Manja Rogan

About

Manja Rogan (born 22 October 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club FC Nantes and the Slovenia women’s national team. Rogan started her senior career with NK Mura in 2009.
In 2016, she won the award for the best female footballer in Slovenia for the first time in history. She was chosen in the Best 11 in 2015–16, 2018–19, and 2020–21.
In 2024, she won the award for the best midfielder in Women’s super league Greece.
Rogan is known for her passing, shooting, game reading, and predicting game. She is a left-footed footballer, and specialist for set-pieces, who usually takes penalties, free kicks, and corners.

When she was four, Rogan began her football career with boys’ team NK Mura. The rules of Intermunicipal Football Association Murska Sobota prevented Rogan from playing with boys over the age of 12. She decided, at the age of 8, that she wants to play with the girls’ team. In 1999 WFC Odranci was founded, and she became a part of the club in 2003. Rogan played all youth games from under-8 until under-17. She was the captain of the youth team. Every year, she received an award for the…