Scott Hogan on Leicester radar who believe Brentford striker could be the next Jamie Vardy
The two goalscorers both played for the same non-league clubs - Stocksbridge Park Steels and FC Halifax Town
LEICESTER are keeping tabs on Brentford hitman Scott Hogan — to see if he is the next Jamie Vardy.
Hogan, 24, recovered from a bad knee injury to finish last season with a flood of goals for Brentford.
Now the shrewd champions want to know if it was a one-off spurt or a sign of his quality.
Hogan didn't get off to the best of starts in his professional football career.
At the end of the 2009/10 season the forward was released by Rochdale after only been called into the senior squad once.
The 24-year-old dropped into non-league and signed for Woodley Sports, where he netted 21 goals in just 27 games.
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After spells with FC Halifax Town, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Ashton United and Hyde, Hogan was handed a second chance with Rochdale in May, 2013.
And it's one he grabbed with both hands, as he ended the season with 17 goals in 33 league games, earning him a £750,000 move to Brentford.
He ended the 2015/16 season with seven goals in seven games, which has seemingly alerted Claudio Ranieri at Leicester.
Hogan will be desperate to follow Jamie Vardy's rags to riches story. The England man also played for Stocksbridge Park Steels and FC Halifax Town, before moving on to Fleetwood Town and then Leicester City in the Premier League.
And the rest, they say, is history.