Danny Rogers
Daniel Rogers (born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Oldham Athletic. Born in the United States, he has represented Ireland at youth level. Personal life. Rogers was born in New York and has an Irish mother and an American father. He holds an American passport. The family, including Rogers and his two brothers, moved back to Ireland when he was five years old. Before signing with Aberdeen, he was close to going on a scholarship to the United States. Club career. Rogers signed his first professional contract with Aberdeen in July  2011 and played regularly for the club's youth sides. In December 2013, he joined Airdrieonians on loan for a month but returned to the "Dons" at the end of this short spell. On 1 August 2014, he signed for Dumbarton on a six-month loan deal after impressing in friendly matches as a trialist. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Brechin City and was named the club's Player of the Month for September 2014. His loan deal was extended on 2 January 2015, until the end of the 2014–15 season. At the end of the  season, he scooped the 'Dumbarton Terrace' and Baxter Ramsay (club sponsor) Player of the Year awards as well as the prestigious Sonstrust Young Player of the Season accolade. He returned to parent club Aberdeen having made 36 appearances in total for Ian Murray's side, keeping nine clean sheets. On 26 June 2015, Rogers moved to Falkirk on a loan deal for the whole of the 2015–16 season. During his loan spell, he was announced as part of the PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Season. In July 2016, Rogers returned to the Falkirk Stadium for a second season-long  loan spell. Rogers made his debut for Aberdeen on 24 January 2018, coming on as a substitute for the injured Joe Lewis in a 2–0 defeat away to Rangers. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Rogers signed a two-year contract with Aberdeen. In July 2018, Rogers moved to St Mirren on a season-long loan deal. In August 2019, Rogers moved to Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal. On 10 June 2020, Rogers announced his departure from Aberdeen via his Twitter account. On 28 July 2020, Rogers signed a one-year deal with Kilmarnock. He made  his debut on 1 August 2020, against Hibernian, as a half-time substitute for the injured Jake Eastwood. He left Kilmarnock at the end of the 2020–21 season. Oldham Athletic. In August 2021 Rogers signed to Oldham Athletic. His debut was the first game of the season in EFL League Two at home against Newport County. Rogers failed to stop the only goal of the game allowing Newport to win 1–0. International career. Rogers' performances on loan at Dumbarton earned him a call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the game against Norway U21s in October 2014 . He made his debut as a 60th-minute substitute and did not concede in his time on the pitch. The game finished 4–1 to Norway. He made his first start for the team in a 1–0 defeat to United States U21s. Rogers received his first call-up to the senior Republic of Ireland side for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Moldova in October 2016.