Roy Lassiter

Roy Lassiter
Personal information
Full name Roy Lee Lassiter
Date of birth (1969-03-09) March 9, 1969
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1985-1988 Athens Drive
1989 Raleigh United
1989 Lees-McRae College
1990-1992 NC State Wolfpack
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992-1993 Turrialba 25 (1)
1993–1994 Carmelita 30 (7)
1994–1996 Alajuelense 43 (17)
1996–1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny 60 (37)
1996–1997 → Genoa (loan) 12 (0)
1998–1999 D.C. United 55 (36)
2000 Miami Fusion 27 (8)
2001–2002 Kansas City Wizards 25 (7)
2002 D.C. United 12 (0)
2003 Virginia Beach Mariners 25 (7)
2004 Laredo Heat 1 (0)
Total 315 (120)
National team
1992–2000 United States 34 (4)
Teams managed
2003–2005 Dripping Springs SC (Dir. of Coaching)
2005–2008 Austin United Capitals (Dir. of Coaching)
2009-2014 Albion SC (Dir. of Advancement)
2014-Present Arsenal F.C U.S (U-16 Academy Coach)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Roy Lassiter (born March 9, 1969 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American soccer striker. He is the father of LA Galaxy player Ariel Lassiter.

Early life

Lassiter was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina where he attended Athens Drive High School. He was the North Carolina State 4-A Player of the Year as a senior and a high school All-American. That year, he led his high school soccer team to the state championship while scoring a state record 47 goals. He also played for a local youth club, Raleigh United, which lost to the LaJolla Nomads in the 1989 McGuire National Club Championship Cup. Lassiter attended Lees-McRae College in 1989. He then transferred to North Carolina State University where he was a 1991 First Team All-ACC and All South.[1]

Club career

While convalesing, Lassiter was contacted by Turrialba from Costa Rica in 1992. As Lassiter recalls it, "I have no idea how they got my name. They paid for my trip down there while still recovering from my leg injury, and I signed a contract."[2] He also played for Carmelita and in summer 1995, Alajuelense sold him to Major League Soccer.[3]

In 1996, Lassiter won the top goalscorer award in Major League Soccer, scoring 27 goals for Tampa Bay Mutiny,[4] after when he was loaned for 6 months to Italian Serie B side Genoa.[5] Lassiter was traded to DC United in 1998 for Roy Wegerle. He played two seasons in DC, winning the MLS Cup in 1999. Lassiter was traded to the Miami Fusion in 2000 due to salary cap, to the Kansas City Wizards in 2001, and back to DC in the middle of the 2002 season. He ended his MLS career with 88 regular season goals, a record surpassed in 2004 by Jason Kreis. Lassiter added 13 goals in MLS playoffs and is 3rd in that category behind Carlos Ruiz and Landon Donovan. He ended his professional career with A-League's Virginia Beach Mariners in 2003 as player/assistant coach, but played a few games with Laredo Heat of the USL Premier Development League and the exhibition Austin Posse in 2004 to help promote their clubs.[6]

International career

Lassiter was called up to the U.S. national team in January 1992. He earned his first cap as a substitute for Eric Wynalda in a 1-0 loss to the Commonwealth of Independent States which briefly succeeded the Soviet Union. However, he broke his leg in a practice collision with Bruce Murray a few days later. That year he also earned his second cap with the national team when he came in as a sub for Frank Klopas in an August 16 loss to Sweden. Two months later, he played a third time for the national team, again as a substitute, this time for Roy Wegerle. Lassiter scored the game-winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Saudi Arabia. Lassiter's career continued to rise, he earned his first start for the national team in December 1996 and became a regular for much of 1997. While Lassiter had played consistently for the U.S. in 1997 his appearances tapered off in 1998 and he was selected as an alternate for the 1998 FIFA World Cup roster. He played only one game in 2000, his last with the national team. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and finished his international career with 34 caps and 4 goals.[8]

International Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 October 8, 1995 Washington, D.C.  Saudi Arabia 4–3 4–3 Friendly
2 December 14, 1996 Palo Alto, California  Costa Rica 2–0 2-1 1998 World Cup qualifying
3 March 23, 1997 San Jose, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 2–2 2–3 1998 World Cup qualifying
4 June 29, 1997 San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–0 1–1 1998 World Cup qualifying

Honours

Club honours

L.D. Alajuelense

Tampa Bay Mutiny

D.C. United

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ NC State soccer records
  2. ↑ - SoccerAmerica
  3. ↑ Venderán a Lassiter - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Roy Lassiter quiere más - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Lassiter listo Ayer firmó con el Génova - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Roy Lassiter - GOLNOIR
  7. ↑ Roy Lassiter – FIFA competition record
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Costa Rica 1995/96". rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tampa Bay Mutiny - 1996". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "MLS Cup 1998 - Chicago Fire 2 DC United 0". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "MLS Cup 1999 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 DC United 2". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 "Trophy Case". DC United. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  14. 1 2 "What Ever Happened To ... Roy Lassiter". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Roy Lassiter". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 20 August 2014. (with Tampa Bay Mutiny)
  16. ↑ "CONCACAF Champions Cup Final: D.C. United (MLS) 1 Toluca (Mexico) 0". Soccer America. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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