Anton Michael Rodgers (born 26 January 1993) is an English-born Irish

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who plays as a

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for

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South Central Division side

Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...

Club career

After departing the youth setup at

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in May 2011, Rodgers joined the academy of recently promoted Championship club

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, signing an initial one-year contract with the option of a further year which was taken up by the club in the summer of 2012. Rodgers made his professional debut and only appearance for Brighton in an

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match against

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on 7 January 2012. On 20 March 2013, Rodgers joined

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side

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

on an initial two-month loan deal. Rodgers made his professional League début for Exeter on 9 April during a 4–1 defeat at

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, appearing as a 70th-minute substitute. On 21 May 2013, Rodgers was released by Brighton, along with former Chelsea teammate Ben Sampayo. On 12 July 2013, Rodgers signed for

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side

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

on a one-year contract. On 10 August 2013, Rodgers made his Oldham debut in their 1–0 home defeat against

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, replacing James Dayton in the 74th minute. On 3 September 2013, Rodgers was given his first Oldham start in their

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away tie against

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, featuring for 71 minutes before being replaced by

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. The game resulted in a 4–1 victory for the visitors with Danny Philliskirk scoring a hat-trick. Rodgers was released by Oldham at the end of the 2013–14 season after limited appearances in the first team. On 17 July 2014, preceding his release from Oldham, Rodgers joined League One side

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. On 23 September 2014, Rodgers made his Swindon debut in a Football League Trophy 2–1 victory over Newport County, in which he replaced

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in the 58th minute. A month later, Rodgers scored on his league debut for the club in their 3–2 home defeat against

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, netting the game's opener in the 35th minute. In June 2017, Celtic manager

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fielded his son, Anton, as a trialist during the Scottish champions' 1–0 friendly win over BW Linz in Austria. He was a free agent after leaving Swindon Town. On 3 November 2017, Rodgers joined

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side

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following his release from Swindon. Following a lack of game time, Rodgers opted to leave Hungerford; however, just two months later he rejoined the club. In July 2018, Rodgers was fielded as a trialist for

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in their pre-season friendlies. In September 2018, he joined

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on trial after leaving Hungerford at the end of the 2017/18 season. Rodgers featured for

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and Bracknell Town during the 2018–19 season. On 19 August 2019, Rodgers joined Marlow. On 1 October 2021,

announced the signing of Rodgers for the 2021-22 season.

International career

Rodgers has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland U19, making his debut against Luxembourg on 7 October 2010. He is eligible to play for England through birth, and Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland through parentage.

Personal life

Rodgers is the son of

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manager

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodgers, Anton 1993 births Living people Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers English footballers English people of Irish descent English people of Northern Ireland descent Chelsea F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Bracknell Town F.C. players Marlow F.C. players Basingstoke Town F.C. players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players English Football League players Association football midfielders