Omar Bogle

Omar Bogle
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2009 West Bromwich Albion
2009–2011 Birmingham City
2011–2012 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Hinckley United 8 (3)
2012–2015 Solihull Moors 111 (62)
2015– Grimsby Town 63 (32)
National team‡
2014 England C 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2014

Omar Bogle (born 26 July 1993) is an English professional footballer for League Two side Grimsby Town. He plays as a striker and is known for his diversity in physical style of play, strength and link-up play. He has previously played for Hinckley United and Solihull Moors. He also represented England's national football for the England C team.

Club career

Bogle was born in Sandwell, West Midlands. He attended Menzies High School and started his career with West Brom's youth system before moving to the Birmingham City academy appearing for their reserve team when only just 16 years old.[2] Omar moved to Celtic's academy in September 2011[3] where he featured played for Celtic Under 19’s team in the European Next-Gen Series.[4][5] He then returned south in March 2012, to pursue regular first team football.[1]

Hinckley United

Bogle signed for Conference North side Hinckley United in March 2012.[6] He made his debut on 19 March 2012 in a 1–3 home defeat against Solihull Moors.[7] He scored his first goal for the club with a late winner against Vauxhall Motors on 24 March 2012, Calum Flanagan’s throw-in found Bogle with his back to goal 12 yards out, he turned his marker before curling a low shot beyond goalkeeper Scott Tynan into the far corner.[8] On 9 April 2012, he pulled a goal back in the 1–3 home defeat against Bishop's Stortford[9] On 15 April 2012, he scored an equalising goal 11 minutes from time in the 1–1 stalemate at Worcester City, Bogle gathered the ball 20 yards out, before taking it past a Worcester defender, and shooting from the edge of the area low and beyond the beaten Sargeant.[10]

Bogle departed The Knitters in July 2012, having made 8 appearances and scoring 3 goals during his time at De Montfort Park.[11]

Solihull Moors

On 7 July 2012, Bogle signed for Conference North side with Solihull Moors[12][13] He made his debut for Solihull on 18 August 2012 in the 3–1 away defeat at Colwyn Bay.[14] On 21 August 2012, he provided an assist and a goal in the 3–0 home tie against Corby Town, within 15 minutes Bogle collected the ball on the left flank and provided a perfect cross which Darryl Knights knocked in the first goal, he then scored his first goal for Solihull Moors, on 27 minutes a corner floated into the box and Bogle steered the ball into the net.[15][16]

On 24 September 2012, he scored an equaliser in the 37th minute, against Midland Football Alliance side Westfields in the FA Cup second round, Ryan Beswick's long-range free-kick floated through a crowd of bodies for Bogle to head home past the keeper.[17] On 26 September 2012, he scored the 2nd goal in the 1–2 win in the second round FA Cup replay against Westfields, an 89th minute a right wing corner from which Bogle used his strength to force the ball over the line.[18]

Bogle scored a brace in the third round qualifying of the 2012–13 FA Trophy against AFC Fylde on 10 November 2012 in the 18th minute, a cross into the penalty area caused them problems, Bogle and Knights shotes rebounded and eventually fell again to Bogle who side foot into the net from close range; his second came only 3 minutes later, a long throw from Keenah Rosser, which found Bogle who fired the ball low into the left-hand corner of the net, from the edge of the box.[19] Another 1–2 victory in the FA Trophy, this time over Hednesford Town a loose ball in midfield was picked up by Bogle in plenty of space, which gave him time to curl a magnificent unstoppable shot over former Solihull keeper Dan Crane from 25 yards out.[20] He also appeared in the FA Trophy second round against Conference Premier side Wrexham, which ended up a 3–2 defeat for Solihull.[21][22]

Bogle spent a trial for a week with Championship side Bournemouth in July 2013, where he went on a pre-season training camp in Switzerland and played against FC Zürich, however his trial wasn't progressed any further.[23] He then signed up again with Solihull for the upcoming 2013–14 season.[24]

Three games into the 2014/15 season on 16 August 2014, Bogle scored his first two goals, a loose ball in the 63rd minute caused havoc in the penalty area, the ball came to Bogle who was on hand to smash home; Bogle then slotted home for his second of the game from the penalty spot on 71 minutes, Matt Regan conceded a penalty on the edge of the box and Omar to seal all three points.[25] On 20 December 2014, Bogle scored a hat-trick in the 1–4 demolition of Colwyn Bay, his first came on 10 minutes when a free kick was taken by Ryan Beswick, which Liam Daly duly nodded down in the box for Bogle skillfully rolled the ball into the right hand corner; following a good move out of defence, Colwyn Bay failed to clear in the box and Bogle poked his second of the day; Bogle sweeping on to the loose ball on 36 minutes, after Jack Truelove gave the ball away in his own half, he curled the shot around the stranded keeper for his hat-trick and Moors third.[26] Bogle scored his final league goal for the 2014/15 season, an equaliser in the 2–2 draw with AFC Fylde, a handball in the box from Josh Langley resulted in a penalty from which Bogle scored with virtually the last kick of the game.[27]

While at Solihull Moors Bogle won the Conference North player of the year, he also won the golden boot award after topping the division's goalscoring charts in 2014/2015 with 29 goals.[1][4][11][28][29][30]

Grimsby Town

He joined joined Conference Premier side Grimsby Town on 15 June 2015 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[31] Prior to him signing, Bogle was admist much transfer speculation with numerous clubs reportedly scouting him, Grimsby had outbid a £10,000 sum by Nuneaton Town which was rejected by Solihull.[32][33] Grimsby Town also fended off interest from Gateshead to sign Bogle.[34] Milton Keynes Dons and Port Vale in League One were also confirmed in March 2015 to be weighing up a move for him.[4][35]

Bogle scored the opening two goals in Grimsby's 3–1 victory over Forest Green Rovers in the 2016 National League play-off Final at Wembley, seeing Grimsby promoted to League Two after a six-year absence from the Football League.[36][37][38]

Bogle won the PFA Fans' Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month award for August and September 2016.[39] He was also named in Sky Bets EFL: Team of the Week for the months of August 2016,[40] September,[41] twice in October 2016 (2),[42][43] November 2016.[44]

International career

Bogle was selected and called up to the England C team in 2014, to play against Estonia U23's.[4][45] On 18 November 2014, Bogle opened the scoring after just four minutes and nodded down for Harry Beautyman to notch number two. He was substituted midway through the second half but not before seeing another shot blocked off the line; he left the pitch to a loud applause from the crowd.[46]

Style of play

Bogle primarily plays as a central striker, he can dribble, hold the ball up, scores headers, ambidextrous he has the ability to score with his right foot, as well as his left foot.[47]

Career statistics

As of match played on 19 November 2016.[48][49]
 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hinckley United 2011–12[11]Conference North83———83
Total 83———83
Solihull Moors2012–13[11]Conference North411500—3[lower-alpha 1]34418
2013–14[11]Conference North291811—003019
2014–15[11]Conference North412900—1[lower-alpha 1]04229
Total 1116211—4311666
Grimsby Town2015–16[50]National League411341—8[lower-alpha 2]55319
2016–17League Two181610101[lower-alpha 3]02216
Total 58265110957332
Career total 177916210138197101
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Five appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, three appearances and three goals in the National League play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Player

Grimsby Town

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Player Profile". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "New regime watch veterans lead Birmingham Senior Cup win". Birmingham Mail. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Celts held by Motherwell". Video Celts. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "5 non-league strikers who could play for England". The Daily Mirror. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bogle Brace Gives Youths The Spoils". Celtic F.C. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Celtic Striker Joins Knitters". Pitchero. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hinckley United lose their cutting edge as Solihull Moors strike back". The Hinckley Times. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hinckley United 2–2 Vauxhall Motors". Chester Chronicle. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hinckley Utd 1–3 Bishop's Stortford". Coventry Telegraph. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Worcester City 1–1 Hinckley United". BBC Sport. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Omar Bogle - Player Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Bignot delighted as Solihull Moors squad return for training". Solihull News. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Colwyn Bay 3–1 Solihull Moors". The Daily Post. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Solihull Moors 3–0 Corby Town". Corby Town F.C. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Solihull Moors bounce back with a bang". Solihull News. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Solihull Moors 1–1 Westfields". Hereford Times. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Westfields 1–2 Solihull Moors". Hereford Times. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Solihull Moors 2–1 AFC Fylde". The Football Association. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hednesford Town 1–2 Solihull Moors". Hednesford Town F.C. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Wrexham 3–2 Solihull Moors". The Western Mail (Wales). 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Wrexham 3–2 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Cherries beaten in Zurich". Bournemouth F.C. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2013 and 31/08/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic 0–3 Solihull Moors". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "Colwyn Bay 1–4 Solihull Moors". Solihull News. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "AFC Fylde 2–2 Solihull Moors". Solihull News. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  28. 1 2 "Double Award Win For Moors Star". The Official National League Website. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "Double Award Win For Moors Star". Solihull Moors F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  30. ↑ "National League North Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  31. ↑ "Grimsby Town sign highly-rated striker". Grimsby Telegraph. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  32. ↑ "Nuneaton Town bid for Moors star Bogle". Nuneaton News. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  33. ↑ "Moors Reject Bogle Bid". Solihull Moors F.C. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  34. ↑ Bowron, Jeff (16 June 2015). "Gateshead miss out on high-scoring striker Omar Bogle". Evening Chronicle. London: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  35. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (23 March 2015). "Port Vale weigh up move for Solihull Moors striker Omar Bogle". The Sentinel. London: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  36. ↑ "Bogle scores twice as Grimsby beat Forest Green in National League play-off final". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  37. 1 2 Garry, Tom (15 May 2016). "Forest Green 1–3 Grimsby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  38. ↑ Charles, Andy (15 May 2016). "Grimsby secure promotion back to Football League at Wembley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  39. 1 2 3 "Grimsby's Omar Bogle wins PFA Fans' League Two Player of the Month". Sky Sports. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  40. 1 2 Butcher, Alex (29 August 2016). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". EFL. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  41. 1 2 Butcher, Alex (12 September 2016). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". EFL. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  42. 1 2 Butcher, Alex (24 October 2016). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". EFL. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  43. 1 2 Butcher, Alex (31 October 2016). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". EFL. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  44. 1 2 Butcher, Alex (21 November 2016). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". EFL. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  45. ↑ "England C name squad for Estonia clash in Halifax". The Football Association. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  46. ↑ "England C overcome Estonia U23s at The Shay". The Football Association. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  47. ↑ "Former Birmingham City striker is the 'best striker in non-league' says ex-Lambs coach Byfield". Tamworth Herald. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  48. ↑ Omar Bogle career statistics at Soccerbase
  49. ↑ Omar Bogle profile at Soccerway
  50. ↑ "Games played by Omar Bogle in 2015/2016". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

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