Dominic Mark Roma (born 29 November 1985) is an English

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and coach who plays as a defender for club

North Ferriby North Ferriby is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Haltemprice area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. History Humber Estuary "The archaeology of the intertidal wetlands of the Humber Estuary is of internatio ...

. He has played in the

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for both

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...

and

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...

. He has also played for

Hinckley United Hinckley United Football Club was an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, which last played in the Southern Football League Premier Division during the 2013–14 season. They were formed in 1997 as the result of a merger between ...

, Tamworth,

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alf ...

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Harrogate Hotspurs were fou ...

and Scarborough Athletic. He most notably played for

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...

during a six-year spell and was the clubs first team manager between 2016 and 2017.

Playing career

Roma started his professional football career in 2004 with his local side

. On 18 May 2007, Roma was released by Sheffield United along with Colin Marrison,

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, Ryan Gyaki, James Ashmore and Sharu Naraji. On 18 February 2005, Roma was sent out on a one-month loan to

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side

to gain first team experience, where he made two appearances. Roma also spent three months on loan in the

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with

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

club Tamworth. During his time with The Lambs, Roma started all 15 games, however was unable to find the back of the net. Following his release from Sheffield United, Roma joined Tamworth for pre season training after recovering from a serious knee injury which he sustained whilst at Sheffield United. Following the sacking of Steve Housham by

on 10 March 2016, it was announced that Roma would take on the role of interim manager until the end of the season. His first game in charge of Trinity was a 1–0 victory over

Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club that was based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. It withdrew from Southern League Premier Division Central on 18 January 2024 due to financial problems and faces liquidation. In 1889, Nuneaton S ...

on 12 March. Following a successful interview, Roma was given the managers job on a permanent basis following Trinity's 4–1 victory over

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club, sometimes abbreviated as BPA AFC, is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in , at the eighth tier of the English football league ...

on the final day of the 2015/16 season. Roma signed for Scarborough Athletic in February 2017. In summer of 2017 Roma joined

Basford United Basford United Football Club is a football club based in Basford, a suburb of Nottingham, England. They are currently members of the and play at Greenwich Avenue. History Basford United was formed in 1900 at the Old Pear Tree Inn.

. On 7 March 2019, he was appointed as interim coach. He was later appointed permanently as a part of the backroom staff. In January 2024, Roma joined

References

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Dominic Roma career stats
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roma, Dominic 1985 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sheffield United F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Scarborough Athletic F.C. players Basford United F.C. players North Ferriby F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players English football managers Gainsborough Trinity F.C. managers National League (English football) managers 21st-century English sportsmen