Jamie John Roche (, ; born 5 April 2001) is a Swedish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Swiss club

Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football i ...

Career

On 25 July 2023, Roche joined

Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ...

side

on a four-year deal.

Personal life

Roche was born in Sweden to an English father and Swedish mother. His father, and grandfather

Johnny Roche John Anthony Roche (18 May 1932 – 1988) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Poplar, London, he played professionally for Millwall and Crystal Palace between 1957 and 1960, making a total of 61 Football League appearanc ...

, also played football, his father semi-pro in Sweden and his grandfather for Millwall and Crystal Palace in England.

References

2001 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Swedish people of English descent Men's association football midfielders IK Sirius Fotboll players FC Lausanne-Sport players Allsvenskan players Swiss Super League players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub