Kemar Roofe is an England born Jamaican professional footballer. He plays as a striker, winger or an attacking midfielder for Scottish Professional Football League club Rangers. 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 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. In January 2012, Roofe signed his first professional contract, on an 18-month deal with an option to extend. On 27 September 2012, he joined Football League Two side Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal
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Kemar Roofe is an England born Jamaican professional footballer. He plays as a striker, winger or an attacking midfielder for Scottish Professional Football League club Rangers. 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 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. In January 2012, Roofe signed his first professional contract, on an 18-month deal with an option to extend. On 27 September 2012, he joined Football League Two side Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal. He made his professional debut for the club, in a 3–3 draw with Burton Albion, coming on as a substitute for Chris Hackett. In the 2013–14 season, RoofE joined FootballLeague Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until 4 January 2014. On 4 November 2014, he join Football League One side Colchester United on a month’s loan. He scored his first goal for Colchester in a 2–2 draw against Hartlepool United on 14 December 2013. On 13 February 2015, Roofes joined Oxford United on loan from West Brom.
On 11 August 2015, he scored from 40 yards in a 0–4 League Cup upset of Championship side Brentford. On 10 January 2016, Roofer scored twice for Oxford against Swansea City in the FA Cup. On 7 July 2016, he signed for Championship side Leeds United for an undisclosed seven-figure fee. He was initially credited with his first goals for Leeds in a 1–0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on October 22, however it was later revealed that Roofe had scored the goal. On 15 March 2016 he scored a hat-trick against Dagenham & Redbridge. On 3 April 2016 he was voted Football League Player of the Year at the Football League Awards and also named in the League Two PFA Team Of The Year for the 2015–16 season. He then signed a three-year permanent deal with the club on 11 May, for an undisclosed sum. On August 7, 2016 Roofe made his debut against Queens Park Rangers in a 3–0 defeat against QPR. On 8 August 2016, Roofe was given the squad number 7 shirt for the 2016–17 season. On 17 August, he made his first appearance for Leeds against Wolverham Wanderers. He played in the 3–2 victory to knock Premier League side Swansea City out of theFA Cup.
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