2023:
- All-Ivy League First Team selection.
- United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team selection.
- Ivy League All-Tournament Team.
- Appeared and started in all 20 games.
- Second on the team in goals (4) and assists (7).
- Scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute from midfield to give Yale its first NCAA Tournament win since 1999 (Nov. 16).
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2022:
- Honorable mention All-Ivy selection.
- Led the team with six assists, which tied for seventh in the Ivy League.
- Appeared in all 16 games and started 14.
- First goal at Yale was the game winner at West Virginia.
Prior to Yale: Transfer from Fordham where he started 17 games in 2021, leading the team with 13 points (7 assists, 3 goals)… Helped the Rams win the Atlantic 10 championship in 2020.
High School: Played two years of soccer at St. Ignatius College, helping team post a pair of undefeated seasons… Two-time all-league and all-district selection… As a senior earned all-state and All-Australian recognition… Scored 13 goals and 12 assists in his two seasons… Team captain as a senior… Also played cricket and was on track & field team… Recipient of school’s Ian Tucker Sportsman of the Year Award as a senior.
Club: Played for Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Manly United… Runner up for league most valuable player in 2019 with CCM… In 85 club games, scored 33 goals and added 29 assists.
Personal: Volunteer for Starlight Children’s Foundation… Visited Sindhuli, Nepal, helping to build schools and teaching English to young students… Uncle, Chris Rogers, was a professional cricketer in Australia.
3 QUESTIONS FOR ROGERS
Biggest soccer influence? “David Beckham. Born and living in England from 2001 to 2008, he was a global superstar and icon. I wanted to be just like him.”
Do you have an idol or hero? “My dad. The sacrifices he has made for all of us, and the way he has made a life for himself is something I will always admire.”
Why Yale? “There is quite simply no place on Earth similar to Yale University. Yale offers me the unique opportunity to challenge and develop myself as a whole – academically, athletically, artistically and culturally. After visiting campus and getting acquainted with the team, I was drawn to the amazing sense of community and the world-class facilities.”
Stannard on Rogers: “I knew of Max coming out of high school. Although things didn’t work out at that time, I was very happy to hear of his interest in Yale after two stellar seasons at Fordham. Max has the potential to be the attacking piece we have been missing after losing Miguel Yuste to graduation, and then Mark Winhoffer and Andres Jasson to the lost COVID year. He is a dynamic and creative player who has already proven he can create and score goals at this level. His set piece service is elite which will immediately add another dimension to our attack. He can strike the ball very well and will add a goal threat from outside the box. He has the ability to play on either wing or as an attacking midfielder and will help and keep our opponents guessing. If Max is fit and healthy, I expect him to be a key contributor to this program and his potential is extremely exciting.”
