Robbie Rogers

Personal information
Full name	Robert Hampton Rogers III
Date of birth	May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12) (age 22)
Place of birth	Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Columbus Crew
Number	19
Youth career
2005	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005	Orange County Blue Star	3	(0)
2006–2007	Heerenveen	0	(0)
2007–	Columbus Crew	59	(10)
National team‡
2004–2007	United States U-20	15	(3)
2008	United States U-23	5	(0)
2009–	United States	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:43, 27 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2009

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

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

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 Orange County Blue Star of the Premier Development League.

[edit] Professional

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, and 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.

[edit] International

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 largely invisible that game, and was considered an unfinished product. 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 crosses to both Landon Donovan and Johnathan Bornstein led to the United States 2 goals in the 2-2 draw with Costa Rica.^[1]

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 Jul 2009	Qwest Field, Seattle, United States	Grenada	3-0	4-0	2009 Gold Cup

[edit] Personal

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.

Rogers is humorously referred to as "Robinho" by Fox Sports en Español commentator Jorge Caamaño.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Columbus Crew

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2008
• Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (2): 2008, 2009

[edit] Individual

• MLS Best XI: 2008

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile

v • d • e United States squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Seitz • 2 Wynne • 3 Orozco • 4 Bradley • 5 McCarty • 6 Edu • 7 Holden • 8 Szetela • 9 Davies • 10 Feilhaber • 11 Adu • 12 Altidore • 13 Ianni • 14 Rogers • 15 Parkhurst • 16 Kljestan • 17 McBride • 18 Guzan • Coach: Nowak

v • d • e United States squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-Up 1 Perkins • 2 Pearce • 3 Goodson • 4 Marshall • 5 Beckerman • 6 Cherundolo • 7 Rogers • 8 Pause • 9 Davies • 10 Holden • 11 Ching • 12 Conrad • 13 Clark • 14 Parkhurst • 15 Cronin • 16 Heaps • 17 Cooper • 18 Robles • 19 Adu • 20 Quaranta • 21 Evans • 22 Arnaud • 23 Busch • Coach: Bradley