Sam Rogers (soccer)

Samual Rogers (born May 17, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Norwegian club Lillestrøm.

Sam Rogers
Personal information
Full name Samual Jarard Rogers
Date of birth (1999-05-17) May 17, 1999
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lillestrøm
Number 5
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 2 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U20 3 (0)
2023– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 20, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 28, 2023

Career

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]

Career statistics

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 2017 MLS 002020
Tacoma Defiance 2017 USL Championship[11] 252–252
2018 USL Championship 110–110
2019 USL Championship 200–200
2020 USL Championship 81–81
Total 643–643
OKC Energy 2021 USL Championship 120–120
HamKam 2021 Norwegian First Division 17110181
Rosenborg BK 2022 Eliteserien 23630266
2023 15030180
Total 38660446
Career total 1311012014310
  1. Includes U.S. Open Cup and Norwegian Football Cup

International
As of match played January 28, 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202310
Total10

Honors

United States U20

References
  1. "Men's Soccer Signs Six Players to National Letters of Intent". Villanova.com. Villanova Wildcats. February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  2. "Sounders FC 2 signs defender Sam Rogers". SoundersFC.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "American defender to HamKam". August 8, 2021.
  7. "Sam Rogers joins us in Eliteserien". January 1, 2022.
  8. "Sam Rogers to Rosenborg". February 10, 2022.
  9. "Sam Rogers klar for LSK" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  10. "Sam Rogers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  11. "Sam Rogers". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  12. Sam Rogers at National-Football-Teams.com


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