Robbie Rogers

Football player infobox| playername= Robbie Rogers


fullname = Robert Hampton Rogers
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|5|12
cityofbirth = Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
countryofbirth = United States
height = Height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Columbus Crew
position = Forward / Winger
clubnumber = 19
youthyears =
youthclubs = University of Maryland
years = 2005
2006-07
2007-
clubs = Orange County Blue Star
Heerenveen
Columbus Crew
caps(goals) = 03 0(0)
00 0(0)
33 0(10)
nationalyears = 2004-2007
2007-2008
nationalteam = USA U-20
USA U-23
nationalcaps(goals) =15 (3)
05 (1)
pcupdate = 19 September 2008
ntupdate = 23 Aug 2008

Robbie Rogers (born 12 May 1987 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

Club career

Rogers began his career with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League. After one year at the University of Maryland, he gave up his final three years of collegiate eligibility to sign his first professional contract with sc Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie in the Netherlands. Rogers never played for the Heerenveen first team though.

Columbus Crew

Rogers was acquired by the Columbus Crew prior to the beginning of the 2007 Major League Soccer season after they won a Draft Lottery for the player.

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International career

Rogers played over 20 games for the United States U-20 men's national soccer team from 2004 to 2007. He played for his country at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. Peter Nowak, current coach of the men's 2008 US Olympic Team, placed Rogers on the roster for the Beijing Games. Rogers played in all three games for the US.

ee also

*List of current MLS players