Sean Patrick Roughan (born 14 March 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.
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 two–year contract on 30 June 2023.[13] He was given the club's Young Player of the Year award at the end-of-season awards for the 2023–24 season.[14] During the 2024–25 season, he played every minute of every game in League One and the FA Cup for Lincoln.[15] Following the end of the 2024–25 season Roughan was offered a new contract from Lincoln City.[16]
On 10 June 2025, Huddersfield Town confirmed that Roughan would join them on 1 July 2025 following the end of his contract, signing a three-year deal for a compensation fee.[17] He made his debut on the opening day of the season, starting against Leyton Orient, but an injury would see him replaced after 24 minutes.[18]
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.[19] 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.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2020–21[21] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021–22[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[23] | League One | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[24] | League One | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2024–25[25] | League One | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 123 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 149 | 5 | ||
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2022[22] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2025–26[26] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 146 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 177 | 5 | ||
