{{Short description|English footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use British English|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jack Roles | image = Lewes 0 Crawley Town 2 PSF 16 07 2024-311 (cropped).jpg | caption = Roles playing for Crawley Town in July 2024 | fullname = Jack Roles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Cambridge United |publisher=English Football League |page=13 |access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|02|26|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{Cite news |title=J. Roles |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jack-roles/453686/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = South Shields | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2015–2019 | youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur | years1 = 2019–2021 | clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → Cambridge United (loan) | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = → Burton Albion (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2021 | clubs4 = → Stevenage (loan) | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = Crystal Palace | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2023 | clubs6 = Woking | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2023–2026 | clubs7 = Crawley Town | caps7 = 75 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = → Gateshead (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2026– | clubs9 = South Shields | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Cyprus U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2018–2020 | nationalteam2 = Cyprus U21 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 12:42, 15 April 2026 (UTC) }} '''Jack Roles''' (born 26 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|SouthShi}} club South Shields. 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Tottenham signed Roles to the academy in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/development-squad/jack-roles/ |title=Jack Roles profile |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |access-date=1 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531184736/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/development-squad/jack-roles/ }}</ref> In June 2019 Roles had his contract with Tottenham extended until 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/june/player-update/ |title=Player update |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>
Roles first appeared for Tottenham's senior team in the 2018–19 pre-season, appearing off of the bench in a friendly against Juventus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/07/22/jack-roles-sends-message-after-tottenham-debut-fans-respond/ |title=Jack Roles sends message after Tottenham debut, fans respond |work=HITC |date=22 July 2019 |access-date=12 November 2019 }}</ref>
In August 2019 Roles went out on loan to Cambridge United, who played in League Two.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49406381 |title=Jack Roles: Cambridge United sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder on loan |work=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 }}</ref> He was put straight into the squad for his Football League debut against Scunthorpe United, with Cambridge winning 3–2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2019 |title=Cambridge United 3–2 Scunthorpe United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49326987 |access-date=20 August 2019 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> His first senior goal came the following month against Mansfield Town, Cambridge's first in a 4–0 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2019 |title=Mansfield Town 0–4 Cambridge United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49643747 |access-date=17 September 2019 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/sport/tottenham-hotspur-loanee-jack-roles-17236096 |title=Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jack Roles nominated for League Two goal of the month |work=Cambridgeshire Live |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=12 November 2019 }}</ref>
In September 2020 Roles went out on loan to Burton Albion of EFL League One.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54192051 |title=Burton Albion: Tottenham's Jack Roles & Aston Villa's Indiana Vassilev join |work=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2020 |access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>
On 1 February 2021, Roles joined League Two club Stevenage on loan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Branowsky |first=Dan |date=1 February 2021 |title=Jack Roles joins from Spurs |url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2021/february/new-signing-loan-jack-roles-tottenham-hotspur-stevenage-football-club-january-deadline-day-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-monday-1st-february-2020/ |access-date=1 February 2021 |publisher=Stevenage F.C. |language=en-gb}}</ref>
On 27 May Tottenham announced that they had released Roles from his contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/may/player-update/|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=27 May 2021 |title=Player update}}</ref>
===Crystal Palace=== After a trial, Crystal Palace signed Roles on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tbrfootball.com/22-year-old-hints-he-has-completed-palace-move-with-instagram-post-after-leaving-tottenham-this-summer/ |title=22-year-old hints he has completed Palace move with Instagram post, after leaving Tottenham this summer |work=The Boot Room |first=Will |last=Butcher |date=27 August 2021 |access-date=18 October 2021 }}</ref> In January 2022, he left the club, having made six appearances for the under-23 team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Roles departs Academy - News|date=27 January 2022 |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/academy/jack-roles-departs-crystal-palace-academy/2022-01-27/|access-date=2022-01-27|publisher=Crystal Palace F.C.|language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Woking=== On 4 February 2022, Roles signed for National League side Woking.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/7744/jack-roles-signs/ |title=Jack Roles signs |publisher=Woking F.C. |date=4 February 2022 |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Woking F.C. |user=wokingfc |number=1489637376137650176 |title=Welcome to Woking, Jack Roles}}</ref> He subsequently made his Woking debut as a 90th minute substitute in the 2–2 draw at Altrincham.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60178950|title=Altrincham 2-2 Woking|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Roles signed a new one-year deal at the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/7867/roles-rolls-into-new-deal/|title=Roles Rolls Into New Deal|website=Woking F.C.|date=30 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref>
