Jack Roles
Jack Roles (born 26 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Stevenage, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, as a midfielder. Born in England, he represents Cyprus at international level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack Roles[1] | ||
Date of birth | 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 |
Stevenage (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 23 | (5) |
2020 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021– | → Stevenage (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2018 | Cyprus U19 | 2 | (1) |
2019 | Cyprus U21 | 1 | (1) |
2019– | Cyprus | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2020 (UTC) |
Career
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 preseason, 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]
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Cambridge United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- Jack Roles at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Jack Roles profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 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". www.stevenagefc.com. Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links
- Jack Roles at Soccerbase