Luke Rodgers
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Rodgers playing for New York Red Bulls in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke John Rodgers | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Shrewsbury Town | 176 | (65) |
| 2005–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Port Vale | 59 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2009 | Yeovil Town | 16 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Notts County | 46 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | (9) |
| 2012 | Lillestrøm | 7 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Portsmouth | 10 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Hammarby IF | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 23 | (12) |
| 2016–2017 | Solihull Moors | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Hednesford Town | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–201? | Highgate United | ||
| Total | 453+ | (133+) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | England C | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luke John Rodgers (born 1 January 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He played in England's Football League, starting at Shrewsbury Town in 1999. Rodgers spent six years with the Shropshire side and made over 200 appearances as they were relegated and then promoted back to the English Football League. In the summer of 2005, he moved to Crewe Alexandra, where he stayed until a January 2007 switch to Port Vale. Two years later, he moved on to Yeovil Town following a short loan spell. His permanent spell at Yeovil was brief; he soon transferred to Notts County in the summer of 2009, whom he helped fire to promotion in his first season.
He completed a move to Major League Soccer with New York Red Bulls in January 2011. In March 2012, he was released by the Red Bulls after his work visa renewal was denied and transferred to the Norwegian club Lillestrøm. He returned to the English league with Portsmouth in August 2012 before joining Shrewsbury Town on loan two months later in a permanent deal the following January. He signed with the Swedish club Hammarby IF in July 2013 and stayed until the end of the calendar year. He signed with Forest Green Rovers in February 2014 and joined Sutton Coldfield Town the following year. He joined Solihull Moors in December 2016, and then Hednesford Town and Highgate United in 2017.