Luke Rodgers, English footballer
Luke John Rodgers (born 1 January 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He played in England's Football League, starting at Shrewsbury Town in 1999. Rodgers spent six years with the Shropshire side and made over 200 appearances as they were relegated and then promoted back to the English Football League. In the summer of 2005 he moved to Crewe Alexandra, where he stayed until a January 2007 switch to Port Vale. Two years later he moved on to Yeovil Town following a short loan spell. His permanent spell at Yeovil was brief, he soon transferred to Notts County in summer 2009, whom he helped fire to promotion in his first season.
He completed a move to Major League Soccer with New York Red Bulls in January 2011. In March 2012, he was released by the Red Bulls after his work visa renewal was denied, and transferred to Norwegian club Lillestrøm. He returned to the English league with Portsmouth in August 2012, before joining Shrewsbury Town on loan two months later in a deal which became permanent the following January. He signed with Swedish club Hammarby IF in July 2013, and stayed until the end of the calendar year. He signed with Forest Green Rovers in February 2014, and joined Sutton Coldfield Town the following year. He joined Solihull Moors in December 2016, and then Hednesford Town and Highgate United in 2017.