Roger Rojas

Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo (born 9 June 1990), nicknamed RoRo, is a Honduran professional footballer for Costa Rican club Sporting San José.

Roger Rojas
Rojas in 2015
Personal information
Full name Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sporting San José
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2017 Olimpia 119 (70)
2014–2015 → Al-Ettifaq (loan) 11 (4)
2015–2016 → Necaxa (loan) 13 (5)
2018–2019 Alajuelense 68 (37)
2019 Sabah 11 (0)
2020 Tolima 7 (0)
2021 Cartaginés 34 (10)
2022– Sporting San José 14 (2)
International career‡
2007 Honduras U17 (9)
2008–2009 Honduras U20 (13)
2010– Honduras 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:37, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2021
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Lazo.

Due to his style of play, has been compared to Wilmer Velásquez.[2]

Club career

Born in Tegucigalpa, Rojas plays as a striker for Olimpia. In April 2013, he scored his 50th league goal against Platense aged 22, making him the youngest player to reach the milestone and surpassing national team striker Jerry Bengtson who was 24 when he scored his 50th.[3]

Al-Ettifaq

In July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Saudi Arabian side Ettifaq for a year.[4] and scored his first goal in Crown Prince Cup against Al Mojzel.[5]

Necaxa

In January 2015, Rojas was loaned to Mexican side Necaxa for six months.[6]

Sabah

On 20 August 2019, Rojas signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah FC.[7] On 26 December 2019, Rojas left Sabah by mutual consent.[8]

Tolima

Following his departure from Sabah, Rojas was signed by Deportes Tolima at the request of head coach Hernán Torres, his former Alajuelense coach.[9]

International career

He represented Honduras in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

Rojas made his senior debut against El Salvador on 5 September 2010, scoring his first goal in the process. This goal also meant that Rojas became the youngest ever goal scorer in the Honduras national team's history.[11]

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 September 2010Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States El Salvador2–12–2Friendly
212 October 2010 Guatemala1–02–0
311 June 2013Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Jamaica2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

C.D. Olimpia

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Hoduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  3. Roger Rojas, camino a ser el nuevo “matador” del Olimpia – Diez (in Spanish)
  4. Roger Rojas jugará a préstamo por un año con el Al Etiffaq – Diez (in Spanish)
  5. Roger Rojas anota su primer gol con el Ettifaq – Diez (in Spanish)
  6. Osman Madrid: "Roger Rojas fue prestado por seis meses al Necaxa"
  7. "ROCER ROXAS "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 20 August 2019.
  8. "ROCER ROXASLA YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  9. Deportes Tolima de Colombia ficha al hondureño Roger Rojas; El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  10. FIFA.com – FIFA Player Statistics: Roger ROJAS
  11. "Roger Rojas: "Espero anotar mi primer gol en Puerto Cortés"" (in Spanish). Diario Tiempo. 10 September 2010.
  12. "Rojas, Roger". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  13. Olimpia gana en penales a Santos de Guápiles y se corona campeón de la Concacaf League; La Prensa, 26 October 2017
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