Roger Rojas

Roger Rojas
Personal information
Full nameRoger Fabricio Rojas Lazo
Date of birth9 June 1990
Place of birthTegucigalpa, Honduras
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Necaxa (on loan from Olimpia)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–Olimpia119(70)
2014–2015Al-Ettifaq (loan)5(3)
2015–Necaxa (loan)0(0)
National team‡
2007Honduras U17(9)
2008–2009Honduras U20(13)
2010–Honduras24(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:48, 27 August 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Lazo.

Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo, nicknamed RoRo, (born on 9 June 1990) is a Honduran professional footballer. He currently plays for Necaxa of the Ascenso MX on loan from Olimpia.

Due to his style of play, has been compared to Wilmer Velásquez.[1]

Club career

Born in 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.[2]

Al-Ettifaq

In July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Saudi Arabian side Ettifaq for a year.[3] and scored his first goal in Crown Prince Cup against Al Mojzel.[4]

Necaxa

On January 2015 Rojas was loaned to Mexican side Necaxa for six months.[5]

International career

He represented Honduras in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]

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 Honduran national team's history.[7]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 September 4, 2010 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  El Salvador 2-2 Draw Friendly
2 October 12, 2010 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Guatemala 2-0 Win Friendly
3 June 11, 2013 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Jamaica 2-0 Win 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Roger Rojas, camino a ser el nuevo “matador” del Olimpia - Diez (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Roger Rojas jugará a préstamo por un año con el Al Etiffaq - Diez (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Roger Rojas anota su primer gol con el Ettifaq - Diez (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Osman Madrid: "Roger Rojas fue prestado por seis meses al Necaxa"
  6. ↑ FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Roger ROJAS
  7. ↑ "Roger Rojas: "Espero anotar mi primer gol en Puerto Cortés"" (in Spanish). Diario Tiempo. 10 September 2010.

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