Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo (born 9 June 1990), nicknamed ''RoRo'', is a Honduran professional

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for Costa Rican club Sporting San José. Due to his style of play, has been compared to

Wilmer Velásquez Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for C.D. Ol ...

Club career

Born in

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, Rojas plays as a striker for Olimpia. In April 2013, he scored his 50th league goal against Platense aged 22, making him the youngest player to reach the milestone and surpassing national team striker

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who was 24 when he scored his 50th.

Al-Ettifaq

In July 2014, Rojas was loaned to

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n side Ettifaq for a year. and scored his first goal in

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against Al Mojzel.

Necaxa

In January 2015, Rojas was loaned to Mexican side

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for six months.

Sabah

On 20 August 2019, Rojas signed a one-year contract with

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side Sabah FC. On 26 December 2019, Rojas left Sabah by mutual consent.

Tolima

Following his departure from Sabah, Rojas was signed by

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at the request of head coach

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, his former

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coach.

International career

He represented

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in the

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. Rojas made his senior debut against

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on 5 September 2010, scoring his first goal in the process. This goal also meant that Rojas became the youngest ever goal scorer in the Honduras national team's history.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Honours

C.D. Olimpia *

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(6): 2009–10 C, 2011–12 A, 2011–12 C, 2012–13 A, 2012–13 C, 2013–14 C *

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Olimpia gana en penales a Santos de Guápiles y se corona campeón de la Concacaf League
'' La Prensa'', 26 October 2017 Individual *

Team of the Tournament:

Golden Boot:

References

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