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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roy Lee Lassiter | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 9, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Washington, D.C., United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Athens Drive | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Raleigh United | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Lees-McRae College | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | NC State Wolfpack | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Turrialba | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Carmelita | 30 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Alajuelense | 43 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 60 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | → Genoa (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | D.C. United | 55 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Miami Fusion | 27 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Kansas City Wizards | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | D.C. United | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Laredo Heat | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 315 | (120) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–2000 | United States | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kitsap Soccer Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Houston Dynamo 2 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Carolina Core FC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Roy Lee Lassiter (born March 9, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player. who played as a forward.[1] He played the first few years of his professional career in Costa Rica. 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 served as the assistant coach of MLS Next Pro club Houston Dynamo 2. On Thursday, June 15, 2023, Lassiter was named Head Coach of Carolina Core FC.[2]
He is the father of Ariel Lassiter, who plays for CF Montréal of MLS.
- ^ Roy Lassiter: l'aeroplanino (rotto) del Genoa tuttomercatoweb.com
- ^ mlsnextpro. "Carolina Core FC Announces Roy Lassiter as Head Coach | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved April 17, 2024.