Sian Rogers

Sian Rogers (born 28 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FA WSL club Aston Villa.

Sian Rogers
Personal information
Full name Sian Rogers
Date of birth (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998[1]
Place of birth England,
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2013–2015 Birmingham City
2015–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Aston Villa 43 (0)
National team‡
2014 England U16 3 (0)
2013–2015 England U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 6 (0)
2017 England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:12, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:12, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

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

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

Aston Villa

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

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

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

Rogers is a big film fan.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 September 2020[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2017–18 FA WSL 2 1100040150
2018–19 FA Women's Championship 1800040220
2019–20 FA Women's Championship 1300030160
2020–21 FA WSL 10000010
Total 43000110540
Career total 43000110540

Honours

Club

Aston Villa

Individual

References
  1. "Sian Rogers Player Profile". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. Laleye, Lase (15 February 2018). "Sian Rogers: A Next Generation Goalkeeper". We Play Strong. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. 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. "Aston Villa and Sheffield United share Championship awards". Women's Sport Daily. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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