Samual Jarard Rogers (born May 17, 1999) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for Eliteserien club HamKam, on loan from Lillestrøm.

Career

Rogers joined the

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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

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. 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

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in 2019 and joined the Seattle Sounders FC preseason camp in early 2020. In April 2021, Rogers signed with USL Championship side

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. In August 2021, Rogers signed with Norwegian second-tier team HamKam on loan until the end of the season. After HamKam gained promotion, Rogers signed a contract for a permanent deal at the start of 2022. A month later Rosenborg, led by his former HamKam manager Kjetil Rekdal, completed the transfer of Rogers to Rosenborg. On 31 August 2023, Rogers signed with Lillestrøm, on a contract until end of 2026.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

United States U20 *

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* * 1999 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders OKC Energy FC players Soccer players from Seattle Tacoma Defiance players USL Championship players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players Hamarkameratene players Rosenborg BK players Norwegian First Division players American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway American expatriate sportspeople in Norway {{US-footy-defender-stub