Sam Rogers (soccer)

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Sam Rogers
Personal information
Full name Samual Jarard Rogers
Date of birth (1999-05-17) May 17, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Youth career
2013–2017 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Tacoma Defiance 64 (3)
2021 OKC Energy 12 (0)
2021 → HamKam (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 Rosenborg 38 (6)
2023–2024 Lillestrøm 6 (0)
2024 → HamKam (loan) 3 (0)
2024 → Aalesund (loan) 12 (0)
2025– Chicago Fire 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U20 3 (0)
2023– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 14, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 28, 2023

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

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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]

Rogers returned on the United States on January 13, 2025, signing a two-year deal with Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of September 3, 2024 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Sounders 2017 MLS 0020—20
Tacoma Defiance 2017 USL Championship [12] 252——252
2018 USL Championship110——110
2019 USL Championship200——200
2020 USL Championship81——81
Total643——643
OKC Energy 2021 USL Championship120——120
HamKam (loan) 2021 1. divisjon 17110—181
Rosenborg 2022 Eliteserien 23620—256
2023 150301 [b] 0180
Total3865010436
Lillestrøm 2023 Eliteserien6000—60
HamKam (loan) 2024 3030—60
Aalesund (loan) 2024 1. divisjon4000—40
Career total144101101015610

International

As of match played January 28, 2023 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202310
Total10

Honors

United States U20

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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. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Sam Rogers from Lillestrøm SK | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  11. ↑ "Sam Rogers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sam Rogers". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  13. ↑ Sam Rogers at National-Football-Teams.com
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