Scott Andrew Hogan was born on 13 April 1992 and is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and the Republic of Ireland national team.
31 Facts About Scott Hogan
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Scott Hogan entered non-league football, playing for Woodley Sports, FC Halifax Town, Mossley, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Ashton United and Hyde before a return to Rochdale.
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Scott Hogan spent two-and-a-half seasons at Griffin Park and moved to Aston Villa in January 2017.
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Scott Hogan began his career as a student at Salford College, studying for a BTEC National Diploma in Sport and playing in the college's Football Academy first team, before moving onto the youth academy at League Two club Rochdale in 2009.
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Scott Hogan dropped into non-League football to join Northern Premier League First Division North club Woodley Sports during the 2010 off-season.
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Scott Hogan had a prolific spell with the club, scoring 21 goals in 27 league games.
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Scott Hogan departed the club in November 2010, but immediately returned on loan for a further month.
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Scott Hogan signed with Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC Halifax Town in November 2010 and linked up with his brother Liam.
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Scott Hogan made 22 appearances and scored four goals during just over a year with FC Halifax.
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Scott Hogan signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stocksbridge Park Steels in December 2011.
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Scott Hogan quickly struck up a strike partnership with Jack Muldoon and made regular appearances for the club.
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Scott Hogan left the Steels in October 2012, after encountering problems commuting to Stocksbridge from his home in Warrington.
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In October 2012, Scott Hogan signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Ashton United.
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Scott Hogan scored one goal in eight league appearances for the club, before departing in March 2013.
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On 9 May 2013, Scott Hogan returned to Rochdale, signing a two-year deal.
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Scott Hogan began the season in good form and scored 10 goals in his first 20 league appearances.
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Scott Hogan made his league debut for Brentford in the following game against Rotherham United, coming on for Jota after 67 minutes, but he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee on 82 minutes and was immediately substituted.
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Scott Hogan underwent reconstructive surgery on 10 September and re-injured the same knee in April 2015, after catching his foot in the turf during a passing drill in training.
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Scott Hogan went on to score 13 goals in an 18-match spell, which included his first Brentford hat-trick and the September 2016 Championship Player of the Month award.
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Scott Hogan left the club on 31 January 2017 and scored 21 goals in 36 appearances during two-and-a-half seasons at Griffin Park.
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On 31 January 2017, Scott Hogan joined Championship club Aston Villa on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Scott Hogan returned at the end of the regular season, but was not eligible to play in Villa's play-off campaign.
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Scott Hogan scored two goals in eight appearances and celebrated promotion to the Premier League with the club at the end of the season.
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Scott Hogan scored a late goal against Swansea City on 5 October 2019, giving Stoke their first win of the season.
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Scott Hogan was recalled from Stoke City by Villa on 29 January 2020 and loaned straight out to another Championship club, city rivals Birmingham City, for what remained of the season.
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Scott Hogan's performances earned him the Championship Player of the Month award.
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Scott Hogan rejoined Birmingham City on a four-year permanent contract on 16 September 2020; the fee was undisclosed.
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Scott Hogan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad in February 2014, but did not feature in a match.
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Scott Hogan is eligible to play for Ireland through having two Irish grandparents.
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Scott Hogan was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and two subsequent second round matches in October and November 2017 respectively, but was an unused substitute in all four matches.
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Scott Hogan's brother Liam is a professional footballer and the pair played together at FC Halifax Town.