Paul Rothrock (born January 9, 1999) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Seattle United | ||
| 2016–2017 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Georgetown Hoyas | 36 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1 | (1) |
| 2019 | OSA Seattle FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Toronto FC II | 29 | (11) |
| 2022 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017 | United States U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2022 | |||
Born and raised in Seattle, Rothrock spent most of his youth career with Seattle United, a partner club of the Seattle Sounders Academy, leading them to two Washington State Cup titles, two Far West Regional titles, and two appearances in the U.S. Youth Soccer national finals. In his U18 season, he joined the Sounders Academy, helping the squad to a third-place finish in the USSDA National Playoffs.[1]
Rothrock attended Lakeside School in Seattle, where he was a two-time all-state player and tallied 43 career assists.[2]
On February 2, 2017, it was announced that Rothrock signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of Notre Dame.[3][4] He made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on July 8 and scored his first goal in a 4–1 defeat to Real Monarchs.[5]
After the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Rothrock transferred to Georgetown.[6] He had his first assist for Georgetown on August 30, 2019 in a 3–1 victory against Syracuse. He scored his first goal in a 5–1 win against UCLA on September 9, 2019.[7]
During his 2019 season, Rothrock played with National Premier Soccer League side OSA Seattle FC, making 3 appearances.[8]
He was drafted in the third round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.[9] On May 18, he signed with their second team, Toronto FC II of USL League One.[10] He made his debut for TFCII on May 26 against FC Tucson.[11] He scored his first goal on October 1 against North Carolina FC.[12] On October 17, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory against Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.[13] On May 4, 2022, he signed a short-term four-day loan with the first team, Toronto FC, ahead of their Major League Soccer match against the FC Cincinnati.[14] He signed an additional four-day loan on May 7.[15] He made his MLS debut on May 8, as a late game substitute.[16] He signed another short-term loan on May 14.[17]
In 2017, he was called up to a national team camp for the United States U18 team,[1] making one appearance for them.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2017 | USL | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| OSA Seattle FC | 2019[8] | NPSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2021 | USL League One | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| Total | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | ||||
| Toronto FC (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | ||
Toronto FC II – current squad | |
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