| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Hampton Rogers III | ||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2005 | Maryland Terrapins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Orange County Blue Star | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Columbus Crew | 115 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2007 | United States U20 | 15 | (3) |
| 2008 | United States U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009– | United States | 18 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Robbie Rogers (born May 12, 1987 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California) is an American soccer player who is currently a free agent and also plays for the United States men's national soccer team.
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Rogers started playing soccer at age 4 1/2 in AYSO. Starting at age 7 Rogers played club soccer in the Coast Soccer league as well as in various Hispanic leagues. Rogers attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he was a two-time High School All-American in soccer. He played one season of college soccer at the University of Maryland, helping lead the team to the 2005 NCAA Championship. Rogers also briefly played with Hucknall Town of the Northern Premier league in england.
In August 2006, Rogers signed his first professional contract with Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie. However, Rogers never made a first team appearance for Heerenveen although he played in several reserve matches. Heerenveen won the reserve league title that year. He 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. He was an important part of the Columbus Crew team that won the MLS Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup in 2008, and was also named to the MLS Best XI the same year. In 2009 he was an important part of the Crew's winning the Supporter's Shield. In December 2011 Rogers became a free agent not resigning with the Crew.[1] Rogers is reported to be on the verge of signing a contract with English Championship side Leeds United following a successful trial at the club.[2]
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, coach of the men's 2008 US Olympic Team, placed Rogers on the roster for the Beijing Games, and Rogers played in all three games for the US.
USMNT head coach Bob Bradley called Rogers in for the World Cup Qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago on October 15, but was later replaced by Chris Rolfe due to a back injury. Rogers was then included in the 25-man January camp preceding a friendly against Sweden on January 24, 2009, and made the starting eleven. He was selected for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup for the United States. Rogers impressed in with his performance versus Grenada scoring a goal and adding 2 assists, earning man of the match honors.
On October 1, 2009, Bradley called Rogers up to play United States' final two matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. His two crosses that game led to both goals in the 2-2 tie. Rogers was wearing the number 9 jersey, the same jersey as his teammate Charlie Davies who had gotten injured in a car crash earlier in the week.
On May 11, 2010, Bradley selected Rogers for the 30-man preliminary roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and came on as second half substitute of the May 25 friendly vs. Czech Republic.[3] He was cut from the final World Cup roster on May 26. On August 10, 2011, Rogers scored his second international goal off a Brek Shea cross in a friendly match against Mexico.
| Club | Season | League | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | SuperLiga | Champions League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2007 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2008 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 97 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 128 | 17 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 Jul 2009 | Qwest Field, Seattle, United States | Grenada | 3-0 | 4-0 | 2009 Gold Cup |
| 2. | 10 Aug 2011 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | Mexico | 1-1 | 1-1 | Friendly |
He is the son of Theresa and Robert Hampton Rogers II. He has one brother named Timothy and three sisters, Nicole Camilla, Alicia, and Katie Rose. His mother's family is originally from the Columbus area where Rogers played for the Crew.[4]
Rogers is humorously referred to as "Robinho" by Fox Sports en Español commentator Jorge Caamaño.
Columbus Crew Hardest Working Player Award 2011
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