Kemar Roofe

Kemar Roofe
Personal information
Full name Kemar Roofe[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993[2]
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2011[3] 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 84 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2018

Kemar Roofe (born 6 January 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker, winger or a attacking midfielder 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, while attending Joseph Leckie Community Technology College in Walsall. In July 2009, Roofe was among eleven academy youngsters to sign scholarships with West Brom.[4] 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.[5] In January 2012, Roofe signed his first professional contract, on an 18-month deal with an option to extend.[6]

Loan spells

On 27 September 2012, he joined Football League Two side Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal.[7] 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.[8] After making six appearances for the club, it announced that Roofe would return to his parent club on 27 October 2012.[9] Following the end of the 2012–13 season, Roofe's contract with West Brom was extended for one year.[10]

In the 2013–14 season, Roofe joined Football League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until 4 January 2014.[11] He made his debut for the club, two days after joining, in a 1–1 draw against Southend United.[12] Roofe scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Hartlepool United on 14 December 2013.[13] On 9 January 2014, Roofe's loan spell with Cheltenham Town was extended for another month.[14] After making nine appearances, Roofe informed the club that he wanted to return to his parent club.[15] 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.[16]

In the 2014–15 season, Roofe scored in a friendly match against Port Vale, which West Brom lost.[17] Then, on 4 November 2014, he joined Football League One side Colchester United on a month's loan.[18] 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.[19] After making two appearances, Roofe's loan spell with Colchester United came to an end and he returned to West Brom.[20]

Oxford United

On 13 February 2015, Roofe joined Oxford United on loan from West Bromwich Albion.[21] 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.[22] Despite his not scoring in his first five appearances, Roofe's loan spell with Oxford was extended until the end of the season.[23] Roofe then scored his first Oxford United goals, in a 3–2 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 3 April 2015,[24] and he added four further goals in the last three matches against Tranmere Rovers,[25] Cambridge United[26] and Newport County.[27] 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.[28] On 11 August 2015, he scored from 40 yards in a 0–4 League Cup upset of Championship side Brentford.[29]

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.[30][31] On 15 March 2016, Roofe scored his first hat-trick in the 4–0 win against Dagenham & Redbridge.[32] Roofe's 4 goals in the Football League Trophy, including 2 against rivals Swindon Town,[33] 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.[34]

In April 2016 he was voted Football League Two's Player of the Year at the Football League Awards[35] and was also named in the League Two PFA Team Of The Year.[36] 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

2016–17 season

On 7 July 2016, Roofe signed for Championship side Leeds United on a four-year deal for an undisclosed seven-figure fee.[37] On 5 August, Roofe was given the squad number 7 shirt for the 2016–17 season.[38] On 7 August, Roofe made his Leeds debut against Queens Park Rangers in a 3–0 defeat.[39] Roofe was initially credited with his first goal for Leeds in a 1–0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 October, however it was later adjudicated to be an own goal by Wolves defender Sílvio.[40] After starting the season predominantly on the left side of midfield, after an injury to playmaker Pablo Hernández on 5 November against Norwich City, Roofe found himself playing in an attacking midfield role.[41]

On 29 November 2016, Roofe came close to scoring his first Leeds goal when he saw his long range shot smash off the inside of the post after beating goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, in EFL Cup quarter-final match against Liverpool at Anfield in a 2–0 defeat,[42] after the match Roofe jokingly Tweeted about being under a goalscoring curse with the Hashtag #Pray4Roofe.[43] However, Roofe quickly ended the drought in the following game when he scored his first goal for Leeds United against Aston Villa in a 2–0 victory on 3 December 2016.[44] On 26 December 2016, Roofe scored his second goal for Leeds in a 4–1 victory against Preston North End; he also provided two assists in the same game.[45]

2017–18 season

He scored his first goals of the 2017–18 season on 22 August 2017, scoring a hat-trick in Leeds' 5–1 EFL Cup victory against Newport County, thus equalling his goal tally for the previous season for Leeds.[46] On 26 August, Roofe starting up front in place of the departed Chris Wood, scored his first league goal of the season a 2–0 victory against Nottingham Forest.[47] He scored a hat-trick on 10 December in Leeds' 1–3 victory against Queens Park Rangers.[48]

Roofe scored his 10th goal of the season in all competitions on 26 December in Leeds' 1–2 victory against Burton Albion.[49] After 6 weeks out with a calf injury, Roofe returned to Leeds' starting lineup on 10 April 2017, and scored his 13th goal of the season in all competitions (his 10th in the League) in a 3-1 loss against Preston North End.[50]

On 16 April 2018, Roofe was nominated as one of four players for Leeds United's Player of The Year award.[51] On 6 May 2018, Roofe scored his 14th goal of the season 2–0 home victory against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the season. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals ahead of Pierre-Michel Lasogga who had scored 10.[52][53]

2018–19 season

He scored his first goals of the 2018/19 season with a brace on 11 August in a 4-1 win over Derby County.[54][55] After continuing the month in prolific form with four goals and two assists in the first six league games of the season, Roofe was awarded Championship Player of the Month for August 2018 by the EFL.[56]

With Roofe starting the season as the clubs first choice Striker ahead of new signing Patrick Bamford, after Bamford picked up a posterior cruciate ligament injury in September,[57] Roofe would be the clubs only 'senior' striker available for Marcelo Bielsa, however days after the Bamford injury, Roofe himself picked up a calf injury himself which would rule him out for some weeks.[58]

International eligibility

Roofe is eligible to represent the England and Jamaica national sides, the latter because of his Jamaican heritage.[59]

Personal Life

Roofe is the cousin of R&B & pop singer Jorja Smith.[60] He also helps his brother, Alex, design and make garments for their clothing range, Custom Rare.[61]

Career statistics

As of 21 August 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2011–12[62] Premier League 000000—00
2012–13[63] Premier League 000000—00
2013–14[64] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15[65] Premier League 00—00—00
Total 000000—00
Víkingur Reykjavík (loan) 2011[66] Úrvalsdeild 2011——31
Northampton Town (loan) 2012–13[63] League Two 60——1[lower-alpha 1]070
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2013–14[64] League Two 91———91
Colchester United (loan) 2014–15[65] League One 2010——30
Oxford United (loan) 2014–15[65] League Two 166———166
Oxford United 2015–16[67] League Two 401843113[lower-alpha 1]44826
Total 56244311346432
Leeds United 2016–17[68] Championship 423205000493
2017–18[69] Championship 36110033003914
2018–19 Championship 4400100054
Career total 15642841044417853
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

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