Personal information | |||
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Full name | Morgan Elliot Rogers [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 July 2002||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 25 | (6) |
2021–2022 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2023 | → Blackpool (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Middlesbrough | 26 | (2) |
2024– | Aston Villa | 9 | (2) |
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 | 2 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:10, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Morgan Elliot Rogers (born 26 July 2002) [3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier League club Aston Villa. [4] Rogers is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy. He has represented England at all youth levels up to U21.
Born in Halesowen, Rogers joined West Bromwich Albion at under-9 level. [5] 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. [6]
Rogers signed for Manchester City on 1 August 2019, after playing against them for West Bromwich Albion in the FA Youth Cup semi-final. [7]
On 4 January 2021, Rogers signed for Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season. [8] He would make his debut for the club against Peterborough United a few days later, coming off the bench [9] and he would score his first professional goal against Portsmouth in a 1–0 win on 26 January. [10] 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. [11]
On 23 August 2021, Rogers signed for AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season. [12] He scored his only goal for the club on 15 January 2022, in a 3–2 Championship defeat against Luton Town. [13]
On 4 January 2023, Rogers joined Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the season. [14] Rogers scored his only goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Norwich City on 8 May 2023. [15]
On 7 July 2023, Rogers signed for Championship club Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee. [16] 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. [17] Rogers scored his first competitive goal for the club on 29 August in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against Bolton Wanderers. [18]
He scored five times during Middlesbrough's run to the EFL Cup semi-finals, making him the competition's top goalscorer for the season. [19]
On 1 February 2024, Rogers signed for Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, [20] reported to be £8m, potentially rising to £15m with performance-related add-ons. [21] Manchester City were entitled to 25% of the fee, due to a sell-on clause in the original transfer to Middlesbrough. [22] On 3 February, Rogers made his Premier League debut as a late substitute in a 5–0 victory away at Sheffield United. [23]
On 6 April 2024, Rogers scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 3–3 draw against Brentford. [24]
Rogers has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-18 level. [25]
He represented the England under-16 team at the 2018 Montaigu Tournament. [25] In September 2018, Rogers scored a hat-trick for the England under-17 team in a game against Belgium. [25] The following month saw him score against the United States [26] as well as scoring the final goal in a 3–1 victory against Brazil. [27] In March 2019, Rogers scored twice in an elite qualifier against Switzerland. [28] In April 2019, Rogers was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [29]
Rogers made his England under-18 debut as a 64th minute substitute during a 3–2 win over Australia on 6 September 2019. [30]
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. [31]
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. [32]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion U21 | 2017–18 [33] | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
West Bromwich Albion | 2018–19 [34] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2019–20 [35] | — | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
2020–21 [36] | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
Lincoln City (loan) | 2020–21 [36] | League One | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
Bournemouth (loan) | 2021–22 [37] | Championship | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Blackpool (loan) | 2022–23 [38] | Championship | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
Middlesbrough | 2023–24 [39] | Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||
Aston Villa | 2023–24 [39] | Premier League | 9 | 2 | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
Career total | 94 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 119 | 18 |
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