Marlon Rojas

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| name = Marlon Rojas

| image =

| fullname = Marlon Rojas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|11}}

| birth_place = Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Somerset Eagles (player/coach)

| clubnumber =

| collegeyears1 = 2000

| college1 = St. John's Red Storm

| collegeyears2 = 2001–2002

| college2 = Tampa Spartans

| years1 = 2003

| clubs1 = Police FC

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2004

| clubs2 = Joe Public

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2005

| clubs3 = Real Salt Lake

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006

| clubs4 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2009

| clubs5 = Bermuda Hogges

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2010–present

| clubs6 = Somerset Eagles

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| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago

| nationalcaps1 = 23

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 11 October 2009

| ntupdate =

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Marlon Rojas (born November 11, 1979, in Arima) is a Trinidadian footballer who currently is a player/coach at Bermudian side Somerset Eagles.

Career

=College=

Rojas came to the United States to play college soccer, first with St. John's University, and then the University of Tampa, with whom he won the NCAA Division II Championship in 2001.

=Professional=

Upon graduating college, Rojas went back to Trinidad to play for Joe Public, before signing with Real Salt Lake prior to team's inaugural season in 2005. He only lasted with the team until June. Rojas also played a season with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division in 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22296.html|accessdate=7 June 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005150955/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22296.html|archivedate=5 October 2012|title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) }}

Rojas joined the Bermuda Hogges of the USL Second Division in 2009,{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/6188091.html#STATS|accessdate=7 June 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221190543/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/6188091.html#STATS|archivedate=21 December 2014|title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) }} and in doing so became the first non-Bermudian player in club history. In summer 2010 Rojas was named player/coach of Bermudian side Somerset Eagles.[http://www.socawarriors.net/foreign-based/7516-rojas-appointed-new-coach-of-somerset-eagles.html Rojas appointed new coach of Somerset Eagles] – Soca Warriors

=International=

Rojas has played for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on various youth levels and has been a member of the squad during World Cup 2006 qualifiers. He currently has 23 caps.