Rangers title hero, 32, wakes up unemployed as he's released by club just a year after Ibrox exit
It comes after he spent eight months as a free agent after being let go by the Ibrox club in summer.
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One of Rangers' title heroes has been released from his contract
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He helped Gers win their 55th league title in 2020/21
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Kemar Roofe was left without a club for eight months after leaving Ibrox last summer
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Kemar Roofe spent four seasons with Rangers after joining from Belgian side Anderlecht.
The Jamaica international hit 38 goals in 108 games in his time in Glasgow.
He was part of Steven Gerrard's title-winning squad in the 2020/21 season, scoring 18 times in all competitions in his debut year.
Roofe was left unemployed after being released by Gers last summer, having only scored twice in 24 appearances last season.
The 32-year-old then faced a wait of eight months to find his next club, when Derby County snapped him up on a free transfer in February.
But things haven't worked out for the striker in the Championship, and he hasn't been offered new terms upon the expiry of his current deal.
Roofe has played just three times for the English outfit and has failed to score a goal.
Despite playing internationally for Jamaica, Roofe was born and raised in England, and featured for Northampton, Colchester, Oxford United and Leeds earlier in his career.
He was then signed by Vincent Kompany in his first managerial role in charge of Anderlecht.
He only spent one season in Belgium before transferring to Rangers.
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After successful scoring seasons in his first two years at Ibrox, injuries derailed his progress and he only scored four times between 2022-2024.
He eventually joined Derby after the Rams had shown interest in him during his spells of good form in Glasgow, but Roofe now faces a hunt for a third club in the last year.
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