Robbie Rogers
Robbie Rogers ( 2009)
Robert " Robbie" Rogers Hampton III ( born May 12, 1987 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California) is an American football player.
Playing career
Youth and College
Rogers attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana. There he was elected twice to the High School All-American. After graduating, he moved to the University of Maryland and played one season for the college selection team Maryland Terrapins. With the team he won the NCAA Championship in 2005.
He also played briefly in 2005 at the Orange County Blue Stars in the USL Premier Development League with.
Career as a professional
In August 2006, Rogers signed a professional contract with the Dutch first division club SC Heerenveen. But he never played a game for the team and moved to the beginning of the MLS season in 2007 to the Columbus Crew. In the 2008 season, Rogers was one of the key players who led the team to winning the MLS Supporters' Shield and the MLS Cup. He was appointed to be the best team of Major League Soccer in 2008.
On January 11, 2012 Rogers moved to Leeds United in the English Football League Championship. After serving in the second half of the season 2011/ 12 in England's second league just three short assignments and a Startelfeinsatz for Leeds completed, Rogers was awarded to the third division side FC Stevenage in August 2012. In the third-tier Football League One, he was / 13 on as a substitute in the 2012 five times and completed a Startelfeinsatz. On January 15, 2013 Leeds United were on the day of the return of Rogers after the end of the lending agreement with FC Stevenage the amicable resolution of the Treaty of Robbie Rogers known.
Exactly one month later, the unsigned Rogers outed on his website as a homosexual and was simultaneously his immediate retirement from professional football known. On May 25, 2013 Rogers announced his comeback in the Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Since then, he is the only professional soccer Major League Soccer, to openly acknowledge his homosexuality. On May 27, 2013, was against Seattle Sounders after coming on in the 77th minute comeback. He is the first outed gay professional who graduated in the MLS game.
National
From 2004 to 2007 Rogers was a member of the U -20 national team of the United States. He participated in the Junior World Cup in 2007 partly in Canada and was a regular, as the team reached the quarter-finals. In the technical report of the tournament he is listed next to Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley as " outstanding player " of his team, and with the words " takes up faster, offensive left midfielder, strong in one-on - one situations, good individual technique " described. A year later, he took part with the U- 23 side at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in China and was the Vorrundenaus in all three games in the starting lineup.
His debut in the U.S. senior national team gave Rogers January 24, 2009 in the game against Sweden. When CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009, he was part of the squad and won the match against Grenada with a goal and two assists. In the final, defeated the U.S. selection with Rogers in the starting lineup with Mexico 0:5.
Rogers was in the provisional squad for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, but was dropped by coach Bob Bradley again on 26 May 2010. His 18th and final international graduated from Rogers on 15 November 2011 when he came on in a friendly match against Slovenia in injury time.