Hogg was twice loaned to the Third Division club Boston United before, because of financial restrictions at Ipswich, he was transferred to Hibernian in January 2005.
Hogg initially struggled to establish himself in the Hibernian first team, but he started to win a regular place from January 2007 under the management of John Collins.
Hogg lost his place in the Hibernian team during the 2010–11 season, however, and subsequently moved to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
[4] He signed for FA Premier League team Ipswich Town for an initial six-figure compensation fee on 29 June 2001.
[10][11] He rejoined Boston on another one-month loan on 12 December and made five appearances during this spell,[10][12] leaving the club in February 2004.
[13] Because of the financial restrictions at Ipswich, Hogg was transferred to the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on 31 January 2005, even though he was unavailable for two months.
[14] This was due to Hogg being severely injured whilst trying to prevent a car robbery in Middlesbrough earlier that month.
[16] He signed a new contract with Hibernian in October that would expire in June 2009, with Mowbray saying "Chris is a model professional for a young man of 20.
"[17] Hogg initially struggled to establish himself in the Hibernian first team, but he started to win a regular place from January 2007 under the management of John Collins.
[24] After Hughes left the club in October, Hogg was reinstated to the starting line-up at right-back by the caretaker management team of Gareth Evans and Alistair Stevenson against Kilmarnock.
[30] Following a spell training with his home town club, Middlesbrough, and a trial with Crewe Alexandra,[31][32] he re-signed with Inverness on a one-year contract on 29 July.
While a York player he captained England at under-15 level,[5] making his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 20 October 2000 in the Victory Shield.
[46] The Crewe Alexandra manager, Dario Gradi, described Hogg as "decent in the air", despite his relative lack of height for a centre back.