Charlie Rugg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Nosike Rugg | ||
| Date of birth | October 2, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Pirmasens | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Boston College Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 10 | (4) |
| 2012 | Worcester Hydra | 5 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | LA Galaxy | 4 | (1) |
| 2014 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2014 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2016 | Eintracht Trier 05 | 12 | (4) |
| 2016– | FK Pirmasens | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 22, 2016. | |||
Charles Nosike "Charlie" Rugg (born October 2, 1990) is an American soccer player who plays for FK Pirmasens in the Regionalliga Südwest. Rugg has been described as "a big, physical forward with speed, strength, the ability to hold the ball and battle in the air."[1]
Career
Professional
Los Angeles Galaxy selected Rugg in the first round (No. 19 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Rugg made his debut for Galaxy on April 27, 2013 against Real Salt Lake and also scored his first professional goal in the 13th minute.[2]
On March 22, 2014 Rugg was sent down to the LA Galaxy II, the reserve side of the Galaxy, and played in the sides first USL Pro match against the Orange County Blues. He started the match and scored the first goal in Galaxy II history in the 40th minute.[3]
Rugg was loaned to Indy Eleven for the rest of the NASL season on October 1, 2014. He made his debut on October 4, 2014 against the New York Cosmos and scored his first goal against San Antonio Scorpions on October 18, 2014.[4][5] His game-winning goal against San Antonio earned him Play of the Week honors.[6] Over the course of his loan, he started and played 90 minutes in all five games he was available for, with the team getting three wins and two draws in those matches.[7]
On March 18, 2015, Rugg rejoined Indy Eleven on a season-long loan.[8]
Rugg's MLS contract was not renewed by the LA Galaxy following the 2015 season[9]
He signed with Eintracht Trier 05 in February 2016 and scored twice in his debut against FC Homburg.[10][11]
References
- ↑ French, Scott. "LA Galaxy youngsters Charlie Rugg, Gyasi Zardes look set for big roles against Houston". MLSsoccer.com.
- ↑ "RSL v. LA". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Twitter / Lagalaxyii: Gooolllllaaazzzo La Galaxy". Twitter.com. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Match Center: New York Cosmos vs. Indy Eleven". www.indyeleven.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Match Center: Indy Eleven vs. San Antonio Scorpions". indyeleven.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Rugg Goal Named Play of the Week". www.nasl.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Indy Eleven Results". www.indyeleven.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ↑ "RUGG RETURNS TO INDY". http://www.indyeleven.com/. Indy Eleven. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "LA Galaxy announce roster changes; decline options on eight players". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Charlie Rugg - Spielerprofil". FuPa.net. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ "US-Boy Rugg trifft doppelt beim Trierer 3:0 gegen Homburg". WochenSpiegel. Retrieved March 16, 2016.