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

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. Tottenham signed Roles to the academy in 2015. In June 2019 Roles had his contract with Tottenham extended until 2021. Roles first appeared for Tottenham's senior team in the 2018–19 pre-season, appearing off of the bench in a friendly against

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. In August 2019 Roles went out on loan to Cambridge United, who played in

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. He was put straight into the squad for his Football League debut against

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, with Cambridge winning 3–2. His first senior goal came the following month against

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, Cambridge's first in a 4–0 win. Roles was named the league's player of the month for October 2019, and his 30-yard strike against

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was nominated for goal of the month too. In September 2020 Roles went out on loan to Burton Albion of

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. On 1 February 2021, Roles joined League Two club

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on loan. On 27 May Tottenham announced that they had released Roles from his contract.

Crystal Palace

After a trial, Crystal Palace signed Roles on a free transfer. In January 2022, he left the club, having made six appearances for the under-23 team.

Woking

On 4 February 2022, Roles signed for National League side

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. He subsequently made his Woking debut as a 90th minute substitute in the 2–2 draw at Altrincham. Roles signed a new one-year deal at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Crawley Town

On 31 January 2023, Roles signed for League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on an eighteen-month contract. 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. He signed a new two-year deal with Crawley in June 2024.

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.

Career statistics

Honours

Crawley Town * EFL League Two play-offs:

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References

External links

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Jack Roles profile
@ cpfc.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Roles, Jack 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