Kristian Rogers (born 2 October 1967) is an English

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Career

Wrexham

An England schoolboys international, Rogers began his career at

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

, making his professional debut at the end of the 1999–2000 season on 24 April 2000 in a 1–0 win over

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. He remained as backup the following season, making a total of six appearances in all competitions for Wrexham as well as spending two months on loan at

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, where he made two appearances as cover for the suspended

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, before taking over as the club's first choice goalkeeper for the majority of the 2001–02 season, which saw him handed a new one-year deal with the club. The arrival of

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at the

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in 2002 saw Rogers lose his place in the side and he found himself transfer listed when he also fell behind Paul Whitfield, which later lead to his departure from the club in May 2003.

Sheffield United

Rogers came close to signing for

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, eventually joining

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. He made his debut for the ''Blades'' in a 2–0 defeat to

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in the second round of the

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on 23 September 2003. However, the match was his only appearance for the club and, after spending time on loan with

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Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

without playing, he was released at the end of the 2003–04 season.

Northwich Victoria

Following his release, Rogers joined

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Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. As of the 2021–22 season the team plays in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History First clu ...

on a non-contract basis. In March 2005, he moved to

side

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, playing in the final seven league matches of the 2004–05 season as the club suffered relegation. He remained as Northwich's first choice goalkeeper for the 2005–06 season, missing just two league games as he helped the club win promotion back to the Conference National as Conference North champions.

Welsh Premier League

After leaving

, Rogers joined

Welsh Premier League The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to 20 ...

club

Port Talbot Town Port Talbot Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Port Talbot) is a Welsh association football, football club from Port Talbot. It was founded in 1901 as Port Talbot Athletic, one of the first clubs in the country. The club plays in the Arda ...

. At Victoria Road, he established himself as the number one goalkeeper, making 97 league appearances and helping the side to three consecutive top six finishes during a three-year spell. However, in August 2009, Port Talbot announced the signing of

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goalkeeper Lee Kendall and, despite manager Mark Jones' hopes that he would remain at the club, Rogers instead opted to leave and sign with Airbus UK Broughton. On his departure, Port Talbot Town chairman Andrew Edwards described Rogers as being "''without doubt one of the best goalkeepers in the Welsh Premier''". Rogers was chosen ahead of

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for the first team spot at Airbus, making his debut in a 2–2 draw with

Llanelli Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. ...

in the opening game of the 2009–10 season. In July 2011 he re-joined

Honours

;Northwich Victoria *

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Winner: 1 :: 2005–06

References

External links

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Welsh Premier profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Kristian 1980 births Living people Footballers from Chester English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Wrexham A.F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Cymru Premier players Port Talbot Town F.C. players