Charles Nosike Rugg (born October 2, 1990) is an American soccer player.

Career

Professional

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selected Rugg in the first round (No. 19 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Rugg made his debut for Galaxy on April 27, 2013 against

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and also scored his first professional goal in the 13th minute. On March 22, 2014 Rugg was sent down to the

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, the reserve side of the Galaxy, and played in the sides first

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match against the Orange County Blues. He started the match and scored the first goal in Galaxy II history in the 40th minute. Rugg was loaned to

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for the rest of the NASL season on October 1, 2014. He made his debut on October 4, 2014 against the

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and scored his first goal against San Antonio Scorpions on October 18, 2014. His game-winning goal against

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earned him Play of the Week honors. Over the course of his loan, he started and played 90 minutes in all five games he was available for, with the team getting three wins and two draws in those matches. On March 18, 2015, Rugg rejoined

on a season-long loan. Rugg's MLS contract was not renewed by the LA Galaxy following the 2015 season He signed with Eintracht Trier 05 in February 2016 and scored twice in his debut against

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* * 1990 births Living people American soccer players Boston College Eagles men's soccer players GPS Portland Phoenix players Worcester Hydra players LA Galaxy players LA Galaxy II players Indy Eleven players Soccer players from Boston LA Galaxy draft picks USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players American expatriate soccer players in Germany Regionalliga players Men's association football forwards FK Pirmasens players People from Roslindale American expatriate soccer players {{US-footy-forward-stub