Years Team Name Roger Rojas Height 1.72 m Career start 2007 | Playing position 2014–2015 Al-Ettifaq (loan) Role Footballer Weight 70 kg | |
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Full name Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo Date of birth (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 (age 25) Current teams Honduras national football team (Forward), Club Deportivo Olimpia (#21 / Forward) | ||
Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo, nicknamed RoRo, (born on 9 June 1990) is a Honduran professional footballer. He currently plays for Necaxa of the Ascenso MX on loan from Olimpia.
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Due to his style of play, has been compared to Wilmer Velasquez.
Club career
Born in Tegucigalpa, 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 Jerry Bengtson who was 24 when he scored his 50th.
Al-Ettifaq
In July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Saudi Arabian side Ettifaq for a year. and scored his first goal in Crown Prince Cup against Al Mojzel.
Necaxa
In January 2015 Rojas was loaned to Mexican side Necaxa for six months.
International career
He represented Honduras in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Rojas made his senior debut against El Salvador 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 Honduran national team's history.