Sam Rogers

Samual Jarard Rogers (born May 17, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

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.

In April 2021, Rogers signed with USL Championship side OKC Energy.

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.

Rogers returned on the United States on January 13, 2025, signing a two-year deal with Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics Club

International

Honors United States U20 CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2018