Jack Roles
![]() Roles playing for Crawley Town in July 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack Roles[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1999 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 23 | (5) |
2020 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → Stevenage (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Woking | 23 | (2) |
2023– | Crawley Town | 42 | (2) |
International career | |||
2017 | Cyprus U19 | 2 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Cyprus U21 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:21, 24 August 2024 (UTC) |
Jack Roles (born 26 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Crawley Town. Born in England, he represents Cyprus at international level.
Club career
[edit]Tottenham Hotspur
[edit]Roles was born in Enfield, London and attended Enfield Grammar School where he played for the school football team winning a number of trophies.[citation needed] Tottenham signed Roles to the academy in 2015.[3] In June 2019 Roles had his contract with Tottenham extended until 2021.[4]
Roles first appeared for Tottenham's senior team in the 2018–19 pre-season, appearing off of the bench in a friendly against Juventus.[5]
In August 2019 Roles went out on loan to Cambridge United, who played in League Two.[6] He was put straight into the squad for his Football League debut against Scunthorpe United, with Cambridge winning 3–2.[7] His first senior goal came the following month against Mansfield Town, Cambridge's first in a 4–0 win.[8]
Roles was named the league's player of the month for October 2019, and his 30-yard strike against Macclesfield Town was nominated for goal of the month too.[9]
In September 2020 Roles went out on loan to Burton Albion of EFL League One.[10]
On 1 February 2021, Roles joined League Two club Stevenage on loan.[11]
On 27 May Tottenham announced that they had released Roles from his contract.[12]
Crystal Palace
[edit]After a trial, Crystal Palace signed Roles on a free transfer.[13] In January 2022, he left the club, having made six appearances for the under-23 team.[14]
Woking
[edit]On 4 February 2022, Roles signed for National League side Woking.[15][16] He subsequently made his Woking debut as a 90th minute substitute in the 2–2 draw at Altrincham.[17] Roles signed a new one-year deal at the end of the 2021–22 season.[18]
Crawley Town
[edit]On 31 January 2023, Roles signed for League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on an eighteen-month contract.[19]
Roles appeared twice as a substitute in the 2024 EFL League Two play-offs as Crawley defeated Crewe Alexandra to secure promotion to League One, including scoring Crawley's fourth goal in their 5–1 semi-final second leg victory over Milton Keynes Dons.[20][21][22]
He signed a new two-year deal with Crawley in June 2024.[23]
International career
[edit]Born in England, Roles is of Cypriot descent through his mother. He is a youth international for Cyprus, having represented the Cyprus U19 and U21s.[24]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 August 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2017–18[25] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2018–19[26] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2019–20[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2019–20[27] | League Two | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
Burton Albion (loan) | 2020–21[28] | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Stevenage (loan) | 2020–21[28] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Crystal Palace | 2021–22[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Crystal Palace U23 | 2021–22[29] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Woking | 2021–22[29] | National League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2022–23[30] | National League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
Crawley Town | 2022–23[30] | League Two | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2023–24[20] | League Two | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[c] | 4 | 37 | 6 | |
2024–25[31] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 6 | ||
Career total | 91 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 109 | 14 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Five appearances and three goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs
Honours
[edit]Crawley Town
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cambridge United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "J. Roles". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Jack Roles profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Jack Roles sends message after Tottenham debut, fans respond". HITC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Jack Roles: Cambridge United sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Cambridge United 3–2 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Mansfield Town 0–4 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jack Roles nominated for League Two goal of the month". Cambridgeshire Live. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Burton Albion: Tottenham's Jack Roles & Aston Villa's Indiana Vassilev join". BBC Sport. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Branowsky, Dan (1 February 2021). "Jack Roles joins from Spurs". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Butcher, Will (27 August 2021). "22-year-old hints he has completed Palace move with Instagram post, after leaving Tottenham this summer". The Boot Room. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Jack Roles departs Academy - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Jack Roles signs". Woking F.C. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Woking F.C. [@wokingfc] (4 February 2022). "Welcome to Woking, Jack Roles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Altrincham 2-2 Woking". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Roles Rolls Into New Deal". Woking F.C. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Jack Roles joins from Woking". Crawley Town F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jack Roles in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ McIntyre, David (11 May 2024). "MK Dons 1–5 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Crawley Town midfielder Jack Roles signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "One of our own UK Cypriot Tottenham player Jack Roles loaned to Cambridge". Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Roles in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Roles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jack Roles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Jack Roles in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Jack Roles in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jack Roles in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Roles in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jack Roles at Soccerbase
- Jack Roles profile Archived 24 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine @ cpfc.co.uk
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield
- Cypriot men's footballers
- Cyprus men's youth international footballers
- Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Greek Cypriot descent
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players