Scott Hogan

Woodley Sports Hogan dropped into non-League football to join Northern Premier League First Division North club Woodley Sports during the 2010 off-season. He had a prolific spell with the club, scoring 21 goals in 27 league games. He departed the club in November 2010, but immediately returned on loan for a further month.

FC Halifax Town Hogan signed with Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC Halifax Town in November 2010 and linked up with his brother Liam. On 10 January 2011, Hogan featured in a 3–0 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup third round win over Bradford Park Avenue, but his inclusion in the team caused Halifax's expulsion from the competition, as he was cup-tied after appearing for Woodley Sports in the competition earlier in the season. Hogan slowly broke into the league squad and the Shaymen finished the 2010–11 season as Northern Premier League Premier Division champions,

In August 2011, Hogan joined Northern Premier League First Division North club Mossley on loan. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2011–12 season, scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Ossett Townm and made three further appearances before returning to Halifax. He fell out of favour and made a handful of further appearances before leaving The Shay in late December.

Stocksbridge Park Steels Hogan signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stocksbridge Park Steels in December 2011. He quickly struck up a strike partnership with Jack Muldoon and made regular appearances for the club. Hogan left the Steels in October 2012, after encountering problems commuting to Stocksbridge from his home in Warrington. He scored one goal in eight league appearances for the club, before departing in March 2013.

Hyde 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. He left Hyde at the end of the 2012–13 season having scored three goals from 11 Conference appearances.

Return to Rochdale On 9 May 2013, Hogan returned to Rochdale, signing a two-year deal. He began the season in good form and scored 10 goals in his first 20 league appearances. 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.

Hogan finished the 2013–14 season with 19 goals in 40 appearances to help Rochdale to third place in League Two and automatic promotion to League One. In addition to winning the club's Supporters' Player of the Year award, he was voted into the PFA Football League Two Team of the Year and was shortlisted for the League Two Player of the Year award. He left the club in mid-July. After missing a portion of the 2014–15 pre-season with an ankle injury, 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. but he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee on 82 minutes and was immediately substituted. 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. He underwent further surgery on 29 April and later signed a one-year contract extension, which would keep him at Griffin Park until the end of the 2017–18 season.

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. Hogan soon returned to the team and finished the season with seven goals from seven games. Hogan left the club on 31 January 2017 and scored 21 goals in 36 appearances during two and a half seasons at Griffin Park.

Aston Villa On 31 January 2017, Hogan joined Championship club Aston Villa on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Villa in a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic on 18 March 2017, which would prove to be the only goal he scored during the 13 appearances he made during the second half of the 2016–17 season. but featured regularly during the second half of the campaign to finish with 41 appearances and 9 goals. Hogan made seven appearances during the first half of the 2018–19 season, He returned at the end of the regular season, but was not eligible to play in Villa's play-off campaign.

Sheffield United (loan) On 31 January 2019, Hogan joined Championship high-flyers Sheffield United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.

Stoke City (loan) On 7 August 2019, Hogan joined Stoke City on loan for the 2019–20 season. Hogan scored twice in a 2–2 draw against Derby County on 17 August 2019. He scored a late goal against Swansea City on 5 October 2019, giving Stoke their first win of the season. Following a change of managers in November Hogan fell out of favour.

Birmingham City (loan) 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. He started the next match, at home to Nottingham Forest, and scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win. He continued to score freely, playing in a 4–4–2 formation in partnership with Lukas Jutkiewicz, and finished his first month with six goals from seven Championship appearances, His performances earned him the Championship Player of the Month award. By the time football was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he had seven goals from eight league matches. but he failed to score after the resumption. He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Milton Keynes Dons On 4 October 2024, Hogan joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons. On 19 October 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win over Morecambe.

Amid brief injury issues and competition for places, Hogan mainly featured as a substitute in his second season, making 21 appearances and scoring a single goal during a campaign in which the club achieved a second-placed finish and promotion to League One. He was later named as one of nine players to be released by the club at the conclusion of the 2025–26 season.

International career Hogan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad in February 2014, but did not feature in a match. He is eligible to play for Ireland through having two Irish grandparents. but was an unused substitute in all four matches.

Personal life Hogan's brother Liam is also a professional footballer and the pair played together at F.C. Halifax Town. Having both studied at Salford College, the brothers returned to take part in the presentations at the 2014 Salford City College Sports Awards. League Two

Woodley Sports 2010–11 NPL First Division North

2010–11 NPL Premier Division

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Woodley Sports (loan) 2010–11 NPL First Division North

NPL First Division North

Stocksbridge Park Steels 2012–13 NPL Premier Division

Ashton United 2012–13 NPL Premier Division

Hyde 2012–13 Conference Premier

Rochdale 2013–14 Championship

2015–16 Championship

2016–17 Championship

2016–17 Championship

Sheffield United (loan) 2018–19 Championship

2020–21 Championship

2021–22

2022–23

2023–24

2024–25

2025–26

International

Honours FC Halifax Town Northern Premier League Premier Division: 2010–11

Sheffield United EFL Championship second-place promotion: 2018–19

Milton Keynes Dons EFL League Two runner-up: 2025–26

Individual PFA Team of the Year: 2013–14 League Two Rochdale Supporters' Player of the Year: 2013–14