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.
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.Roger Rojas, camino a ser el nuevo “matador” del Olimpia – Diez
Al-Ettifaq In July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Saudi Arabian side Ettifaq for a year.Roger Rojas jugará a préstamo por un año con el Al Etiffaq – Diez and scored his first goal in Crown Prince Cup against Al Mojzel.Roger Rojas anota su primer gol con el Ettifaq – Diez
Necaxa In January 2015, Rojas was loaned to Mexican side Necaxa for six months.Osman Madrid: "Roger Rojas fue prestado por seis meses al Necaxa"
Sabah On 20 August 2019, Rojas signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah FC. On 26 December 2019, Rojas left Sabah by mutual consent.
Tolima Following his departure from Sabah, Rojas was signed by Deportes Tolima at the request of head coach Hernán Torres, his former Alajuelense coach.Deportes Tolima de Colombia ficha al hondureño Roger Rojas; El Heraldo (in Spanish)
International career He represented Honduras in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.FIFA.com – FIFA Player Statistics: Roger ROJAS
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.
International goals Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 4 September 2010 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States 2–1 2–2 Friendly 2 12 October 2010 1–0 2–0 3 11 June 2013 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
C.D. Olimpia Liga Profesional de Honduras (6): 2009–10 C, 2011–12 A, 2011–12 C, 2012–13 A, 2012–13 C, 2013–14 C CONCACAF League: 2017Olimpia gana en penales a Santos de Guápiles y se corona campeón de la Concacaf League; La Prensa, 26 October 2017
Individual CONCACAF League Team of the Tournament: 2017 CONCACAF League Golden Boot: 2017
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