Sam_Rogers_(soccer)
Sam Rogers (soccer)
American soccer player (born 1999)
Samual Jarard Rogers (born May 17, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Eliteserien club HamKam, on loan from Lillestrøm.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samual Jarard Rogers | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-05-17) May 17, 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HamKam | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Tacoma Defiance | 64 | (3) |
| 2021 | OKC Energy | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → HamKam (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Rosenborg | 38 | (6) |
| 2023– | Lillestrøm | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → HamKam (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | United States | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 28, 2023 | |||
Rogers joined the Seattle Sounders FC Academy in 2013 and attended Ballard High School in Seattle. On February 23, 2017, it was announced that he signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Villanova University.[1] On June 13, 2017, Rogers instead chose to forgo college to sign his first professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2.[2] Just six days later, on June 19, he graduated from high school.
On March 26, 2017, he made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 2–1 defeat to Sacramento Republic.[3] Rogers scored his first goal for Seattle Sounders FC 2 on April 25, 2017, in a 3–2 loss to San Antonio.[4] He trialed with Standard Liege in 2019 and joined the Seattle Sounders FC preseason camp in early 2020.[5]
In April 2021, Rogers signed with USL Championship side OKC Energy.
In August 2021, Rogers signed with Norwegian second-tier team HamKam on loan until the end of the season.[6] After HamKam gained promotion, Rogers signed a contract for a permanent deal at the start of 2022.[7] A month later Rosenborg, led by his former HamKam manager Kjetil Rekdal, completed the transfer of Rogers to Rosenborg.[8]
On 31 August 2023, Rogers signed with Lillestrøm, on a contract until end of 2026.[9]
Club
- As of match played July 27, 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2017 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tacoma Defiance | 2017 | USL Championship[11] | 25 | 2 | – | 25 | 2 | |
| 2018 | USL Championship | 11 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | USL Championship | 20 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | USL Championship | 8 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 3 | – | 64 | 3 | |||
| OKC Energy | 2021 | USL Championship | 12 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| HamKam (loan) | 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Rosenborg BK | 2022 | Eliteserien | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2023 | Eliteserien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| HamKam (loan) | 2024 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 140 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 152 | 10 | ||
- Includes U.S. Open Cup and Norwegian Football Cup
International
- As of match played January 28, 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
United States U20
- "Men's Soccer Signs Six Players to National Letters of Intent". Villanova.com. Villanova Wildcats. February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- "Sounders FC 2 signs defender Sam Rogers". SoundersFC.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Sounders FC 2 falls to San Antonio FC 3-2 at Starfire Stadium". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. April 25, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- "Sounders FC 2 falls 2-1 to Sacrmento Republic FC in season-opening match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. March 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- Evans, Jayda (February 4, 2020). "Ahead of closed-door scrimmage, young Sounders hoping to make a mark and secure a contract". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- "American defender to HamKam". August 8, 2021.
- "Sam Rogers joins us in Eliteserien". January 1, 2022.
- "Sam Rogers to Rosenborg". February 10, 2022.
- "Sam Rogers klar for LSK" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- "Sam Rogers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "Sam Rogers". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Sam Rogers at National-Football-Teams.com
