Lance Rozeboom (born May 31, 1989) is an American soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lance Rozeboom | ||
| Date of birth | May 31, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Walker, Iowa, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Des Moines Menace | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Cedar River SA | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | New Mexico | 79 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Des Moines Menace | 25 | (1) |
| 2012 | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Rochester Rhinos | 49 | (1) |
| 2015 | Austin Aztex | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Ottawa Fury | 52 | (2) |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 17 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Miami FC | 32 | (0) |
| 2022– | Des Moines Menace | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2021 | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editRozeboom spent his entire college career at the University of New Mexico. In his freshman year in 2008, he made 16 appearances for the Lobos, but didn't record a goal or an assist that year. In 2009, he made started all 20 games for the Lobos and finished with a goal and an assist each. His lone goal came in the first round of the 2009 NCAA College Cup against the University of Portland. Unfortunately, New Mexico would end up losing that match 2–1 in extra time. Rozeboom went on to be named Second team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Academic All-MPSF and ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VI First Team in 2009. In 2010, he started all 20 games for the Lobos and finished with two goals and two assists on his way to being named First Team All-MPSF and Third Team All-West. In 2011, he started all 22 games and finished with three goals and two assists on his way to being named First-Team All-MPSF, First-Team All-Far West and was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 list (No. 37).
Rozeboom also played three years with Des Moines Menace in the USL Premier Development League.[1][2][3]
Professional
editOn January 17, 2012, Rozeboom was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft by D.C. United.[4] After an impressive preseason, he signed a professional contract with the club on March 7.[5] On March 23, Rozeboom suffered a Torn ACL during training and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[6] He was released from the club on February 27, 2013, without making a single appearance for the club.[7]
On March 20, 2013, Rozeboom joined USL Pro club Rochester Rhinos for the 2013 season.[8] He made his professional debut on April 13 in a 3–0 defeat to VSI Tampa Bay FC.[9]
On November 17, 2014, it was announced Rozeboom have moved to new USL Pro franchise Austin Aztex.[10]
On December 18, 2015, Rozeboom and fellow Austin teammate Fernando Timbó were signed by Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League.[11] He was re-signed for the 2017 season as the team jumped to the United Soccer League and latter named the third captain in team history.[12][13]
Rozeboom signed with fellow USL club Tampa Bay Rowdies on January 8, 2018.[14]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| D.C. United | 2012 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochester Rhinos | 2013 | USL Pro | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Austin Aztex | 2015 | USL | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ottawa Fury FC | 2016 | USL | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2017 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2018 | USL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Miami FC | 2019 | NPSL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | NISA | 5 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | USLC | 14 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 201 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes appearances in Canadian Championship and U.S. Open Cup. Note, two early round Open Cup matches list Rozeboom on playing but are not listed on Soccerway. These are: 2013 Second Round versus GPS Portland Phoenix and 2015 First Round versus Laredo Heat.[17][18]
- ^ Includes appearances in the league playoffs.
References
edit- ^ "2007 Des Moines Menace stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "2008 Des Moines Menace stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "2009 Des Moines Menace stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Rozeboom, Green Selected in Supplemental Rounds of Major League Soccer Superdraft". GoLobos.com. University of New Mexico. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ Haydon, John (7 March 2012). "D.C. United signs Lobos star Lance Rozeboom". The Washington Times. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Lance Rozeboom suffers ACL tear". D.C. United. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "D.C. United's drops Salihi contract". ESPN FC. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Rozeboom Joins Rochester Rhinos". Rochester Rhinos. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Soccer Shocker". Rochester Rhinos. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Fury Sign Speedster Chin and Core Duo From Aztex". Ottawa Fury FC. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC re-signs Lance Rozeboom, Kyle Venter". ottawasun. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Lance Rozeboom named new Ottawa Fury FC captain". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Rowdies Expand Roster with Signing of Midfielder Lance Rozeboom". Tampa Bay Rowdies. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Lance Rozeboom at Soccerway
- ^ "Miami FC 2019 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Doherty, Brendan (22 May 2013). "Rochester wins 1-0 in US Open Cup on Tuesday". The Bent Musket. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Austin Aztex: Perales; Gunderson, Ambrose, Rozeboom, Golden; Roushandel, Gyorio, King; Taylor, Fekete, Cuero". Twitter. Laredo Heat SC. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2021.