Morgan Rogers

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Morgan Rogers
Personal information
Full name Morgan Elliot Rogers [1]
Date of birth (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Halesowen, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2019 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2019–2023 Manchester City 0 (0)
2021Lincoln City (loan) 25 (6)
2021–2022AFC Bournemouth (loan) 14 (1)
2023Blackpool (loan) 20 (1)
2023–2024 Middlesbrough 26 (2)
2024– Aston Villa 22 (6)
International career
2016–2017 England U15 6 (5)
2017–2018 England U16 8 (5)
2018–2019 England U17 15 (9)
2019–2020 England U18 8 (1)
2021–2022 England U20 4 (1)
2024– England U21 7 (4)
2024– England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Morgan Elliot Rogers (born 26 July 2002) [3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the England national team. He was born in Halesowen in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough. Rogers is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy. He has represented England at all youth levels up to U21.

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Club career

West Bromwich Albion

Rogers joined West Bromwich Albion at under-9 level. [4] He made his professional debut for West Brom on 6 February 2019, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Wes Hoolahan against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup. [5]

Manchester City

Rogers signed for Manchester City on 1 August 2019, after playing against them for West Bromwich Albion in the FA Youth Cup semi-final. [6]

Lincoln City (loan)

On 4 January 2021, Rogers signed for Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season. [7] He would make his debut for the club against Peterborough United a few days later, coming off the bench [8] and he would score his first professional goal against Portsmouth in a 1–0 win on 26 January. [9] Three goals from seven games during the month of March would see him pick up the EFL Young Player of the Month award during his loan spell. [10]

Bournemouth (loan)

On 23 August 2021, Rogers signed for AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season. [11] He scored his only goal for the club on 15 January 2022, in a 3–2 Championship defeat against Luton Town. [12]

Blackpool (loan)

On 4 January 2023, Rogers joined Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the season. [13] Rogers scored his only goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Norwich City on 8 May 2023. [14]

Middlesbrough

On 7 July 2023, Rogers signed for Championship club Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee. [15] Rogers scored his first goal for the club on 29 July, scoring a late equaliser to make it 2–2 in a pre-season friendly against Auxerre. [16] Rogers scored his first competitive goal for the club on 29 August in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against Bolton Wanderers. [17]

He scored five times during Middlesbrough's run to the EFL Cup semi-finals, making him the competition's top goalscorer for the season. [18]

Aston Villa

On 1 February 2024, Rogers signed for Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, [19] reported to be £8m, potentially rising to £15m with performance-related add-ons. [20] Manchester City were entitled to 25% of the fee, due to a sell-on clause in the original transfer to Middlesbrough. [21] On 3 February, Rogers made his Premier League debut as a late substitute in a 5–0 victory away at Sheffield United. [22]

On 6 April 2024, Rogers scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 3–3 draw against Brentford. [23]

International career

Rogers has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-18 level. [24]

He represented the England under-16 team at the 2018 Montaigu Tournament. [24] In September 2018, Rogers scored a hat-trick for the England under-17 team in a game against Belgium. [24] The following month saw him score against the United States [25] as well as scoring the final goal in a 3–1 victory against Brazil. [26] In March 2019, Rogers scored twice in an elite qualifier against Switzerland. [27] In April 2019, Rogers was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [28]

Rogers made his England under-18 debut as a 64th minute substitute during a 3–2 win over Australia on 6 September 2019. [29]

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. [30]

On 22 March 2024, Rogers made his debut for the England U21s during a 5–1 victory over Azerbaijan in Baku during 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. [31]

On 11 November 2024, Rogers was called up to the England senior team for the first time for upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against Greece and the Republic of Ireland. [32] He made his senior debut on 14 November as a second half substitute in a 3–0 away victory against Greece. [33] [34]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion U21 2017–18 [35] 1 [a] 010
West Bromwich Albion 2018–19 [36] Championship 00100010
Manchester City U21 2019–20 [37] 4 [a] 141
2020–21 [38] 1 [a] 010
Total000000005151
Lincoln City (loan) 2020–21 [38] League One 25600003 [b] 0286
Bournemouth (loan) 2021–22 [39] Championship1411010161
Blackpool (loan) 2022–23 [40] Championship20120221
Middlesbrough 2023–24 [41] Championship2621065337
Aston Villa 2023–24 [41] Premier League 1135 [c] 0163
2024–25 [42] Premier League11300004 [d] 0153
Total22600009000316
Career total1071650759010113722
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 [43]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 202420
Total20

Honours

Manchester City U18

Individual

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