Lois Roche

Lois Roche (born 18 June 1993) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Røa IL of Toppserien, the top level of women's league football in Norway.

Lois Roche
Personal information
Full name Lois Jade Roche[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993
Place of birth London, England
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Røa IL
Number 28
Youth career
Arsenal, Chelsea, QPR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Reading 67 (14)
2017 Åland United 22 (5)
2018–? CF Florentia 17 (1)
2020– Røa IL 4 (0)
National team
2010 Ireland U17 11
2011–2012 Ireland U19 10
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roche was born and brought up in England but chose to play for the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.[2]

For many years player for Reading,[3][4][5][6][7] in 2017 she took the opportunity to play in a foreign league for the first time, joining Finnish Naisten Liiga club Åland United.

At the end of the championship she decided to move to Italy, to play for Florentia, a team at the top of the Serie B table, in the second part of their 2017–18 season.[8] In September 2020 she made her debut in Norway for Røa IL.[1]

References
  1. Lois Roche at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Lois Roche joins Åland United". LTA Agency. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "Reading Women: Rachel Rowe and Lois Roche sign contracts". BBC. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. "Getting to know you: Reading midfielder Lois Roche". FA WSL. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Sunderland AFC Ladies vs Reading FC Women". Women's Sports UK. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. Trehan, Dev (9 February 2016). "Reading Women boss Kelly Chambers looks ahead to FA WSL 1 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  8. "Lois Roche, una centrocampista inglese per la Florentia" (in Italian). 22 December 2017..
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