Kemar Roofe

Kemar Roofe (born 6 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in England, he has represented the Jamaican national team.

Roofe started his professional career in 2011 at West Bromwich Albion but failed to make a first team appearance, during his spell there had loans at Víkingur Reykjavík, Northampton Town, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United and Oxford United, Roofe would then sign for Oxford United on a permanent basis in 2015, before moving to Leeds United in 2016, after three years at Leeds, Roofe moved to Belgium in 2019 to sign for Anderlecht, before a switch to Scottish club Rangers in 2020, where he remained until his release in the summer of 2024, after being a free agent for 8 months, Roofe joined Derby County on a short term deal in February 2025; he remained at the club during the following summer as the club assessed his injury before deciding on whether to offer him a contract. A new contract with Derby was not forthcoming and he later signed for hometown club Walsall.

Roofe was capped five times by Jamaica in 2021.

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. 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 against Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar. 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 on 29 September 2012, in a 3–3 draw with Burton Albion, coming on as a substitute for Chris Hackett. After making six appearances for the club, it announced that Roofe would return to his parent club on 27 October 2012. Following the end of the 2012–13 season, Roofe's contract with West Brom was extended for one year.

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

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

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