===Crawley Town=== On 31 January 2023, Roles signed for League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on an eighteen-month contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2023/january/jack-roles-joins-from-woking/|title=Jack Roles joins from Woking|publisher=Crawley Town F.C.|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref name="sb2324" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=David |date=11 May 2024 |title=MK Dons 1–5 Crawley Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cv27dwnrzent |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra" />
He signed a new two-year deal with Crawley in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Crawley Town midfielder Jack Roles signs new two-year contract |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0335z2z8nlo |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 5 February 2025, Roles joined National League side Gateshead on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://gateshead-fc.com/jack-roles-joins-gateshead-on-loan-from-crawley-town-until-the-end-of-the-season/|title=Jack Roles joins Gateshead on loan from Crawley Town until the end of the season|website=gateshead-fc.com|date=5 February 2025|accessdate=5 February 2025}}</ref> He was recalled by Crawley Town on 4 April 2025.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://gateshead-fc.com/jack-roles-re-called-by-crawley-town/|title=Jack Roles re-called by Crawley Town|website=gateshead-fc.com|date=4 April 2025|accessdate=10 April 2025}}</ref>
On 2 February 2026, Roles departed Crawley Town by mutual consent.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2026/february/02/jack-roles-departs-by-mutual-consent/|title=JACK ROLES DEPARTS BY MUTUAL CONSENT|website=www.crawleytownfc.com|date=2 February 2026|accessdate=8 February 2026}}</ref>
===South Shields=== On 8 February 2026, Roles joined National League North leaders South Shields on an initial eighteen-month deal.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.southshieldsfc.co.uk/post/jack-roles-signs-for-shields|title=Jack Roles signs for Shields!|website=www.southshieldsfc.co.uk|date=8 February 2026|accessdate=8 February 2026}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parikiaki.com/2019/08/one-of-our-own-uk-cypriot-tottenham-player-jack-roles-loaned-to-cambridge/|title=One of our own UK Cypriot Tottenham player Jack Roles loaned to Cambridge |website=Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News|date=20 August 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 5 April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Tottenham Hotspur U23 |2017–18<ref name="sb1718">{{soccerbase season|107033|2017|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||1||0 |- |2018–19<ref name="sb1819">{{soccerbase season|107033|2018|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=EFT}}||1||3||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||1||4||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Tottenham Hotspur |2019–20<ref name="sb1920">{{soccerbase season|107033|2019|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |2020–21<ref name="sb2021">{{soccerbase season|107033|2020|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |Cambridge United (loan) |2019–20<ref name="sb1920"/> |League Two |23||5||1||0||1||0||0||0||25||5 |- |Burton Albion (loan) |2020–21<ref name="sb2021"/> |League One |2||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- |Stevenage (loan) |2020–21<ref name="sb2021"/> |League Two |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |Crystal Palace |2021–22<ref name="sb2122">{{soccerbase season|107033|2021|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |Crystal Palace U23 |2021–22<ref name="sb2122"/> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=EFT}}||0||2||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Woking |2021–22<ref name="sb2122"/> |National League |10||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |2022–23<ref name="sb2223">{{soccerbase season|107033|2022|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |National League |13||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}||0||15||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !23||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||25||2 |- |rowspan="5"|Crawley Town |2022–23<ref name="sb2223"/> |League Two |9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||0 |- |2023–24<ref name="sb2324">{{soccerbase season|107033|2023|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |League Two |30||2||0||0||0||0||7{{Efn|Five appearances and three goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs}}||4||37||6 |- |2024–25<ref name="sb2425">{{soccerbase season|107033|2024|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |League One |20||0||2||1||2||2||3{{efn|name=EFT}}||0||27||3 |- |2025–26<ref name="sb2526">{{soccerbase season|107033|2025|accessdate=8 February 2026}}</ref> |League Two |16||0||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=EFT}}||0||18||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !75!!2!!2!!1!!3!!2!!11!!4!!89!!9 |- |Gateshead (loan) |2024–25<ref name="sb2425"/> |National League |12||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||12||3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !137!!12!!5!!1!!4!!2!!18!!5!!162!!20 |}
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==Honours== '''Crawley Town''' *EFL League Two play-offs: 2024<ref name="Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra">{{Cite news |date=19 May 2024 |title=Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Line-ups |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/crgygex110jt#Line-ups |access-date=20 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerbase|107033}} * [https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/under-23/jack-roles/ Jack Roles profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024151235/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/under-23/jack-roles/ |date=24 October 2021 }} @ cpfc.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roles, Jack}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield Category:Cypriot men's footballers Category:Cyprus men's youth international footballers Category:Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers Category:21st-century Cypriot sportsmen Category:English men's footballers Category:English people of Greek Cypriot descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Cambridge United F.C. players Category:Burton Albion F.C. players Category:Stevenage F.C. players Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players Category:Woking F.C. players Category:Crawley Town F.C. players Category:Gateshead F.C. players Category:South Shields F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:21st-century English sportsmen