Paul Rodgers (footballer)

Paul Rodgers
Personal information
Full namePaul Leo Henry Rodgers[1]
Date of birth6 October 1989
Place of birthEdmonton, London, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Bromley
Youth career
2005–2007Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2009Arsenal0(0)
2009→ Northampton Town (loan)11(0)
2009–2011Northampton Town56(0)
2011–2012Newport County37(0)
2012–2013Billericay Town18(0)
2013St Neots Town5(0)
2013–2014Billericay Town18(0)
2014Farnborough10(0)
2014–Bromley10(0)
National team‡
2005–2006England U163(0)
2006–2007England U175(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 29 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:10, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Paul Leo Henry Rodgers (born 6 October 1989 in Edmonton, Greater London), is an English professional footballer, who plays for Bromley. Rodgers plays as a defender, either at centre half or full back.[2]

Career

Rodgers joined Arsenal in 2005 and was given a professional contract at the start of the 2007–08 season.[2][3] He originally started out as a full back but has since also played as a centre half and made his Arsenal first-team debut in a friendly against Barnet in the 2007 pre-season.[2]

He made his competitive professional debut in Arsenal's League Cup quarter-final against Burnley on 2 December 2008, a match which Arsenal lost 2–0; Rodgers was substituted for Henri Lansbury after 46 minutes.[4] On 22 January 2009, Arsenal announced he was to go on loan to Northampton Town for one month,[5][6] which was later extended to the end of the season.[7] Having been released by Arsenal in June 2009,[8] Rodgers signed for Northampton Town after a trial.[9]

Rodgers joined Newport County in 2011. On 12 May 2012 he was an unused substitute for Newport in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City. Rodgers was released by Newport in May 2012 at the end of his contract.[10] Rodgers joined Billericay Town in 2012. In February 2013 he signed for them on contract, after a string of impressive performances.[11]

In June 2013 Rodgers joined St Neots Town who play in the Southern Football League Premier Division. Following the release from the club in September 2013,[12] he re-signed for Billericay Town.[13] On 18 June 2014 he switched to Farnborough, before being sold to Bromley for an undisclosed fee in September 2014.<ref name=Squad Update">"Squad Update". Farnborough FC. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-09-30.</ref>

Personal life

Rodgers is the cousin of former Farnborough teammate Joe Benjamin.[14] They also played together at Northampton Town, St Neots Town and Billericay Town.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2010 and 31/05/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Paul Rodgers". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Lambrou, Lambros (1 January 2008). "Young Guns: Defender Paul Rodgers". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Burnley 2–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Rodgers joins Northampton on loan".
  6. ↑ "Profile details". ntfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rodgers to stay to the end of the season". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Four youngsters turn pro while eight depart".
  9. ↑ Cobblers clinch Rodgers deal Sky Sports
  10. ↑ Rodgers released by Newport
  11. ↑ "Billericay Go For Beckles and Lokando". Pitchero Non League. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  12. ↑ "Parr cuts costs as duo depart St Neots". Cambridge News. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  13. ↑ "Match Preview; Blues v Bognor Regis Town". Billericay Town FC. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  14. ↑ "Paul Rodgers in Saints move". Cambridge News. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

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