Lois Jade Roche (born 18 June 1993) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's National League South club Lewes. Born in England, she represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth level.
.jpg) Roche in 2021 in Charlton Athletic | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lois Jade Roche[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lewes | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Queen's Park Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Reading | 67 | (14) |
| 2017 | Åland United | 22 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | CF Florentia | 23 | (1) |
| 2020 | Røa IL | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lewes | 30 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 11 | |
| 2011–2012 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 10 | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Early life
editCareer
editShe became a player for Reading in 2012, where she played for four years, scoring fourteen goals in 67 matches.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2017, she took the opportunity to play in a foreign league for the first time, joining Finnish Naisten Liiga club Åland United.[3]
At the end of the season she decided to move to Italy, to play for Florentia, who were currently at the top of the Serie B table, in the second part of their 2017–18 season.[9]
In September 2020 she made her debut in Norway for Røa IL.[1]
Roche joined Charlton Athletic in 2021. At the end of her contract, she joined Lewes in 2023.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 Lois Roche at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Lois Roche joins Åland United". LTA Agency. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rooks snap-up Roche – Lewes Community Football Club". 5 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "Reading Women: Rachel Rowe and Lois Roche sign contracts". BBC. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Getting to know you: Reading midfielder Lois Roche". FA WSL. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Reading FC Women's Lois Roche Reflects On Winning The WSL 2 Title". SportsVibe. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC Ladies vs Reading FC Women". Women's Sports UK. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ Trehan, Dev (9 February 2016). "Reading Women boss Kelly Chambers looks ahead to FA WSL 1 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Lois Roche, una centrocampista inglese per la Florentia" (in Italian). 22 December 2017..
External links
edit- Lois Roche – UEFA competition record (archive)
- FA Ireland player profile
- Reading player profile
- Lois Roche on X
- Lois Roche at Soccerway
