Born and raised in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, Rothrock spent most of his youth career with Seattle United, a partner club of the Seattle Sounders Academy,[1] 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.[2]
Rothrock attended Lakeside School in Seattle, where he was a two-time all-state player and tallied 43 career assists.[3] He spent several years playing with future Sounders teammate Jackson Ragen, who he had met at age seven while playing for a neighborhood rec soccer team.[4]
College career
On February 2, 2017, it was announced that Rothrock signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of Notre Dame.[5][6] He did not play for the Fighting Irish during his freshman season and had few appearances in his sophomore year.[1]
After the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Rothrock transferred to Georgetown.[7] 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.[8] After his senior season in 2020–21 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to turn professional.[9]
In January 2023, he signed the Tacoma Defiance (the successor to Seattle Sounders FC 2) in MLS Next Pro.[21][22] Through his first three games, he assisted four of the team's six goals.[23] He scored his first goal on April 30 against LA Galaxy II.[24] On April 26, 2023, he joined the first team, Seattle Sounders FC, on a short-term loan for their U.S. Open Cup match,[25] scoring on his club debut.[26][27] In May, he signed a second short-term loan with the club,[28] where he again scored in another Open Cup match on May 10 against the LA Galaxy.[29] He then made his league debut for the club on May 13,[30][31] where he scored his first MLS goal in a 1–0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.[32] He became the first Sounders player to score in each of his first three appearances, as well as the first player to score while on a short-term loan.[33] In August 2023, he signed a first team contract with the club for the remainder of the 2023 season, with club options for 2024 and 2025.[34][35] At the time of his signing, he had been leading Tacoma in goals and assists throughout the 2023 season.[36]
International career
In 2017, he was called up to a national team camp for the United States U18 team,[2] making one appearance for them.[13]
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