Jack Roles
English footballer (born 1999)
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Jack Roles (born 26 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club South Shields. Born in England, he represents Cyprus at international level.
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Roles playing for Crawley Town in July 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Roles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | South Shields | ||
| 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) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Woking | 30 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Crawley Town | 75 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Gateshead (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2026– | South Shields | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Cyprus U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Cyprus U21 | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:51, 1 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
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]
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.[20][21][22]
He signed a new two-year deal with Crawley in June 2024.[23]
On 5 February 2025, Roles joined National League side Gateshead on loan for the remainder of the season.[24] He was recalled by Crawley Town on 4 April 2025.[25]
On 2 February 2026, Roles departed Crawley Town by mutual consent.[26]
South Shields
On 8 February 2026, Roles joined National League North leaders South Shields on an initial eighteen-month deal.[27]
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.[28]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2017–18[29] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19[30] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2019–20[31] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2019–20[31] | League Two | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2020–21[32] | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2020–21[32] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2021–22[33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace U23 | 2021–22[33] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Woking | 2021–22[33] | National League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23[34] | National League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2022–23[34] | League Two | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[20] | League Two | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[c] | 4 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2024–25[35] | League One | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2025–26[36] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 89 | 9 | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2024–25[35] | National League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Career total | 137 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 162 | 20 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Five appearances and three goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs
Honours
Crawley Town