Travis Roy (born May 10, 1974) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the

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and National Professional Soccer League. He was the 1998 NPSL Rookie of the Year.

Youth

Born in Detroit, Roy grew up in Livonia, Michigan. He graduated from Stevenson High School where he played on the Michigan State High School soccer championship team. He attended the

University of Wisconsin-Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

, playing on the men's soccer team from 1992 to 1995. The Badgers won the 1995

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. Roy graduated with a double degree in history and political science.

Professional

The

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selected Roy in the Territorial Round of the 1995 National Professional Soccer League Amateur Draft, but Roy did not sign with the team. On April 15, 1996, he signed with the

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of the

. In 1997, Roy and his teammates won the USISL A-League championship. In the fall of 1997, Roy moved indoors with the

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of the NPSL where he was named the 1997–1998 Rookie of the Year. On February 1, 1998, the MetroStars selected Roy in the second round (fourteenth overall) of the

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. The MetroStars sent him on loan to the Staten Island Vipers at the end of May before waiving him the first week of June.Fusion To Start Second Half Vs. D.C.
/ref> He rejoined the Rampage on July 11, 1998 for the 1998 outdoor season before moving indoors with the Rockers for the 1998–1999 NPSL season. On March 20, 1999, the Rockers traded Roy and Mariano Bollella to the St. Louis Ambush for Lee Tschantret. In September 2000, Roy signed with the

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. The Blizzard folded at the end of the season and on August 20, 2001, the

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selected Roy in the sixth round (thirty-second) overall of the MISL Dispersal Draft. He did not sign with the Crunch.

References

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