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Kevin Rozo

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Kevin Rozo
Personal information
Full name Kevin Rozo Garcia
Date of birth (1994-11-01) November 1, 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder, Right winger[2]
Team information
Current team
Patriotas Boyacá
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2011 Millonarios F.C.
2011 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Millonarios F.C. 0 (0)
2014 Indy Eleven 0 (0)
2014–2016 Llaneros F.C. 3 (0)
2016– Patriotas Boyacá 1 (0)
International career
2010 United States U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Rozo Garcia (born 1 November 1994 in Miami, Florida, United States) is an American soccer player who plays for Patriotas Boyacá of the Colombian Categoría Primera A.

Early life

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Relocating with his family to Colombia at the age of 3, Rozo moved back to the US from 2001 to 2004.[2]

Career

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Youth

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Joining the Millonarios F.C. youth system in 2006, Rozo went to Argentina for a three-month spell with the River Plate academy in 2011 before returning to Colombia to concentrate on his studying.[2] He is still thinking about going back to Argentina since he described his time there as unambiguously one of the best soccer experiences he had.[2]

Senior

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Added to American NASL club Indy Eleven's squad in 2014,[3] the American made zero outings for the team, penning a deal with Llaneros F.C. some months later.[4] Next, the attacker transferred to Patriotas Boyacá where he plies his trade for as of 2016.

Trialed with some innominate Portuguese clubs in 2013.[5]

International

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Called up to the United States Under-17 in 2010, he played in a 3–2 defeat to the Colombia U17.[6]

Personal life

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Radamel Falcao, a family friend, gave Rozo the cleats he wore at the 2012 UEFA Super Cup.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kevin Rozo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Gringo Report: Falcao's American protege in Colombia | MLSSoccer.com".
  3. ^ "Indy Eleven Bolsters Roster with Midfielders Blake Smith and Kevin Rozo". oursportscentral.com. 13 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Un metense y un colombo americano, últimos refuerzos de llaneros F.C. | Llaneros Fútbol Club". clubllanerosfc.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ Joey [@USAprospects] (14 February 2013). "Kevin Rozo is in Portugal to trial with a number of unnamed Portuguese clubs. Rozo will also train w/ good mate Falcao #usynt #USMNT" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Jugador de Millonarios está en la selección de Estados Unidos".