Andy Rodgers

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Andy Rodgers
Personal information
Full name Andrew Rodgers
Date of birth (1983-10-18) 18 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Falkirk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Falkirk 33 (2)
2003–2004 → Dumbarton (loan) 11 (4)
2004–2006 Dumbarton 64 (18)
2006–2008 Montrose 55 (14)
2008–2010 East Stirlingshire 75 (24)
2010–2011 Ayr United 31 (4)
2011–2013 Stenhousemuir 49 (17)
2013 → Peterhead (loan) 14 (6)
2013–2016 Peterhead 62 (18)
2016 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 4 (2)
2016–2021 East Stirlingshire 102 (68)
2021 Kelty Hearts 1 (0)
2021– Syngenta
Managerial career
2018–2021 East Stirlingshire (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Andrew Rodgers (born 18 October 1983 in Falkirk) is a Scottish footballer and coach who plays as a forward for Syngenta.

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Career

Rodgers began his career at Falkirk, scoring nine minutes into his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Ross County in the First Division on 24 November 2001. [1] During his time at Falkirk he spent a week on trial at English club Tottenham Hotspur in 2001. [2]

On 20 December 2003, he left Falkirk to join Dumbarton, initially on loan, [3] before signing permanently on 18 June 2004. [4]

After two seasons at Dumbarton, on 22 July 2006, Rodgers moved to Montrose. [5] He then signed for East Stirlingshire on 1 February 2008. [6]

On 11 July 2010, Rodgers signed for Second Division club Ayr United. [7]

Rodgers was released by Ayr in 2011 and signed for Stenhousemuir. [8] He was awarded the SFL Goal of the Month for September 2011 for his overhead kick against East Fife, he had also scored a similar effort for Ayr United in a Scottish Cup tie against Junior club Sunnybank the previous season. [9]

On 25 January 2013, Rodgers signed for Peterhead on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. [10] On 21 June 2013, he agreed a deal to sign permanently for Peterhead. [11] On 12 April 2014, Rodgers opened the scoring in Peterhead's 2–0 win against Clyde, a result which meant the club won the Scottish League Two title and promotion to League One. [12]

In July 2016, Rodgers returned to East Stirlingshire on a month-long loan deal. [13] On 8 September 2016, Rodgers signed a full contract with East Stirlingshire until the end of the season. Rodgers scored 41 goals in his first season back at East Stirlingshire before following this up with 18 goals in the 2017–18 campaign, then 6 goals in 2018–19 and 3 goals in 2019–20. Rodgers was appointed player/assistant manager of The Shire in September 2018, alongside teammate and Shire legend Derek Ure; who took over managerial duties as player/manager. [14]

Rodgers left East Stirlingshire on 4 January 2021, [15] and later signed with Shire's Lowland League rivals Kelty Hearts on 6 January 2021. [16]

Syngenta announced the signing of Rodgers on 4 June 2021. [17]

Honours

Falkirk
Peterhead

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References

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  2. ↑ "Spurs chase Rodgers". Falkirk Herald. 29 November 2001. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rodgers moves to Sons". BBC Sport. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rodgers joins Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sons and Montrose reach agreement". BBC Sport. 22 July 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Shire deal-in Rodgers and Brown". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Andy Rodgers joins Ayr as Shire sign Michael Andrews". BBC Sport. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Andy Rodgers completes Falkirk set with Stenhousemuir move". Falkirk Herald. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards – October 2011". Scottish Football League. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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  13. ↑ "Two go out on loan". Peterhead FC. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Andy Rodgers Signs for Club". East Stirlingshire FC. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "East Stirlingshire FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "ANDY RODGERS JOINS KELTY HEARTS FROM EAST STIRLINGSHIRE". Kelty Hearts FC. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "The club are today thrilled to announce the signing of local hero Andy Rodgers, he comes to the club with a wealth of experience in scoring goals in the senior game". Twitter. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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