Senior 1 and cementing their place in the Leinster Senior League. He has repesented the LSL in there last six squads, scoring in the latest win over The Scottish amateur squad. Roche also finished top goal scorer in the inter-provincial cup.
Roche joined Longford in June 2010 where he played for just over a year before being released in July 2011.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
footballer
Football (soccer)
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who is currently without a club having been released by League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
First Division club, Longford Town
Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park...
.
Career
Lee spent his schoolboy career at Pearse Rangers and Lourdes Celtic earning a reputation as a gifted goalscorer. Roche signed for Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
in 2005 and was part of Hoops Under-21 squad before receiving a quick call up to the Rovers first team where he went on to make his debut against St. Pats on the August 5, 2005. He went to make a total of 18 appearances scoring four before being released as Rovers got relegated.
Roche signed for Irish League
IFA Premiership
The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...
club Glentoran
Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...
in the winter of 2005.
Roche returned to the south of the border to sign for St. Patrick's Athletic in January 2006 but failed to make an impact for the Inchicore
Inchicore
-Location and access:Located five kilometres due west of the city centre, Inchicore lies south of the River Liffey, west of Kilmainham, north of Drimnagh and east of Ballyfermot. The majority of Inchicore is in the Dublin 8 postal district...
side after limited first team opportunities. Roche made yet another move by signing for Dublin City
Dublin City F.C.
Dublin City Football Club was an Irish association football club that played in the League of Ireland. They were formed in 1999 after a split within Home Farm Everton and they originally played as Home Farm Fingal before changing their name for the 2001–02 season...
in July 2006 with the hope of securing regular first team football. Roche's new opportunity was cut short after just one game for the Vikings when Dublin City went of existence in July 2006. Luckily for Roche he was able to find a new club with immediate effect by signing for Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
Bray Wanderers A.F.C. are an Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1942 and elected to the League in 1985, hails from Bray and play their home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. Club colours are Green and White, and it goes by the nickname...
for the remainder of the 2006 season. Roche made an impression for his new club by scoring for the seasiders against Shelbourne on September 1, 2006 at the Carlisle Grounds
Carlisle Grounds
The Carlisle Grounds is a football stadium in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, situated directly behind the Bray D.A.R.T. station. It is home to Bray Wanderers A.F.C. Its current capacity is roughly 3,000.-History:...
. Despite showing promising glimpses at Bray Wanderers, Roche could not avoid being part of a squad clearout at the Carlisle Grounds after a poor 2006 season for Bray.
Roche began the 2007 season without a club but he returned to action in July that year when he signed for Shelbourne
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
making the Tolka Park
Tolka Park
Tolka Park is an Irish football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. It is currently the home ground of League of Ireland club Shelbourne...
side his sixth senior club in 2 years. Roche made his Shelbourne debut on July 6, 2007 as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 win over Wexford Youths
Wexford Youths F.C.
Wexford Youths Football Club are an Irish football club from Wexford who compete in the Airtricity League First Division. The club joined the league after being awarded a First Division licence for the 2007 season. The opportunity to join the League of Ireland arose as Dublin City became bankrupt...
at Tolka Park. Roche struggled to impose himself as a regular in Shelbourne's starting eleven and his stay at Tolka Park lasted only 2 months when he joined Leinster Senior League side Liffeys Pearse in September 2007. Roche has since scored fifty goals for Liffeys. Winning Senior 1 and cementing their place in the Leinster Senior League. He has repesented the LSL in there last six squads, scoring in the latest win over The Scottish amateur squad. Roche also finished top goal scorer in the inter-provincial cup.
Roche joined Longford in June 2010 where he played for just over a year before being released in July 2011.