Daniel "Danny" Rogers (born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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. Born in the

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, he has represented the

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at youth level.

Personal life

Rogers was born in New York and has an Irish mother and an American father. He holds an

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. 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.

Club career

Aberdeen

Rogers signed his first professional contract with

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in July 2011 and played regularly for the club's youth sides. In December 2013, he joined

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on loan for a month but returned to the ''Dons'' at the end of this short spell. On 1 August 2014, he signed for Dumbarton on a six-month loan deal after impressing in friendly matches as a trialist. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory over

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and was named the club's Player of the Month for September 2014. His loan deal was extended on 2 January 2015, until the end of the 2014–15 season. 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. He returned to parent club Aberdeen having made 36 appearances in total for Ian Murray's side, keeping nine clean sheets. On 26 June 2015, Rogers moved to

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on a loan deal for the whole of the 2015–16 season. During his loan spell, he was announced as part of the

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Championship Team of the Season. In July 2016, Rogers returned to the Falkirk Stadium for a second season-long loan spell. Rogers made his debut for Aberdeen on 24 January 2018, coming on as a substitute for the injured Joe Lewis in a 2–0 defeat away to

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. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Rogers signed a two-year contract with Aberdeen. In July 2018, Rogers moved to St Mirren on a season-long loan deal. In August 2019, Rogers moved to

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on a season-long loan deal. On 10 June 2020, Rogers announced his departure from Aberdeen via his

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account.

Kilmarnock

On 28 July 2020, Rogers signed a one-year deal with

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. He made his debut on 1 August 2020, against Hibernian, as a half-time substitute for the injured

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. He left Kilmarnock at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Oldham Athletic

In August 2021 Rogers signed to Oldham Athletic. His debut was the first game of the season in EFL League Two at home against Newport County. Rogers failed to stop the only goal of the game allowing Newport to win 1–0. Rogers was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following relegation.

St Patrick's Athletic

Rogers returned home to

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to sign for

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club

on 14 August 2022, replacing the outbound Joseph Anang. He made his debut for the club on the same day, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over

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. Rogers made 10 appearances by the end of the season as his side came 4th and qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League for the following season. On 13 December 2022, Rogers signed a new contract with the club for the

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. On 24 February 2023, in the pre-match warmup ahead of a home fixture against Shelbourne, Rogers suffered a dislocated, compound fracture, which saw the bone came out of the skin also, an injury that would keep him out of action for a minimum of 3 months. On 12 November 2023, Rogers was part of the squad for the

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, as his side produced a 3–1 win over

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in front of a record breaking

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Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium. On 24 November 2023, Rogers signed a new contract with the club. On 8 March 2024, Rogers made his first league appearance since October 2022, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win at home to

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as he replaced the club's

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loanee goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga after his struggle for form in the early season fixtures.

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. 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. He made his first start for the team in a 1–0 defeat to United States U21s. Rogers received his first call-up to the senior

side for the

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qualifiers against Georgia and

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in October 2016.

Career statistics

Honours

;St Patrick's Athletic *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Danny 1994 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers American men's soccer players Irish people of American descent American people of Irish descent Men's association football goalkeepers Belvedere F.C. players Cherry Orchard F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players League of Ireland players Soccer players from New York City