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Roy Lassiter (Roy Lee Lassiter) was born on 9 March, 1969 in Washington, D.C., United States, is an American soccer player (born 1969). Discover Roy Lassiter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

Popular As Roy Lee Lassiter
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Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 9 March, 1969
Birthday 9 March
Birthplace Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality United States

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Roy Lassiter Height, Weight & Measurements

At 55 years old, Roy Lassiter height is 5ft 10in .

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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Children Ariel Lassiter

Roy Lassiter Net Worth

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1969

Roy Lee Lassiter (born March 9, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player.

who played as a forward.

He played the first few years of his professional career in Costa Rica.

1986

He also played for a local youth club, 69 Raleigh Rockets, which beat to the LaJolla Nomads 3–0, Roy scored all three goals, in the 1986 Noitis National Club Championship Cup.

Lost in the 1986 Southern Regional Finals, in Plano TX, to the Dallas Titans 3–2, before the McGuire Cup.

1987

Lassiter attended Lees-McRae College in 1987, won the D3 National Championship 1988.

1989

He then transferred to North Carolina State University in 1989, where he was a 1991 First Team All-ACC and All South.

1992

While convalescing, 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."

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 in Miami.

However, he broke his leg in a training ground collision with Bruce Murray a few days later.

1995

He also played for Carmelita and in summer 1995, Alajuelense sold him to Major League Soccer.

In August 1995, Lassiter was arrested in connection with two burglaries that took place in 1992 after a Raleigh police detective read a newspaper article that mentioned a goal Lassiter scored in a U.S. friendly match with Benfica.

Lassiter was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

His second cap with the national team came over three years later as a substitute for Frank Klopas in an August 16, 1995 1–0 loss to Sweden in Norrköping.

On October 8, 1995, he played a third time for the national team, again as a substitute, scoring the game-winning goal in a 4–3 victory over Saudi Arabia.

1996

He returned to the United States to play in Major League Soccer when that league was launched in 1996, and from 1996 to 1999 he was one of the most prolific goal scorers in MLS.

Lassiter is currently the assistant coach of MLS Next Pro club Houston Dynamo 2.

He is the father of Ariel Lassiter, who plays for CF Montréal of MLS.

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.

In 1996, Lassiter won the top goalscorer award in Major League Soccer, scoring 27 goals for Tampa Bay Mutiny, after when he was loaned for 6 months to Italian Serie B side Genoa.

Lassiter's career continued to rise, and he earned his first start for the national team in December 1996 and became a regular for much of 1997.

1997

While Lassiter 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.

1998

Lassiter was traded to D.C. United in 1998 for Roy Wegerle.

1999

He played two seasons in DC, winning the MLS Cup in 1999.

2000

Lassiter was traded to the Miami Fusion in 2000 due to salary cap, as Lassiter sought a significant pay raise yet D.C. United were near their salary cap limit.

He played only one game in 2000, his last with the national team.

He represented his country in four FIFA World Cup qualification matches and finished his international career with 34 caps and 4 goals.

Alajuelense

Tampa Bay Mutiny

D.C. United

Individual

2001

He was then traded to the Kansas City Wizards in 2001, and back to DC in the middle of the 2002 season.

2003

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 Premier Development League and the exhibition Austin Posse in 2004 to help promote their clubs.

2004

He ended his MLS career with 88 regular season goals, a record surpassed in 2004 by Jason Kreis.

2013

Lassiter added 13 goals in MLS playoffs and is 3rd in that category behind Carlos Ruiz and Landon Donovan.

2018

His record in the league's inaugural season was tied several times, but stood until it was broken in 2018 by Josef Martínez of Atlanta United FC.