Lois Jade Roche (born 18 June 1993) is a
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Lewes of
FA Women's Championship, the second level of women's league football in England.
Roche was born and brought up in England but chose to play for the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.
For many years player for Reading, in 2017 she took the opportunity to play in a foreign league for the first time, joining Finnish
Naisten Liiga
The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Lii ...
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.
[.] In September 2020 she made her debut in Norway for
Røa IL
Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy, and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy, and Nordic skiing have been do ...
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References
External links
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FA Ireland player profile
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Living people
1993 births
Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers
Women's association football midfielders
Women's Super League players
Reading F.C. Women players
Åland United players
Kansallinen Liiga players
Florentia San Gimignano SSD players
Serie A (women's football) players
Røa IL players
Toppserien players
Republic of Ireland expatriate women's association footballers
Irish expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Expatriate women's footballers in Finland
Irish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
Irish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
Women's Championship (England) players