Hogan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club.[2] He was part of the club's under-21 team that won four consecutive Tipperary U21AHC titles. Hogan was at midfield on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986, having earlier won four Tipperary SHC titles.[3][4]