Liam Anthony Hogan (born 8 February 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Woodley Sports

Hogan started his career at

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club Woodley Sports (afterwards known as Stockport Sports) in 2007, remaining in the club's youth setup for three years.

FC Halifax Town

On 1 July 2010, Hogan left Woodley and signed with

FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

. In his time at the Shaymen he played 109 league games, scoring three times. His first goal came against

Nantwich Town Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and play ...

with his second coming a week and a half later at

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, a game that saw the Shaymen crowned champions of the

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. His third goal came against

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

on 18 February 2012.

Fleetwood Town

On 22 May 2013, Hogan announced he was joining

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club

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

on a free transfer after his contract with F.C. Halifax ran out. He made his professional debut on 3 August, in a 3–1 home win against

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Macclesfield Town (loan)

On 3 November 2014, Hogan was loaned to

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side

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 ...

until 9 December. On 11 December, his loan was extended until 10 January.

Tranmere Rovers

In May 2015 he joined

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after his release by Fleetwood.

Gateshead

On 17 May 2016, Hogan signed for

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club

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on a free transfer. On 30 July 2016, Hogan scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 preseason victory at home to

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which won Gateshead the game. Hogan became club captain ahead of the 2016–17 season, making his competitive debut on 6 August 2016, as Gateshead beat

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3–0 in the first game of the season.

Salford City

In May 2017 he joined Salford City. At the end of the 2017–18 season he was named Player's Player of the Year by his fellow Salford players. During his time with the club he captained them to two promotions, the second of them securing the club's first promotion to the

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, played 105 games and scored seven goals.

Stockport County

In February 2020 he moved to

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, signing a two and a half year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut.

Oldham Athletic

Hogan signed for newly relegated National League club

on 1 June 2022 on a two-year contract.

Personal life

Hogan was born in

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, England, and is of Irish descent – he and his brother have two Irish grandparents. His younger brother is

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footballer Scott and they played together at

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Career statistics

Honours

FC Halifax Town *

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Premier Division:

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play-offs:

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Salford City *

play-offs:

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Stockport County *National League: 2021–22 Individual * Salford City Player's Player of the Year: 2017–18 *National League Team of the Year:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogan, Liam 1989 births Living people Footballers from Salford English footballers Association football defenders FC Halifax Town players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Salford City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players English people of Irish descent