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Born May 12, 1987 in Rancho Palos Verdes

Robert Hampton Rogers III (born May 12, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. He played as a winger and as a full-back. Rogers also represented the United States national team. In February 2013, Rogers came out as gay, becoming the second male soccer player in Britain to do so after Justin Fashanu in 1990. After a brief retirement, he became the first openly gay man to compete in a top North American professional sports league when he played his first match for the LA Galaxy in May 2013. After one season of playing college soccer at the University of Maryland, Rogers attracted the interest of the Dutch Eredivisie side Heerenveen.

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