Amy Rodgers
![]() Rodgers for London City 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amy Mae Rodgers | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
Youth career | |||
Vale Juniors Congleton | |||
Crewe Alexandra | |||
Everton | |||
Liverpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Liverpool | 50 | (4) |
2021–2023 | London City Lionesses | 53 | (14) |
2023– | Bristol City | 22 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | England U19 | 14 | (1) |
2019–2020 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Scotland | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 |
Amy Mae Rodgers (born 4 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Bristol City[1] and the Scotland national team. She previously played for London City Lionesses and Liverpool. She represented England in youth internationals, but subsequently changed her international status to play for Scotland.
Club career
[edit]Rodgers started playing football with Vale Juniors Congleton. She then played within youth sides at Crewe Alexandra and then at Everton Ladies Centre of Excellence before joining the Liverpool youth system.
Liverpool
[edit]Rodgers made her first team debut away at Yeovil Town Ladies during the 2017 Spring Series, proving to be a talented youngster in the Reds ranks.[2] In 2016 she was named Young Sports Achiever of the Year at The Everybody Awards (the event is held annually to recognise the exceptional achievements of sporting and community heroes in Cheshire East).[3] In May 2019 she was named 2018–19 Fan's Liverpool Women's Player of the Year [4] and Young Player of the Season.[5] Rodgers is in the running for the Women's Rising Star of the Year award at the 2019 Northwest Football Awards.[6] In July 2020 Rodgers signed a contract extentsion at Liverpool Women FC.[7]
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London City Lionesses
[edit]Rodgers joined London City Lionesses in July 2021.[8] In a successful first season she was the top goalscorer, made the most assists and won goal of the season in the end of season awards.[9] She was also nominated for the On Her Side Championship Player of the Year.[10]
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Bristol City
[edit]In July 2023 Rodgers announced she had signed for Bristol City.[11]
International career
[edit]Rodgers represented England at youth levels, but also qualifies to play for Scotland through her Glaswegian mother. She debuted with the England U17, playing seven times for the side.[12] Rodgers was a member of the U19's squad[13] who secured qualification for the European Championships in Scotland in summer 2019.[14][15] She was a member of the England under-21 squad. Rodgers received her first call-up to the Scotland senior squad on 27 June 2023, for the friendlies against Northern Ireland and Finland.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Rodgers combined her full-time football commitments with studying for a Psychology degree at the University of Liverpool. In July 2022 she graduated with a first class honours degree.[17]
Career Statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool F.C. | 2017 | FA WSL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Championship | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
Total | 85 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 5 | |
London City Lionesses | 2021–22 | Championship | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 |
2022–23 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
Total | 44 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 13 | ||
Bristol City F.C. | 2023–24 | FA WSL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Career total | 101 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 127 | 19 |
- ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Bristol City Women sign Scotland international Amy Rodgers". Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Reds teen Amy Rodgers embracing full-time football". Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Young Sports Achiever of the Year at The Everybody Awards". Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool FC Players Awards 2018–19". Liverpool Fc.
- ^ "LFC Women Young Player of The Season 2018–19".
- ^ "NWFA 2019". Northwest Football Awards. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Amy Rodgers extends her contract".
- ^ "London City Lionesses land ex-Liverpool midfielder Amy Rodgers". 17 July 2021.
- ^ "London City Lionesses End of Season Awards".
- ^ "Amy Rodgers On Her Side Awards".
- ^ "Rodgers Signs For City". Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Eighteen players selected for UEFA Euro Women's U17 finals". www.thefa.com.
- ^ https://shekicks.net/u-19-lionesses-squad-named-for-la-manga-tournament U19 Lionesses Squad For La Manga
- ^ Association, The Football. "England U19s seal Euro Finals spot after winning three out of three in qualifying". www.thefa.com.
- ^ "Amy Rodgers – England – WU19 EURO". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Liverpool FC Women players head off on international duty". Liverpool FC. 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Amy Rodgers Graduation".
Social media
[edit]External links
[edit]- Liverpool Women Player Profile Amy Rodgers
- Spotlight on LFC Women Amy Rodgers
- Amy Rodgers at Soccerway
- England U19 Euro Squad
- The Guardian Interview Sep 2019
- Our Game Magazine Interview Sept 2019
- Lionesses U21 Squad March 2020
- The FA Women's Championship – Getting to know Amy Rodgers
- Liverpool Offside
- London City Lionessess – Meet the three-year old London football club ready to write more Lionesses history