Danny Rogers

Danny Rogers

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Rogers
Date of birth	23 March 1994
Place of birth	New York, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Falkirk (on loan from Aberdeen)
Number	1
Youth career
	Belvedere[1]
	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Aberdeen	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Airdrieonians (loan)	6	(0)
2014–2015	→ Dumbarton (loan)	34	(0)
2015–	→ Falkirk (loan)	49	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	Republic of Ireland U21	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:06 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Daniel "Danny" Rogers (born 23 March 1994) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Falkirk on loan from Aberdeen. Rogers has also previously played on loan for Airdrieonians and Dumbarton.

Personal life

Rogers was born in New York and has an Irish mother and an American father. He holds an American passport. The family including Rogers and his two brothers moved back to Ireland when he was five years old. Before signing with Aberdeen, he was close to going on a scholarship to the United States.^[2]

Club career

Rogers signed his first professional contract with Aberdeen in July 2011 and played regularly for the club's youth sides.^[3] In December 2013, he joined Airdrieonians on loan for a month but returned to the Dons at the end of this short spell.^[4]

On 1 August 2014, he signed for Dumbarton on a six-month loan deal after impressing in friendly matches as a trialist.^[5] He made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Brechin City^[6] and was named the club's Player of the Month for September 2014.^[7] His loan deal was extended on 2 January 2015, until the end of the 2014–15 season.^[8] At the end of the season, he scooped the 'Dumbarton Terrace' and Baxter Ramsay (club sponsor) Player of the Year awards as well as the prestigious Sonstrust Young Player of the Season accolade.^[9] He returned to parent club Aberdeen having made 36 appearances in total for Ian Murray's side, keeping nine clean sheets.^[10]

On 26 June 2015, Rogers moved to Falkirk on a loan deal for the whole of the 2015–16 season.^[11] During his loan spell, he was announced as part of the PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Season.^[12] In July 2016, Rogers returned to the Falkirk Stadium for a second season-long loan spell.^[13]

International career

Rogers' performances on loan at Dumbarton earned him a call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the game against Norway U21s in October 2014.^[14] He made his debut as a 60th-minute substitute and did not concede in his time on the pitch. The game finished 4–1 to Norway.^[15] He made his first start for the team in a 1–0 defeat to United States U21s.^[16]

Rogers received his first call-up to the senior Republic of Ireland side for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Moldova in October 2016.^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 October 2016^[18]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other[nb 1]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Airdrieonians (loan)	2013–14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Dumbarton (loan)	2014–15	34	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	36	0
Falkirk (loan)	2015–16	35	0	1	0	3	0	5	0	44	0
	2016–17	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
	Total	42	0	1	0	6	0	5	0	54	0
Career total		82	0	1	0	8	0	5	0	96	0

1. Includes matches played in Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Professional Football League play-offs.

References

1. "Past Belvo Players". Belvedere F.C. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
2. "Home from home for Danny Rogers on Falkirk's Irish tour". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
3. "Danny Rogers". Dumbarton F.C. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
4. "Rogers joins Airdrie on loan - Scottish Professional Football League". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
5. "Danny Rogers joins Dumbarton on loan : Aberdeen FC". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
6. "Brechin City 0–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 2 August 2014.
7. Findlay, Alan (4 October 2014). "DANNY WINS MONTHLY AWARD". Dumbarton F.C. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
8. Findlay, Alan (2 January 2015). "KEEPER EXTENDS LOAN PERIOD". Dumbarton F.C. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015.
9. "Here we go. @DumbartonTerr POY - @DannyRogers7 #Awards2015". Sons Supporters Trust Twitter. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
10. "Danny Rogers career statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
11. "Goalkeeper signs on for new season". Falkirk F.C. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
12. "Only two Celtic players in Scottish Premiership team of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
13. "Bairns delight as Rogers returns". Falkirk F.C. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
14. "King announces Ireland U21 squad for Norway friendly". Football Association of Ireland. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
15. "Norway U21 4 Rep of Ireland U21 1". Sky Sports. 9 October 2014.
16. "USA 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
17. "Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane extend RoI deal". ITV News. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
18. Danny Rogers profile at Soccerway

External links

• Daniel Rogers career statistics at Soccerbase