Mitchell Nigel Rose (born 4 July 1994) is an English

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has played professionally in the

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for

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

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Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

, Newport County and

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, as well as spells in Non-League with Stamford,

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and

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Career

Rotherham United

Born in

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, he was part of the

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youth team before starting a two-year scholarship with

in 2010 after progressing through the Centre of Excellence. Rose later revealed his first year didn't go well, but thanks to the club's academy manager

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, his progress had improved. He was offered a one-year development professional contract in May 2012. After being given number 24 shirt, Rose stated he's aiming to make a breakthrough. On 25 August 2012, Rose made his professional debut for the Millers in a 1–1 draw with Chesterfield, coming on as a substitute for

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. His first professional start for the club came 5 games later, where he played 69 minutes in a 0–0 draw against

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. Three appearances into his career, Rose was sent off in the second half for a foul on Aaron Dawson in the 0–1 win at

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. After making five appearances at the end of the 2012–13 season, Rose was offered and accepted a new contract from Rotherham United on 2 May 2013. Rose contract was extended further for another season. After three years at Rotherham United, it was announced on New Year Day that Rose, along with

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were released by the club.

Loan spells

On 11 January, Rose and fellow Miller youngster Alec Denton joined Stamford on a one-month loan deal. Their loan was later extended until the end of the season but Rose was recalled early from his loan spell on 8 April 2013. On 31 July 2014, Rose joined

on a three-month loan deal. Rose made his Crawley Town debut, coming on as a substitute for Emmett O'Connor, in a 4–0 loss against

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. After making two appearances in all competitions Rose returned to his parent club on 7 October 2014.

Ilkeston

After leaving Rotherham United, Rose joined

, along with five players, in late-March 2015. On 28 March 2015, Rose made his debut playing at right-back for the club, in the 2–0 home win against

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. He sustained an injury on 4 April 2015 in the following 0–2 win at

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. He made his comeback three games later on 18 April 2015 in the 0–3 loss to

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. Rose was instrumental in the club reach the end-of-season play-offs; however, they narrowly missed out on promotion losing 1–0 to

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in the final. Rose made 5 appearances in the league for Ilkeston and 2 appearances in the play-offs in the 2014–2015 season.

Mansfield Town

On 15 May 2015, Rose joined League Two side

. He made his debut for Mansfield on 8 August 2015, the opening day of the season in the 1–1 home draw against

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. He then scored his first goal for the club on 12 September 2015 with a second half strike from 20 yards out in a 4–0 win over

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Newport County

On 20 January 2017, Rose agreed a free transfer to League Two side Newport County until the end of season. He made his debut for Newport on 28 January 2017 in a 3–1 home win versus

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. Rose was sent off in the 3–2 away defeat at

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on 18 February 2017, for what seemed to be a foul on Luke Berry in the box in stoppage time; Rose, annoyed at the decision, knocked the card out of referee Trevor Kettle's hand. Joe Day saved

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' spot kick, but Mark Roberts bundled home the rebound. Rose faced an automatic one-match ban, but two days later this was overturned on appeal. Rose was later handed a five-match ban and charged by the FA with misconduct; he was also fined £1,000 and Newport were fined £2,500 for failing to control one of their players. He was released by Newport at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Grimsby Town

On 22 May 2017, Rose signed a two-year contract with League Two side

on a free transfer. His contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 29 January 2019.

Notts County

On 29 January 2019, Rose signed an 18-month contract with League Two club

Boston United

On 27 November 2020, Rose joined

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club

. He was not retained for the 2021-22 season.

Yeovil Town

On 25 September 2021, Rose signed for

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club

South Shields

On 27 December 2021, Rose signed for

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Premier Division club

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Mickleover

On 21 October 2022, Rose signed for

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Premier Division Central club

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Ashton United

On 2 September 2023, Rose joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side

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. He had previously spent a short spell with Northern Counties East Division One side Armthorpe Welfare, making two appearances in all competitions.

Buxton

In October 2024, Rose joined National League North club

Style of play

A tough tackling intelligent box-to-box central midfielder, who enjoys breaking up play, Rose played regularly as a

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in front of a back four; he can also play as

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

and

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

as well as his favoured central midfield position.

Personal life

Mitchell's brother, Danny Rose, is an England former international footballer who most recently played for

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

. On 9 July 2021, Rose was given a suspended prison sentence for assault on a 26-year-old male and a 26-year-old female which left the latter with a broken cheekbone.

References

External links

* at the Grimsby Town F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Mitchell 1994 births Living people English men's footballers English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Black British sportsmen Footballers from Doncaster Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Southern Football League players Northern Counties East Football League players Rotherham United F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Ilkeston F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players South Shields F.C. players Mickleover F.C. players Armthorpe Welfare F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Buxton F.C. players English people convicted of assault 21st-century English sportsmen