Scott Hogan

Scott Andrew Hogan (born 13 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

He entered non-league football, playing for Woodley Sports, FC Halifax Town, Mossley, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Ashton United and Hyde before a return to Rochdale.

[6] Hogan dropped into non-League football to join Northern Premier League First Division North club Woodley Sports during the 2010 off-season.

[9] He made his debut in a West Riding County Cup second round match against Barnoldswick Town on 15 December and scored the second goal in a 5–0 victory.

[14] In August 2011, Hogan joined Northern Premier League First Division North club Mossley on loan.

[16][17] Hogan made his first Halifax appearance of the 2011–12 season on 29 August, as a 77th-minute substitute for Lee Gregory in a 0–0 draw with Boston United.

[8] On 9 March 2013, Hogan signed a non-contract deal with Conference Premier strugglers Hyde and made his debut that day as a second-half substitute for Louis Almond in a 3–0 defeat to Gateshead.

[31] Four goals in five matches won Hogan the League Two Player of the Month award for February and he celebrated by scoring his second hat-trick in three weeks against Oxford United on 1 March.

[6] On 21 July 2014, Hogan signed a three-year contract with Championship club Brentford,[6] for a fee reported to be approximately £750,000.

[36] After missing a portion of the 2014–15 pre-season with an ankle injury,[37] he made his Bees debut on 26 August as a second-half substitute for Nick Proschwitz in a 1–0 defeat to West London rivals Fulham in the second round of the League Cup.

[40] 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.

[43] Hogan finally returned to the pitch with an appearance for the Development Squad against Crystal Palace on 29 February 2016 and he scored the opening goal of the 2–2 draw.

[44] Hogan began the 2016–17 season as an ever-present and got off the mark on his fourth appearance, with the only goal of the game versus Nottingham Forest on 16 August 2016.

[48][49] On 31 January 2017, Hogan joined Championship club Aston Villa on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[51] Hogan made seven appearances during the first half of the 2018–19 season,[52] predominantly as a substitute and departed on loan for the rest of the campaign in January 2019.