| Roger Rojas | |
| Fullname: | Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Height: | 1.72m (05.64feet) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Sporting San José |
| Years1: | 2007–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Olimpia |
| Caps1: | 119 |
| Goals1: | 70 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Al-Ettifaq (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Necaxa (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Alajuelense |
| Caps4: | 68 |
| Goals4: | 37 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Sabah |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Tolima |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | Cartaginés |
| Caps7: | 34 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Sporting San José |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Honduras U17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | Honduras U20 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 13 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010– |
| Nationalteam3: | Honduras |
| Nationalcaps3: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 12:37, 2 June 2022 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 25 July 2021 |
Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo (born 9 June 1990), nicknamed RoRo, is a Honduran professional footballer for Costa Rican club Sporting San José.
Due to his style of play, has been compared to Wilmer Velásquez.[2]
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.[3]
In July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Saudi Arabian side Ettifaq for a year.[4] and scored his first goal in Crown Prince Cup against Al Mojzel.[5]
In January 2015, Rojas was loaned to Mexican side Necaxa for six months.[6]
On 20 August 2019, Rojas signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah FC.[7] On 26 December 2019, Rojas left Sabah by mutual consent.[8]
Following his departure from Sabah, Rojas was signed by Deportes Tolima at the request of head coach Hernán Torres, his former Alajuelense coach.[9]
He represented Honduras in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]
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 Honduras national team's history.[11]
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[12]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2010 | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–2 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 12 October 2010 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 11 June 2013 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
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