Kemar Roofe

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. 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…

Roofe was eligible to represent the England and Jamaica national sides, the latter because of his Jamaican heritage. In June 2019, Roofe received an invitation to play for the Jamaica national side for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in July 2019. In March 2021, Jamaica again approached Roofe for inclusion in the team's squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. This time Roofe expressed his interest, stating "who wouldn't want to go to a World Cup?" and revealing he was already in the process of applying for a Jamaican passport in order to play for the nation. He debuted with Jamaica in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Panama on 5 September 2021. The next month, on 13 October, Roofe scored his first goal for Jamaica, netting the opener against Honduras in an eventual 2–0 victory.

Club

As of match played 7 December 2025

International

As of match played 12 November 2021

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roofe goal.

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