Sam Rogers

Samual Rogers (born May 17, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Norwegian club Lillestrøm. 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. On June 13, 2017, Rogers instead chose to forgo college to sign his first professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC 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. Rogers scored his first goal for Seattle Sounders FC 2 on April 25, 2017, in a 3–2 loss to San Antonio. He trialed with Standard Liege in 2019 and joined the Seattle Sounders FC preseason camp in early 2020.