Logan Tipene Rogerson (born 28 May 1998) is a New Zealand professional

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who plays for Finnish Premier League club

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as a winger. He has been capped by the

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Career

After beginning his senior career with the now-defunct

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in the

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Rogerson signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal with

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club

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in September 2015. After not hearing from the Wellington Phoenix about a contract extension, Rogerson left the club and then signed a two-year deal with Carl Zeiss Jena who play in the German

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. After returning to New Zealand following an unsuccessful spell in Germany where a serious knee injury cut his season short, Rogerson signed for ISPS Handa champions Auckland City on the 23rd in October 2019. Rogerson helped lead Auckland City to a second successive ISPS Handa title in his first season at the club, proving to be an important signing for City across the course of the season. On the 15th of March 2021, after another outstanding ISPS Handa season in 20/21 in which he scored eight times and registered six assists. Rogerson signed a contract with 20/21 Finnish Champions

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International career

Rogerson has represented New Zealand at U17, U23, and at full senior international level. He was part of the

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that participated in the

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, which doubled as qualification for the

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. It was in this tournament, against New Caledonia that he scored a

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in New Zealand's 5–0 win. Rogerson made his full

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debut came in a friendly against

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, coming off the bench for the final 23 minutes in New Zealand's 1–0 win.

Career statistics

Honours

Country

New Zealand *

OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation, OFC member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irre ...

: 2016 *

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

OFC U-20 Championship The OFC U-19 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the under-19 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup. Between 1974 and 2012, t ...

: 2016 *

OFC U-17 Championship The OFC U-16 Championship is a biennial football tournament for players under the age of 16. The tournament decides the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, ...

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Individual

Golden Ball:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogerson, Logan Living people 1998 births New Zealand Māori sportspeople Association football midfielders New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers Association footballers from Wellington City Wellington Phoenix FC players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Auckland City FC players FC Haka players A-League Men players New Zealand Football Championship players 3. Liga players Veikkausliiga players Expatriate footballers in Germany New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Finland New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Finland 2016 OFC Nations Cup players