Roger Espinoza
Espinoza playing for Sporting Kansas City in 2012
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| Full name | Roger Aníbal Espinoza Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Cortés, Honduras | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, wing back | ||
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Current team
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Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Yavapai Roughriders | ||
| 2007 | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Arizona Sahuaros | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Sporting Kansas City | 113 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | (2) |
| 2015– | Sporting Kansas City | 47 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Honduras Olympic | 4 | (1) |
| 2009– | Honduras | 46 | (5) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2014 |
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Roger Aníbal Espinoza Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈroʝer espiˈnosa]; born 25 October 1986) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer. Capable of playing both as a defensive midfielder and as a wing back, Espinoza has represented Honduras at two World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Born in Puerto Cortés, Espinoza moved from his native Honduras to Denver, Colorado when he was 12 years old. He attended Denver South High School before transferring to Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado.
He played two years of college soccer at Yavapai College, spending one season with the Arizona Sahuaros of the National Premier Soccer League in 2006. In 2007, he transferred to Ohio State for his junior season. That season, Ohio State advanced to the national championship game of the College Cup. Espinoza scored in the 12th minute, but Ohio State lost to Wake Forest, 2–1. In his one season at Ohio State, Espinoza was named first-team All-Big Ten, second-team all-region, and earned a spot the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team.
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