young man of 20. He deserves his new deal and I know there's more to come." Hogg initially struggled to establish himself in the Hibernian first team, but he started to win a regular place from January 2007 under the management of John Collins. He played in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final against Kilmarnock, which Hibernian won 5–1. Hogg formed a solid defensive partnership with the captain Rob Jones, and in June 2007 he signed a contract with Hibernian until June 2011. Hogg was made vice-captain at the start of the 2007–08 season following the departure of Scott Brown to Celtic. Hogg was voted the club's Player of the Year by both the fans and his fellow players at the end of the 2007–08 season. During the early part of the 2008–09 season, Hogg played on for over a month despite suffering from concussion. After spending a few weeks resting, he admitted that he had been "foolish" to initially play on, in a desire to retain his first team place. Hogg was made the new captain at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, after Rob Jones moved to Scunthorpe United. Despite his status as captain, Hogg was dropped from the starting line-up early in the 2010–11 season to make way for new signing Francis Dickoh, who made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Inverness CT. the Hibernian manager John Hughes praised the performance of Dickoh, who offered a greater physical presence. After Hughes left the club in October, Hogg was reinstated to the starting line-up at right-back by the caretaker management team of Gareth Evans and Alistair Stevenson against Kilmarnock. Hogg scored the two goals that gave Hibs a 2–1 win. It was the first time in over four years that Hogg had scored a goal, his only previous senior goal also being scored against Kilmarnock. Hogg lost his place in the team soon afterwards, however, and on 31 January 2011 he was released from his contract. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hogg signed a short-term deal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle after he was released from his contract by Hibernian. He scored a goal on his debut for Inverness, in a Scottish Cup tie against Morton. Hogg left Inverness at the end of the 2010–11 season. Following a spell training with his home town club, Middlesbrough, and a trial with Crewe Alexandra, he re-signed with Inverness on a one-year contract