Omar Bogle

Omar Hanif Bogle (born 26 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for side Newport County.

Released by Birmingham, he played in Rangers U17's "Play on the pitch game" in April 2011, scoring a brace against Dunfermline Athletic.

Bogle moved to Celtic's academy in September 2011, and played for Celtic Under 19's team in the European Next-Gen Series.

A youth product of West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City and Celtic, Bogle made his senior debut for Hinckley United in 2012.

He then returned south in March 2012, to pursue regular first team football.

Bogle signed for Conference North side Hinckley United in March 2012.

He made his debut on 19 March 2012 in a 1–3 home defeat against Solihull Moors.

He scored his first goal for the club against Vauxhall Motors on 24 March 2012.

On 9 April 2012, he pulled a goal back in the 1–3 home defeat against Bishop's Stortford On 15 April 2012, he scored an equalising goal 11 minutes from time in the 1–1 stalemate at Worcester City.

Bogle departed The Knitters in July 2012, having made 8 appearances and scoring 3 goals during his time at De Montfort Park.

On 7 July 2012, Bogle signed for Conference North side with Solihull Moors.

He made his debut for Solihull on 18 August 2012 in a 3–1 away defeat at Colwyn Bay.

On 21 August 2012, he provided an assist for Darryl Knights, followed by his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 victory against Corby Town.

On 24 September 2012, he scored an equaliser in the 37th minute, against Midland Football Alliance side Westfields in the FA Cup second round.

On 26 September 2012, he scored an 89th-minute winner in the second round FA Cup replay against Westfields.

Bogle scored a brace in the third round qualifying of the 2012–13 FA Trophy to secure a 2–1 victory against AFC Fylde on 10 November 2012, followed by another goal in the FA Trophy against Hednesford Town.

He also appeared in the FA Trophy second round against Conference Premier side Wrexham, which ended in a 3–2 defeat for Solihull.

Bogle spent a trial for a week with Championship side AFC Bournemouth in July 2013, where he went on a pre-season training camp in Switzerland and played against FC Zürich, however his trial wasn't progressed any further.

He then signed up again with Solihull for the upcoming 2013–14 season.

He then played three years for Solihull Moors, winning the Conference North Player of the Year and the Golden Boot in 2014–15.

Three games into the 2014–15 season on 16 August 2014, Bogle scored his first two goals in an away game against Stalybridge Celtic.

On 20 December 2014, Bogle scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Colwyn Bay.

Bogle's final league goal for the 2014–15 season was a late penalty in a 2–2 draw with AFC Fylde.

While at Solihull Moors, Bogle won the Conference North's player of the year award for the 2014–15 season, whilst he also won the golden boot award having scored 29 league goals across the season.

Bogle moved to Grimsby Town at the start of the 2015–16 season, helping them win promotion to League Two by scoring two goals in the 2016 play-off final.

Bogle joined National League side Grimsby Town on 15 June 2015 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

Prior to signing, he was surrounded by transfer speculation with numerous clubs reportedly scouting him, Grimsby had outbid a £10,000 sum by Nuneaton Town which was rejected by Solihull.

Grimsby Town also fended off interest from Gateshead to sign Bogle.

Milton Keynes Dons and Port Vale in League One were also confirmed in March 2015 to be weighing up a move for him.

He made his full debut on 8 August against Kidderminster, and he scored his first goal for Grimsby three days later in a 4–1 home win over Barrow.

On 8 May 2016, Bogle scored an extra-time goal in a 2–0 win against Braintree Town in the second leg of their National League play-off match; the victory saw Grimsby overturn a 1–0 first-leg deficit and secure their place in the National League promotion final against Forest Green Rovers.

Bogle scored two goals in Grimsby's 3–1 victory over Forest Green in the 2016 National League play-off final at Wembley Stadium, seeing Grimsby promoted to League Two after a six-year absence from the Football League.

Bogle made his League Two professional debut with Grimsby on 6 August 2016, coming off the subs bench in the opening game of the season, a 2–0 win over Morecambe.

His first goal came on his full debut on 16 August 2016, in the 3–2 defeat at Colchester; blasting a left footed shot from 18-yards in the second-minute of stoppage time.

Bogle won the PFA Fans' League Two Player of the Month award for August and September 2016.

Following a stint at Wigan Athletic, he moved to Cardiff City in 2017, spending time on loan at Peterborough United, Birmingham City, Portsmouth and ADO Den Haag before being released in 2020.

Bogle is a former England C international.

Bogle was born in Sandwell, West Midlands.

He attended Holy Trinity C of E primary school and then Menzies High School, which later became The Phoenix Collegiate.

Bogle started his career with West Bromwich Albion's youth system before moving to the Birmingham City academy, appearing for their reserve team when only just 16 years old.