Andrew Patrick Rose (born 13 February 1990) is an English

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coach and former professional player who played as a midfielder. Born in Australia, Rose played for the youth teams of

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in England before moving to the United States and made his professional debut for American

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side

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in 2012. After retiring from playing, Rose became an assistant coach for the same club in 2022.

Career

Youth and college

Born in Australia to English parents, Rose moved to England at a young age and joined the academy system at

at the age of 14, going on to represent the club at the U18 level. Although born in Australia and frequently identified as an Australian, Rose is a British citizen and does not hold Australian citizenship. Rose played college soccer at UCLA between 2008 and 2011. During his time at UCLA, Rose was named All-Pac-10 Conference First Team in both 2010 and 2011. During his time at college, Rose also appeared for USL Premier Development League clubs

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in 2009 and Ventura County Fusion in 2010 and 2011.

Professional

Real Salt Lake selected Rose in the first round (sixth overall) of the

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, but he was later traded to

in exchange for the rights to

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. On 13 March 2012, the Sounders signed Rose to a professional contract. On 5 May, Rose made his début for the Sounders in a 1–0 home win over the

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...

. Rose was ranked 24th among MLS players under the age of 24 in 2012, according to MLSSoccer.com. In December 2015, Rose agreed a deal with

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to join the English club in January 2016, signing a contract until June 2017. On 13 June 2017, Rose signed an initial one-year contract with Scottish Premiership side

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. On 16 May 2018, Rose signed a new one-year contract with Motherwell. On 10 December 2018, Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired the rights to Rose from Seattle in exchange for $50,000 of

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. He signed with the club on the same day ahead of their 2019 season, with the transfer due to be completed on 1 January 2019. Rose was left unprotected for the 2022 expansion draft, and the club announced that he had left as of 14 January 2022.

Coaching career

Rose is a UEFA 'A' License and UEFA Elite Youth 'A' License holder and earned a master's degree in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University. He coached the under-17 squad for the

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in 2021 while playing for the senior team. Rose joined

as an assistant coach in January 2022.

Personal life

Rose received his U.S. green card in 2013 which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. In 2016, he married Ryan Bradley, the younger daughter of former United States men's national soccer team and Toronto FC manager Bob Bradley. In November 2016, at the age of 26, Rose was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Rose and his friend

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are the only two athletes playing in MLS with the condition.

Career statistics

References

External links

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UCLA Bruins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Andy 1990 births Living people English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers UCLA Bruins men's soccer players Crossfire Redmond players Ventura County Fusion players Seattle Sounders FC players Coventry City F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Melbourne Footballers from Bristol Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Real Salt Lake draft picks USL League Two players Major League Soccer players English Football League players Motherwell F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Seattle Sounders FC non-playing staff Association football coaches Southern New Hampshire University alumni