Jack Roles

Jack Roles (born 26 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a midfielder. Born in England, he represents Cyprus at international level.

Jack Roles
Personal information
Full name Jack Roles[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999
Place of birth Enfield, London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 73
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– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
National team
2017 Cyprus U19 2 (1)
2018– Cyprus U21 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2020 (UTC)

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. 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]

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.[14]

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Cambridge United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Jack Roles at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "Jack Roles profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. "Jack Roles sends message after Tottenham debut, fans respond". HITC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. "Jack Roles: Cambridge United sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. "Cambridge United 3 - 2 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. "Mansfield Town 0 - 4 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. "Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jack Roles nominated for League Two goal of the month". Cambridgeshire Live. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. "Burton Albion: Tottenham's Jack Roles & Aston Villa's Indiana Vassilev join". BBC Sport. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. Branowsky, Dan (1 February 2021). "Jack Roles joins from Spurs". www.stevenagefc.com. Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. Butcher, Will. "22-year-old hints he has completed Palace move with Instagram post, after leaving Tottenham this summer". The Boot Room. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  14. "One of our own UK Cypriot Tottenham player Jack Roles loaned to Cambridge | Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News". 20 August 2019.


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