Roger Rojas
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| Full name | Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
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| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Necaxa (on loan from Olimpia) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Olimpia | 119 | (70) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Ettifaq (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2015– | Necaxa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Honduras U17 | (9) | |
| 2008–2009 | Honduras U20 | (13) | |
| 2010– | Honduras | 24 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:48, 27 August 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2010 |
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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]
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Club career
Born 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
In 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]
- ↑ Roger Rojas, camino a ser el nuevo “matador” del Olimpia - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Roger Rojas jugará a préstamo por un año con el Al Etiffaq - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Roger Rojas anota su primer gol con el Ettifaq - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Osman Madrid: "Roger Rojas fue prestado por seis meses al Necaxa"
- ↑ FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Roger ROJAS
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Roger Rojas at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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