Robbie Rogers

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Robbie Rogers
Personal information
Full name	Robbie Rogers
Date of birth	May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12) (age 21)
Place of birth	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current club	Columbus Crew
Number	19
Youth clubs
	University of Maryland
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005 2006-07 2007-	Orange County Blue Star Heerenveen Columbus Crew	03 (0) 00 (0) 18 (8)
National team2
2004-2007 2007	USA U-20 USA U-23	15 (3) 02 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

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.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Columbus Crew 1.2 Stats 2 International career 3 See also

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Stats

Season	Club	Domestic League
		Apps	Goals
2007	Columbus Crew	10	3
2008	Columbus Crew	8	5

*As of May 24, 2008.

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

v • d • e Columbus Crew – current squad 1 Hesmer • 2 Hejduk • 3 Evans • 4 Padula • 5 O'Rourke • 6 Iro • 7 Barros Schelotto • 8 Oughton • 9 Garey • 10 Moreno • 11 Só • 12 Gaven • 13 Peterson • 14 Marshall • 15 Miglioranzi • 16 Carroll • 17 Ekpo • 18 Schoeni • 19 Rogers • 20 Hernández • 21 Miller • 22 Moffat • 23 Hendrickson • 24 Zayner • 25 Josten • 27 Junge • 30 Gruenebaum • 31 Burns • 32 Lenhart • Coach: Schmid