Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Roche (footballer)
Non-notable footballer" doesn't quite cut it.  If he is competing "at the fully professional level of a sport" he passes  and the article should be kept, regardless if he has done anything to distinguish himself on the field.  Michael Roche plays for the Kildare County FC, a League of Ireland First Division team.  The Premier Divison is above the First Division.  These two divisions are the highest ranking classes of football teams in Ireland.  Wouldn't this qualify the Kildare County FC as a professional football team?  If they are a professional football team then the subject passes .  I admit I don't understand fully how the sport is set up and what is or is not considered a professional league of play, so I don't know if he actually passes 
— User:Narthring, 05:52, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:ATHLETE (Wikipedia:Notability)