Troy Dazrell Roberts was born on the 18th of September, 1983 in San Jose, California, United States of America. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is Afro-American. His parents were happy to welcome their son. As to the siblings, he has a younger brother, Jamil Roberts. While being a boy, Troy studied at the Washington High School in Fremont, California. He was also fond of sport, so during the formative years he was practicing in it a lot.


Besides, Roberts took part in the college soccer at UC Berkeley, and was named All-Pac-10 his junior and senior seasons. At the age of 21, he participated in the National Premier Soccer League with Sonoma County Sol in its inaugural season. As to his education, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with bachelor of Social Welfare degree.

He started his professional career just a year after his graduation. Los Angeles Galaxy had chosen Troy to take part in the first round in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. Despite some limited actions with the team as he was just a freshman, Roberts continued to be persistent and hardworking. For four years of playing, he had participated in more than 61 games.

At the same year, he became the winner of both the MLS Cup and The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Four years after, Troy left the Galaxy team. In spring, he became the part of the Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division. The following year, the contract with the Rochester Rhinos of the USSF 2nd Division was signed by Roberts.

In 2012, he signed this agreement again to play in his third season with Rochester. Troy has three main honors, which he gained during his career. They are Major League Soccer MLS Cup got in 2005, and two awards got in 2010: USSF D-2 Pro League Regular Season Champions and USSF D-2 Pro League Best XI. It is also important to say that his younger brother, Jamil Roberts, followed Troy’s love of playing soccer.

Jamil played for such popular teams as FC Dallas in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and the San Jose Earthquakes. Surely, their parents are very proud to have such talented sons. Troy really likes his job; he devotes himself to this activity that also brings him a lot of money. Due to the persistent work, there is no needs and financial problems in his family. Roberts’ net worth is estimated to be nearly $179 thousand dollars.

As to the personal life in his biography, he has not been married. Troy does not like to talk much about his relationships. He was not noticed to have any wife or girlfriend. He prefers to keep his private life, family and friends in a secret. Unfortunately, Troy is not very active in different social media.

Last Modified: Mar 11, 2020


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