Roger Rojas

Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo (born 9 June 1990), nicknamed RoRo, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays for Colombian team Deportes Tolima in Categoría Primera A.

Roger Rojas
Personal information
Full name Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo
Date of birth (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Deportes Tolima
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2017 Olimpia 119 (70)
2014–2015 → Al-Ettifaq (loan) 11 (4)
2015–2016 → Necaxa (loan) 12 (5)
2018–2019 Alajuelense 68 (37)
2019 Sabah 11 (0)
2020– Tolima 7 (0)
National team‡
2007 Honduras U17 (9)
2008–2009 Honduras U20 (13)
2010– Honduras 32 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Lazo.

Due to his style of play, has been compared to Wilmer Velásquez.[1]

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.[2]

Al-Ettifaq

In July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Saudi Arabian side Ettifaq for a year.[3] and scored his first goal in Crown Prince Cup against Al Mojzel.[4]

Necaxa

In January 2015, Rojas was loaned to Mexican side Necaxa for six months.[5]

Sabah

On 20 August 2019, Rojas signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah FC.[6] On 26 December 2019, Rojas left Sabah by mutual consent.[7]

Tolima

Following his departure from Sabah, Rojas was signed by Deportes Tolima at the request of head coach Hernán Torres, his former Alajuelense coach.[8]

International career

He represented Honduras in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]

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.[10]

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[11]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 September 2010Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States El Salvador2–12–2Friendly
212 October 2010 Guatemala1–02–0
311 June 2013Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Jamaica2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours and awards

Club
C.D. Olimpia

References
  2. Roger Rojas, camino a ser el nuevo “matador” del Olimpia – Diez (in Spanish)
  3. Roger Rojas jugará a préstamo por un año con el Al Etiffaq – Diez (in Spanish)
  4. Roger Rojas anota su primer gol con el Ettifaq – Diez (in Spanish)
  5. Osman Madrid: "Roger Rojas fue prestado por seis meses al Necaxa"
  6. "ROCER ROXAS "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 20 August 2019.
  7. "ROCER ROXASLA YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. Deportes Tolima de Colombia ficha al hondureño Roger Rojas; El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  9. FIFA.com – FIFA Player Statistics: Roger ROJAS
  10. "Roger Rojas: "Espero anotar mi primer gol en Puerto Cortés"" (in Spanish). Diario Tiempo. 10 September 2010.
  11. "Rojas, Roger". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  12. Olimpia gana en penales a Santos de Guápiles y se corona campeón de la Concacaf League; La Prensa, 26 October 2017
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