With the Seattle Sounders just weeks away from playing their first competitive match of the season, their players got a pass from being asked to participate in the upcoming United States men’s national team training camp. But there will still be a local presence as Sam Rogers received his first senior team call-up.
Rogers, a Seattle native, came through the Sounders Academy, played four seasons with S2/Tacoma Defiance and regularly earned call-ups for various youth national teams. But after failing to make the first-team roster ahead of the 2020 season, he had a bit of a falling out with the organization and ultimately left on a free transfer.