Jack Roles

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Jack Roles
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Roles playing for Crawley Town in July 2024
Personal information
Full name Jack Roles [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 25)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2019–2020Cambridge United (loan) 23 (5)
2020Burton Albion (loan) 2 (0)
2021Stevenage (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2022–2023 Woking 23 (2)
2023– Crawley Town 39 (2)
International career
2017 Cyprus U19 2 (1)
2018–2020 Cyprus U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 22 June 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.

Contents

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

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

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

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

On 31 January 2023, Roles signed for League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on an eighteen-month contract. [19]

International career

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. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18 1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2018–19 3 [lower-alpha 1] 131
Total4141
Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20 Premier League 000000
2020–21 Premier League00000000
Total00000000
Cambridge United (loan) 2019–20 League Two 235101000255
Burton Albion (loan) 2020–21 League One 2010000030
Stevenage (loan) 2020–21 League Two2020
Crystal Palace 2021–22 Premier League00000000
Crystal Palace U23 2021–22 2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Woking 2021–22 National League 101101
2022–23 National League131101 [lower-alpha 2] 0151
Total2321010252
Crawley Town 2022–23 League Two900090
2023–24 League Two15200004 [lower-alpha 1] 3195
Total242000043285
Career total74930101148913
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Crawley Town

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