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Kemar Roofe comments on playing upfront for Leeds United

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Kemar Roofe is playing upfront for Leeds United at the moment.

Kemar Roofe of Leeds United takes on Jack Hobbs of Nottingham Forest during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Nottingham Forest at Elland Road on January 25, 2017 in...

Leeds United attacker Kemar Roofe has told LUTV that he hopes to carry on playing upfront.

Roofe is a versatile footballer who can operate as a winger or as a striker.

The 24-year-old has been used mainly out wide during his time at Leeds so far, but in recent matches this season he has been deployed up front.

The Englishman has said that he hopes to continue playing upfront for the West Yorkshire outfit.

Leicester City's Austrian defender Aleksandar Dragovic (L) vies with Leeds United's English striker Kemar Roofe during the English League Cup fourth round football match between Leicester...

“No, it’s not,” Roofe told LUTV while discussing whether playing upfront is an unusual position for him. “When I was a kid, I always trained as a striker and gradually I moved out out, but then at Oxford I was upfront and scored my goals, and hopefully I can continue to play upfront for Leeds.”

Kemar Roofe of Leeds and Kevin Long of Burnley in action during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Burnley and Leeds United at Turf Moor on September 19, 2017 in Burnley, England.

Roofe has scored three goals and provided one assist in 10 Championship starts for Leeds so far this season.

The attacker scored three goals and provided seven assists in 28 league starts for the West Yorkshire outfit.

Roofe has been on the books of Leeds since the summer of 2016 when he joined from Oxford United for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £3 million.

Leeds will return to action this afternoon when they take on Barnsley away from home in the Championship.

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