Dave Rogers

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Dave Rogers
Personal information
Full name	David Rogers
Date of birth	August 25, 1975 (1975-08-25) (age 32)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Centre back, Left back
Club information
Current club	St. Patricks Athletic
Number	5
Youth clubs
1994–1995	Tranmere Rovers
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 1999–2000 2000–2001 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2007 2007 2007 2008	Chester City Southport Dundee Ayr United Partick Thistle Scunthorpe United Peterborough United Carlisle United Cambuur Leeuwarden Shelbourne Derry City St. Patricks Athletic Sporting Fingal	025 (1) 023 (1) 043 (1) 016 (1) 06 (0) 01 (0) 03 (0) 045 (1) 022 (3) 0115 (6) 01 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Dave Rogers (born 25 August 1975 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for FAI National League club Sporting Fingal.

[edit] Playing career

Rogers in action for Derry City on his debut against Newry City during a 2007 pre-season friendly.

With his most previous club, Shelbourne, he had quite a successful spell. He joined them from Dutch club Cambuur Leeuwarden in June 2003. Rogers made his debut that same month against Derry, the club he would later join in the future, and quickly established himself as a key player in the side of Pat Fenlon, who was the Shelbourne manager at the time.

The Liverpudlian player won the League of Ireland championship with Shelbourne in 2003, 2004, and 2006.

"Scouser", as he is known to some, was one of the favourite players of the club's fans, especially after his volley in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against the Croatian champions Hajduk Split.^[1]

His goal spurred Shels on to a famous victory and made the Reds the first (and, as of yet, only) Irish team to make it to the Champions League third qualifying round. However, the club, downtrodden with financial difficulties and unable to sustain its first-team squad by early 2007, had to let Rogers go.

His former manager, Fenlon, who had taken the managerial position at Derry City in December 2006, convinced him that the Brandywell was the new place for him, and his signing 0f a two-year contract was announced by Derry on 28 January, 2007.^[2]

He made his debut for his new club during a pre-season friendly game against Newry City prior to the beginning of the 2007 FAI National League season.

He recently signed for Eircom League side St. Patricks Athletic during the June transfer market and played in their UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round against OB Odense of Denmark.

Rogers had earlier played in the Football League for Chester City, Peterborough United, Scunthorpe United and Carlisle United, and was at Tranmere Rovers without playing in the league. He also played in Scotland for Ayr United and Dundee.

Rogers joined Sporting Fingal on loan from St. Patricks Athletic on the 27th of February 2008.

[edit] Honours

• League of Ireland Championship: 3
  • Shelbourne FC - 2003, 2004, 2006

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