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

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coach and former professional player who played as a

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. Born in Australia, Rose played for the youth teams of

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

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

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side

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

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

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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 USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

clubs Seattle Wolves in 2009 and

Ventura County Fusion Ventura County Fusion is an American soccer team based in Ventura, California, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team plays its home games in the stadium on th ...

in 2010 and 2011.

Professional

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...

selected Rose in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, but he was later traded to

in exchange for the rights to Leone Cruz. 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 the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the Union began ...

. 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

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...

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 The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. Th ...

side

Motherwell Motherwell (, ) is a List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Shires of Scotland, Historically in the p ...

. On 16 May 2018, Rose signed a new one-year contract with Motherwell. On 10 December 2018,

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...

acquired the rights to Rose from Seattle in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money. 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 Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private university between Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, along with ...

. 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

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and

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

manager

Bob Bradley Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958) is an American association football, soccer coach, who most recently managed Norwegian football team Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk fron 2023 - 2024. A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton Universi ...

. In November 2016, at the age of 26, Rose was diagnosed with

Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body's immune system destroys pancreatic cells (beta cells). In healthy persons, beta cells produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone require ...

. Rose and his friend Jordan Morris 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 English football coaches Southern New Hampshire University alumni 21st-century English sportsmen