Lance Rozeboom (born May 31, 1989) is an American

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player.

Career

College and amateur

Rozeboom spent his entire college career at the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in th ...

. 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 The University of Portland (UP) is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1901 and is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, which also founded UP's sister school, the University of Notre Da ...

. 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

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in the

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Professional

On January 17, 2012, Rozeboom was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft by

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. After an impressive preseason, he signed a professional contract with the club on March 7. On March 23, Rozeboom suffered a Torn ACL during training and was ruled out for the rest of the season. He was released from the club on February 27, 2013, without making a single appearance for the club. On March 20, 2013, Rozeboom joined

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club

Rochester Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

for the 2013 season. He made his professional debut on April 13 in a 3–0 defeat to VSI Tampa Bay FC. On November 17, 2014, it was announced Rozeboom have moved to new

franchise

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer p ...

. On December 18, 2015, Rozeboom and fellow Austin teammate

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were signed by

Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium. The Ottawa Fury FC were di ...

of the

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. 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. Rozeboom signed with fellow USL club

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

on January 8, 2018.

Career statistics

References

External links

New Mexico Lobos bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozeboom, Lance 1989 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Austin Aztex players D.C. United draft picks D.C. United players Des Moines Menace players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Miami FC players New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Ottawa Fury FC players Sportspeople from Linn County, Iowa Rochester Rhinos players Soccer players from Iowa Tampa Bay Rowdies players USL Championship players USL League Two players National Independent Soccer Association players