Storm Roux has signed a two-year contract extension and will stay with the Mariners until the end of the 2025/26 Isuzu UTE A-League season.
The right back is now into his eighth season with the club across two spells and recently hit the 150 Mariners A-League appearance milestone.
An A-League champion with the Mariners, Roux played 78 minutes of their memorable grand final win over Melbourne City back in June, a game he cites as his favourite of his career so far.
This season, Roux has started every Isuzu UTE A-League game bar the opening two fixtures.
His stand-out moment this season came last month, as he popped up with a crucial goal in the F3 Derby victory over Newcastle Jets, opening the scoring just before half-time in the memorable 3-1 win.
“It’s exciting, I’ve been at the club a long time and I grew up here so it’s exciting to get an extra two years,” Roux said.
“We have something exciting going on under [Mark Jackson] with good young players coming through, with a mix of some experienced players.
“We’ve found a good run of form lately and hopefully we can continue that for the rest of the season, so it’s exciting to be on board for two more years.”
Roux initially made the move to the Mariners from Perth Glory in 2013.
He departed for a spell with Melbourne Victory in 2018 but returned to the Coast in 2021.
“I moved here at 20 and I’m now 30, so I’ve done a lot of growing up on the Coast and played essentially my whole career here, so to be part of the Mariners club and culture for the amount of time I have done means heaps,” he said.
“To go and wear the shirt with pride and be part of this club is a great feeling.”
The 30-year-old is the second oldest player (after Danny Vukovic) in a young Mariners dressing room.
Storm’s leadership skills are something that Mariners Football Manager Mark Jackson values greatly.
“It’s exciting times because a lot of these boys have bright futures, so to be able to help them in any way I can is a big responsibility and I love doing it,” he said.
“We are really pleased to have secured Storm for a further two seasons.
“Since I joined the club, he has been a real leader in the group and his performances have gotten better and better.
“Not only is it what he does on the pitch but what he does off it with the group and the dressing room.
“To have someone who knows what it is to be a Mariner and knows the culture of the club is really important for us.
“If he can continue this current form, it will be really beneficial to the team long term.”