Luke Rodgers

Luke Rodgers

Rodgers playing for the New York Red Bulls in October 2011
Personal information
Full name	Luke John Rodgers
Date of birth	(1982-01-01) 1 January 1982 (age 35)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Solihull Moors
Number	11
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–	Solihull Moors	3	(0)
National team
2003	England C	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:20, 6 March 2017 (UTC).

Luke John Rodgers (born 1 January 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Solihull Moors.

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 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 summer 2009, who he helped fire to promotion in his first season.

He completed a move to Major League Soccer with the 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 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 deal which became permanent the following January. He signed with 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.

Rodgers initially played for Shrewsbury Town, rising through the ranks to break into the first team as a youth player. He first established himself as a goal-scorer during the 2000–01 season, as he bagged seven goals in 27 games (half of which were as a substitute). Three of his goals came against Rochdale in a 7–1 romp at Spotland on 24 February. The 2001–02 season showed Rodgers' potential, as he hit 22 goals in 41 games, this time never being used as a substitute.