Sian Rogers

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Sian Rogers
Personal information
Full name Sian Rogers
Date of birth (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Charlton Athletic
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2013–2015 Birmingham City
2015–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Aston Villa 46 (0)
2022–2023Charlton Athletic (loan) 22 (0)
2023– Charlton Athletic 11 (0)
International career
2014 England U16 3 (0)
2013–2015 England U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 6 (0)
2017 England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2020

Sian Rogers (born 28 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic.

Rogers played youth football with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Arsenal before joining Aston Villa.[2] She made her first-team debut in the 2017–18 FA WSL 2.

Rogers has played for England at several youth levels.[1]

Early life[edit]

Rogers began to play football at the age of six. She was scouted by the Wolverhampton Wanderers centre of excellence, later going on to join Birmingham City. Rogers became a regular for the development side whilst at Birmingham, before signing for Arsenal to be a key part of the successful development side there.[2] She was occasionally an unused substitute at senior level for Birmingham and Arsenal.[3]

Club career[edit]

Aston Villa[edit]

Rogers was signed by Aston Villa in the run up to the 2017–18 season.[4]

Rogers received her first red card in a match against Manchester United on 17 April 2019.[5] Her strong performances in the 2018–19 season saw her nominated for the club's player of the season award.[6]

Rogers signed a new two-year contract with Villa in October 2019.[7] She spent a period out with a shoulder injury during this month.[8] Rogers made her fiftieth appearance in a Villa shirt against Lewes on 24 November 2019.[9] She was awarded the Golden Glove after keeping five clean sheets in thirteen matches as Aston Villa claimed the 2019–20 FA Women's Championship title.[10]

Rogers made her top flight debut against Manchester City on 5 September 2020.[11]

International career[edit]

Rogers was first called up to an England side at the age of 13, before going on to be a part of England U17 squad at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[1][2] In April 2014, she was captain of England women's national under-16 football team for a match against Switzerland.[12]

Rogers was also a part of the squad for the 2015 tournament in Iceland.[13] In 2017, she was part of the England U19 squad for a tournament in La Manga.[14]

Rogers was a part of the preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup.[15] She took part in an England U21 training camp in January 2019.[16]

Style of play[edit]

Rogers has been identified as a highly competent shot-stopper from a young age.[2] She has worked on developing her kicking ability and distribution.[17]

Personal life[edit]

Rogers is a big film fan.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 3 March 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2017–18 FA WSL 2 11 0 0 0 4 0 15 0
2018–19 FA Women's Championship 18 0 0 0 4 0 22 0
2019–20 FA Women's Championship 13 0 0 0 3 0 16 0
2020–21 FA WSL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 FA WSL 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
Total 46 0 0 0 15 0 61 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2022–23 Women's Championship 22 0 2 0 0 0 24 0
Charlton Athletic 2023-24 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
Total 34 0 2 0 1 0 37 0
Career total 80 0 2 0 16 0 98 0

Honours[edit]

Aston Villa

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Sian Rogers Player Profile". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Laleye, Lase (15 February 2018). "Sian Rogers: A Next Generation Goalkeeper". We Play Strong. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Sian Rogers at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ "VILLA LADIES: SNAP UP SEASON TICKETS FOR 2017/18". Aston Villa FC. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ "THE VERDICT: MANCHESTER UNITED WOMEN 5-0 ASTON VILLA LADIES". Aston Villa FC. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "ASTON VILLA LADIES: VOTE FOR YOUR PLAYER OF THE SEASON". Aston Villa FC. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ "ASTON VILLA WOMEN: SIAN ROGERS SIGNS NEW DEAL". Aston Villa FC. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ "ON THE WHISTLE: ASTON VILLA WOMEN 3-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED WOMEN". Aston Villa FC. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. ^ "ON THE WHISTLE: ASTON VILLA WOMEN 1-0 LEWES WOMEN". Aston Villa FC. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Championship awards handed out". The FA. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  11. ^ Garry, Tom (5 September 2020). "Aston Villa Women 0–2 Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  12. ^ "SWITZERLAND HOLD ENGLAND IN UEFA DEVELOPMENT TOURNAMENT". The FA. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. ^ Jamet, Sylvain (6 June 2015). "Arsenal sign promising young keeper". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. ^ "WOMEN'S U19S TO FACE NETHERLANDS, ITALY AND FRANCE IN LA MANGA TOURNAMENT". The FA. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  15. ^ "EXTENDED ENGLAND SQUAD NAMED FOR FIFA WOMEN'S U20 WORLD CUP". The FA. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  16. ^ "ENGLAND WOMEN'S U21S SQUAD NAMED FOR TRAINING CAMP". The FA. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  17. ^ "5 TO WATCH: ASTON VILLA LADIES". Aston Villa FC. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Getting To Know: Sian Rogers". Next Gen Sport Solutions. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Aston Villa and Sheffield United share Championship awards". Women's Sport Daily. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.