Deanne Cynthia Rose (born March 3, 1999) is a Canadian professional

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for

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club

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and the Canada national team. In August 2016, Rose helped Canada win their second Olympic bronze medal after scoring the game-opening goal during the third-place match against

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. In August 2021, she helped Canada win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Early life

Born in

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to Jamaican parents, Rose began playing soccer at the age of four. Raised in

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, Rose attended Ernest Cumberland Elementary School in

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, and later St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Tottenham, Ontario. She played club soccer for Scarborough GS United. In 2015, she was one of six players to be nominated for the BMO Canadian Player of the Year (Canada Soccer Women's U-17 Program).

College career

Rose joined the Gators in 2017. On August 20, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win over

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. As a freshman, she recorded 9 goals, including five game-winners, and provided 3 assists.

Club career

In 2018, she played a match with DeRo United FC in

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, scoring on May 19 against

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. In January 2021, Rose was selected 10th overall in the

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by the

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but did not join the team. In December 2021, North Carolina traded Rose's NWSL playing rights to the

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during the

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in exchange for a third-round pick. On July 28, 2021, Rose signed a two-year contract with

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of the English

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. In her first game of the 2022-23 season, she ruptured her Achilles tendon, forcing her to miss significant playing time. On 8 September 2023, Rose signed a two-year contract with

International career

Rose earned her first cap for Canada's senior national team in December 2015 at the age of 16. In February 2016, she scored her first two goals for the team against

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helping Canada win 5–0 during the group stage of the

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. She scored her third tournament goal during the semifinal against

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helping Canada win 3–1 and qualify for the

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. Canada advanced to the final where they were defeated by the

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2–0. In August 2016, she helped Canada win their second Olympic bronze medal after scoring the game-opening goal during the third-place match against

, in which Canada won 2–1. Moreover, she became the youngest female Olympic goalscorer, aged 17 years and 169 days. On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the

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. Rose was called up to the Canada squad for the delayed

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. In August 2021, during the finals of the

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in Tokyo, Japan, Rose scored the tying penalty during the shootout. The Canadians went on to win the gold medal, becoming the first Canadian soccer team to do so in 117 years. Rose was called up to the Canada squad for the

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, where Canada finished as runners-up. Rose was called up to the 23-player Canada squad for the

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. Rose was called up to the Canada squad for the

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, which Canada finished as semifinalists. Rose was called up to the Canada squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rose goal.''

Honours

Canada *

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; bronze medal:

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Individual * Canadian U-17 Player of the Year: 2016

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Deanne 1999 births Living people Canadian women's soccer players Canada women's international soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Women's association football forwards Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Soccer people from Ontario Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Expatriate women's footballers in England Sportspeople from Simcoe County Black Canadian women's soccer players Florida Gators women's soccer players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players North Carolina Courage draft picks Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate women's soccer players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players DeRo United Futbol Academy players League1 Ontario (women) players People from New Tecumseth Leicester City W.F.C. players 21st-century Canadian sportswomen