Paul Rodgers (footballer)

English footballer

Not to be confused with Paul Rogers (footballer).

Paul RodgersPersonal information

Full name|  Paul Leo Henry Rodgers[1]
Date of birth|  (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth|  Edmonton, London, England
Height|  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
2005–2007|  Arsenal
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2007–2009|  Arsenal|  0|  (0)
2009|  → Northampton Town (loan)|  11|  (0)
2009–2011|  Northampton Town|  56|  (0)
2011–2012|  Newport County|  37|  (0)
2012–2013|  Billericay Town|  18|  (0)
2013|  St Neots Town|  5|  (0)
2013–2014|  Billericay Town|  18|  (0)
2014|  Farnborough|  9|  (0)
2014–2016|  Bromley|  34|  (1)
2016–2017|  Bishop's Stortford|  37|  (0)
2017|  Chelmsford City|  2|  (0)
2017|  → Kingstonian (loan)|  15|  (1)
2017–2018|  Kingstonian|  6|  (0)
2018–2019|  Harlow Town|  |
International career
2005–2006|  England U16|  3|  (0)
2006–2007|  England U17|  5|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2018

Paul Leo Henry Rodgers (born 6 October 1989), is an English semi-professional footballer who most recently played for Harlow Town, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2] Rodgers plays as a defender, either at centre half or full back.[3]

## Career

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Born in Edmonton, Greater London, Rodgers joined Arsenal in 2005 and was given a professional contract at the start of the 2007–08 season.[3][4] He originally started out as a full back but has since also played as a centre half and made his Arsenal first-team debut in a friendly against Barnet in the 2007 pre-season.[3]

He made his competitive professional debut in Arsenal's League Cup quarter-final against Burnley on 2 December 2008, a match which Arsenal lost 2–0; Rodgers was substituted for Henri Lansbury after 46 minutes.[5] On 22 January 2009, Arsenal announced he was to go on loan to Northampton Town for one month,[6][7] which was later extended to the end of the season.[8] Having been released by Arsenal in June 2009,[9] Rodgers signed for Northampton Town after a trial.[10]

Rodgers joined Newport County in 2011. On 12 May 2012 he was an unused substitute for Newport in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City.[11] Rodgers was released by Newport in May 2012 at the end of his contract.[12] Rodgers joined Billericay Town in 2012. In February 2013 he signed for them on contract, after a string of impressive performances.[13]

In June 2013 Rodgers joined St Neots Town who play in the Southern Football League Premier Division. Following the release from the club in September 2013,[14] he re-signed for Billericay Town.[15] On 18 June 2014 he switched to Farnborough, before being sold to Bromley for an undisclosed fee in September 2014.[16] He joined Bishop's Stortford in June 2016.[17] In June 2017, Rodgers signed for Chelmsford City.[18] He joined Kingstonian on loan in August 2017. In November 2017 the switch was made permanent.[19]

## Personal life

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Rodgers is the cousin of Haringey Borough striker Joe Benjamin. They played together at Northampton Town, St Neots Town, Billericay Town, Farnborough and Bishop's Stortford.[20]

## References

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1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2010 and 31/05/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
2. ^ Paul Rodgers - First Team - Harlow Town Football Club‚ harlowtownfootballclub.co.uk
3. ^ a b c "Paul Rodgers". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.
4. ^ Lambrou, Lambros (1 January 2008). "Young Guns: Defender Paul Rodgers". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
5. ^ "Burnley 2–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
6. ^ "Rodgers joins Northampton on loan". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
7. ^ "Profile details". ntfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
8. ^ "Rodgers to stay to the end of the season". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
9. ^ "Four youngsters turn pro while eight depart".
10. ^ Cobblers clinch Rodgers deal Sky Sports
11. ^ 2012 FA Trophy final
12. ^ Rodgers released by Newport
13. ^ "Billericay Go For Beckles and Lokando". Pitchero Non-League. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
14. ^ "Parr cuts costs as duo depart St Neots". Cambridge News. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
15. ^ "Match Preview; Blues v Bognor Regis Town". Billericay Town FC. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
16. ^ "Squad Update". Farnborough FC. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
17. ^ Former Gunner added to defence
18. ^ "Impressive Trio of New Clarets". Pitchero Non-League. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
19. ^ "Rodgers Makes Permanent K's Switch – Stalwart Released". Pitchero Non-League. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
20. ^ "Paul Rodgers in Saints move". Cambridge News. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

## External links

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* Paul Rodgers player profile at ntfc.co.uk
* Paul Rodgers at Soccerbase
* Defender Rodgers spent the formative years of his career at Arsenal and has signed for the Blues after spending last season at Newport County

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals