Kemar Roofe

Kemar Roofe

Roofe playing for Leeds United in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Kemar Roofe[1]
Date of birth	6 January 1993[2]
Place of birth	Walsall, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position	Winger / Striker
Club information
Current team	Leeds United
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2012	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
2011	→ Víkingur Reykjavík (loan)	2	(0)
2012	→ Northampton Town (loan)	6	(0)
2013–2014	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	9	(1)
2014	→ Colchester United (loan)	2	(0)
2015	→ Oxford United (loan)	16	(6)
2015–2016	Oxford United	40	(18)
2016–	Leeds United	16	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15 20 November 2016 (UTC).

Kemar Roofe (born 6 January 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a striker for Championship club Leeds United.

Career

West Bromwich Albion

Roofe started his career with West Bromwich Albion where he played for the side's academy team. In July 2009, Roofe was among eleven academy youngsters to sign scholarships with West Brom.^[3] In April 2011, he was sent out on loan to Icelandic side Víkingur Reykjavík, where he made three appearances, scoring one goal in the Icelandic Cup.^[4] In January 2012, Roofe signed his first professional contract, on an 18-month deal with an option to extend.^[5]

Loan spells

On 27 September 2012, he joined Football League Two side Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal.^[6] He made his professional debut on 29 September 2012, in a 3–3 draw with Burton Albion, coming on as a substitute for Chris Hackett.^[7] After making six appearances for the club, it announced that Roofe would return to his parent club on 27 October 2012.^[8] Following the end of the 2012–13 season, Roofe's contract with West Brom was extended for one year.^[9]

In the 2013–14 season, Roofe joined Football League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until 4 January 2014.^[10] He made his debut for the club, two days after joining, in a 1–1 draw against Southend United.^[11] Roofe scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Hartlepool United on 14 December 2013.^[12] On 9 January 2014, Roofe's loan spell with Cheltenham Town was extended for another month.^[13] After making nine appearances, Roofe informed the club that he wanted to return to his parent club.^[14] However, on his return, Roofe returned to the club's reserves throughout the 2013–14 season. Nevertheless, his contract with the club was extended further by twelve months.^[15]

In the 2014–15 season, Roofe scored in a friendly match against Port Vale, which West Brom lost.^[16] Then, on 4 November 2014, he joined Football League One side Colchester United on a month's loan.^[17] A week later, Roofe made his debut for the club, where he came on as a substitute for Sanchez Watt in the second half, in a 3–2 loss against Barnsley.^[18] After making two appearances, Roofe's loan spell with Colchester United came to an end and he returned to West Brom.^[19]

Oxford United

On 13 February 2015, Roofe joined Oxford United on loan from West Bromwich Albion.^[20] Roofe made his Oxford United debut the next day, coming on as a substitute for Andrew Whing in the 61st minute, in a 2–0 defeat to Burton Albion.^[21] Despite his not scoring in his first five appearances, Roofe's loan spell with Oxford was extended until the end of the season.^[22] Roofe then scored his first Oxford United goals, in a 3–2 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 3 April 2015,^[23] and he added four further goals in the last three matches against Tranmere Rovers,^[24] Cambridge United^[25] and Newport County.^[26] His final goal tally for the season was six goals in sixteen appearances.

Weeks after the 2014–15 season ended, Roofe signed a three-year permanent deal with the club on 11 May, for an undisclosed sum.^[27] On 11 August 2015, he scored from 40 yards in a 0–4 League Cup upset of Championship side Brentford.^[28]

On 10 January 2016, Roofe scored twice for Oxford in a 3–2 victory to knock Premier League side Swansea City out of the FA Cup.^[29][30] On 15 March 2016, Roofe scored his first hat-trick in the 4–0 win against Dagenham & Redbridge.^[31] Roofe's 4 goals in the Football League Trophy, including 2 against rivals Swindon Town,^[32] were instrumental in Oxford reaching the 2016 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium against Barnsley on 3 April 2016; his cross allowed Danny Hylton to score in the second half, but Barnsley held on for a 3–2 win.^[33]

In April 2016 he was voted Football League Two's player of the year at the Football League Awards and was also named in the League Two Team Of The Year.^[34] He scored 26 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions during the 2015–16 season for Oxford, in which they finished second in League Two and gained promotion to League One.

Leeds United

On 7 July 2016, Roofe signed for Championship side Leeds United, for a fee of £3 million, on a four-year deal.^[35] On 5 August, Roofe was given the squad number 7 shirt for the 2016–17 season.^[36] On 7 August, Roofe made his Leeds debut against Queens Park Rangers in a 3–0 defeat.^[37] Roofe was initially credited with his first goal for Leeds in the 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 October, however it was later adjudicated to be an own goal.^[38] Roofe scored his first goal for Leeds United against Aston Villa.

International eligibility

Roofe is eligible to represent the England and Jamaica national sides, because of his English birth and Jamaican heritage respectively.^[39]

Honours

Individual

• Football League League Two's Player of the Year Award, 2015–16
• Named in Football League League Two Team of the Year, 2015–16

Oxford United

• Runners-up, League Two, 2015–16
• Runners up, Football League Trophy 2015–16

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	2011–12[40]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13[41]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14[42]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15[43]	Premier League	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Víkingur Reykjavík (loan)	2011[44]	Úrvalsdeild	2	0	1	1	—		—		3	1
Northampton Town (loan)	2012–13[41]	League Two	6	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2013–14[42]	League Two	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
Colchester United (loan)	2014–15[43]	League One	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
Oxford United (loan)	2014–15[43]	League Two	16	6	—		—		—		16	6
Oxford United	2015–16[45]	League Two	40	18	4	3	1	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	4	48	26
	Total		56	24	4	3	1	1	3	4	64	32
Career total			75	25	6	4	1	1	4	4	86	34

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

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28. "Brentford 0-4 Oxford United: Kemar Roofe scores the pick of the goals as the League Two side shock Marinus Dijkhuizen's men". Daily Mail. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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External links

• Kemar Roofe career statistics at Soccerbase
  
• Kemar Roofe profile at Soccerway