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17-year-old Academy defender Sam Rogers "coming along well" after first professional goal

TUKWILA, Wash. -- Sam Rogers is just 17-years-old but the former Seattle Sounders Academy member and current S2 defender officially has a professional goal to his name.

Rogers scored S2’s first tally in the 55th minute of his team’s home matchup with San Antonio FC at Starfire Sports Complex on Tuesday – a contest that would end in a 3-2 defeat. Although he would have preferred it to come in a winning effort, Rogers told reporters after the game that he was happy to find the scoresheet for the first time on the professional level.