Daniel Rogers

Daniel "Danny" Rogers (born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for St Patrick's Athletic. Born in the United States, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level. Rogers has had a series of loan spells building up first team experience; he firstly had a short spell with Airdrieonians followed by a season with Dumbarton, before spending two years on loan at Falkirk.

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.