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Which team did Roy Lassiter play for in Sep 1998?
Roy Lassiter Roy Lee Lassiter ( born March 9 , 1969 ) is a retired American soccer striker . 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 . He is the father of Ariel Lassiter , who currently plays for Houston Dynamo , on loan from Alajuelense , a team Roy played for . Early life and education . Lassiter was born in Washington , D.C. , but grew up in Raleigh , North Carolina where he attended Athens Drive High School . He was the North Carolina State 4-A Player of the Year as a senior and a high school All-American . That year , he led his high school soccer team to the state championship while scoring a state record 47 goals . He also played for a local youth club , 69 Raleigh Rockets , which beat to the LaJolla Nomads 3–0 , Roy scored all three goals , in the 1986 Noitis National Club Championship Cup . Lost in the 1986 Southern Regional Finals , in Plano TX , to the Dallas Titans 3–2 , before the McGuire Cup . Lassiter attended Lees-McRae College in 1987 , won the D3 National Championship 1988 . He then transferred to North Carolina State University in 1989 , where he was a 1991 First Team All-ACC and All South . Club career . While convalescing , Lassiter was contacted by Turrialba from Costa Rica in 1992 . As Lassiter recalls it , I have no idea how they got my name . They paid for my trip down there while still recovering from my leg injury , and I signed a contract . He also played for Carmelita and in summer 1995 , Alajuelense sold him to Major League Soccer . In August 1995 , Lassiter was arrested in connection with two burglaries that took place in 1992 after a Raleigh police detective read a newspaper article that mentioned a goal Lassiter scored in a U.S . friendly match with Benfica . Lassiter was sentenced to 30 days in jail . In 1996 , Lassiter won the top goalscorer award in Major League Soccer , scoring 27 goals for Tampa Bay Mutiny , after when he was loaned for 6 months to Italian Serie B side Genoa . His record in the leagues inaugural season was tied several times , but stood until it was broken in 2018 by Josef Martínez of Atlanta United FC . Lassiter was traded to D.C . United in 1998 for Roy Wegerle . He played two seasons in DC , winning the MLS Cup in 1999 . Lassiter was traded to the Miami Fusion in 2000 due to salary cap , as Lassiter sought a significant pay raise yet D.C . United were near their salary cap limit . He was then traded to the Kansas City Wizards in 2001 , and back to DC in the middle of the 2002 season . He ended his MLS career with 88 regular season goals , a record surpassed in 2004 by Jason Kreis . Lassiter added 13 goals in MLS playoffs and is 3rd in that category behind Carlos Ruiz and Landon Donovan . He ended his professional career with A-Leagues Virginia Beach Mariners in 2003 as player/assistant coach , but played a few games with Laredo Heat of the Premier Development League and the exhibition Austin Posse in 2004 to help promote their clubs . International career . Lassiter was called up to the U.S . national team in January 1992 . He earned his first cap as a substitute for Eric Wynalda in a 1–0 loss to the Commonwealth of Independent States in Miami . However , he broke his leg in a training ground collision with Bruce Murray a few days later . His second cap with the national team came over three years later as a substitute for Frank Klopas in an August 16 , 1995 1–0 loss to Sweden in Norrköping . On October 8 , 1995 , he played a third time for the national team , again as a substitute , scoring the game-winning goal in a 4–3 victory over Saudi Arabia . Lassiters career continued to rise , and he earned his first start for the national team in December 1996 and became a regular for much of 1997 . While Lassiter played consistently for the U.S . in 1997 , his appearances tapered off in 1998 and he was selected as an alternate for the 1998 FIFA World Cup roster . He played only one game in 2000 , his last with the national team . He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and finished his international career with 34 caps and 4 goals . Honors . Club . L.D . Alajuelense - Costa Rican Championship ( 1 ) : 1995–96 Tampa Bay Mutiny - MLS Supporters Shield ( 1 ) : 1996 D.C . United - MLS Cup : - Runners-up : 1998 - Winner : 1999 - MLS Supporters Shield : 1999 - CONCACAF Champions League : 1998 - Copa Interamericana : 1998 Individual . - MLS Golden Boot : 1996 ( with Tampa Bay Mutiny ) - MLS Best XI : 1996 ( with Tampa Bay Mutiny ) - CONCACAF Champions League MVP : 1998 ( with D.C . United ) External links . - Photo of Lassiter at D.C . United - Soccertimes profile of Roy Lassite