Morgan Elliot Rogers (born 26 July 2002)
is an English professional
footballer
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who plays for
Blackpool
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, on loan from
Manchester City
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. He plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
or
forward.
Club career
West Bromwich Albion
Born in
Halesowen
Halesowen ( ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of West Midlands, England.
Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, the town is around from Birmingham city centre, and fro ...
, Rogers joined
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional Association football, football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English foo ...
at under-9 level. He made his professional debut for West Brom on 6 February 2019, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for
Wes Hoolahan
Wesley Patrick Hoolahan (born 20 May 1982) is an Irish professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for League One club Cambridge United.
Hoolahan began his playing career with Shelbourne and has previously pl ...
against
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...
in the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...
.
Manchester City
Rogers signed for
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two ...
on 1 August 2019, after playing against them for West Bromwich Albion in the FA Youth Cup semi-final.
Lincoln City (loan)
On 4 January 2021, Rogers signed for
Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season. He would make his debut for the club against
Peterborough United
Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standin ...
a few days later, coming off the bench and he would score his first professional goal against
Portsmouth
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in a 1–0 win on 26 January 2021. Three goals from seven games during the month of March would see him pick up the
EFL Young Player of the Month
The EFL Young Player of the Month is an award for young players in all three divisions of the English Football League. To be eligible players must be under-21 or turn 21 during the current season. It was first awarded in December 2009. Victor Mo ...
award during his loan spell.
Bournemouth (loan)
On 23 August 2021, Rogers signed for
AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 January 2022, against
Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1 ...
in a
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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fixture, which concluded in a 3-2 defeat for Bournemouth.
Blackpool (loan)
On 4 January 2023, Rogers joined
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and ...
on loan for the remainder of the season.
International career
Rogers has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.
He represented the
England under-16 team at the
2018 Montaigu Tournament.
In September 2018, Rogers scored a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wi ...
for the
England under-17 team in a game against
Belgium
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.
The following month saw him score against the
United States
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as well as scoring the final goal in a 3–1 victory against
Brazil
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. In March 2019, Rogers scored twice in an elite qualifier against
Switzerland. In April 2019, Rogers was included in the
England
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squad for the
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (37th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football cha ...
.
Rogers made his
England under-18 debut as a 64th minute substitute during a 3–2 win over
Australia on 6 September 2019.
On 6 September 2021, Rogers made his debut for the
England U20s during a 6-1 victory over
Romania U20s at
St. George's Park.
Career statistics
;Notes
Honours
;Individual
* EFL League One Young Player of the Month: March 2021
References
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2002 births
Living people
People from Halesowen
English footballers
Association football forwards
England youth international footballers
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Manchester City F.C. players
Lincoln City F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
English Football League players