Tyler Robert Rosenlund (born September 13, 1986) is a Canadian

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player currently playing for

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in the

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Early life and education

Rosenlund played

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at the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an ...

. He was a member of the UCSB Gauchos squad that reached the

2004 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship The 2004 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I. This year's College Cup Final Four was held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. All the other games were played at the home field o ...

which lost to

Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of Indiana University Bloomington, named after the demonym for people from the state of Indiana. The Hoosiers participate in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Coll ...

on penalties. He eventually won a National Championship with the Gauchos by beating the

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in the

2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship The 2006 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup Final Four was held at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. All the other game ...

Career

Scandinavia

After the 2006 NCAA season ended, Rosenlund left UC Santa Barbara early. He trialed with

Allmänna Idrottsklubben Allmänna Idrottsklubben ( English: ''the Public Sports Club''), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1891, at the downtown address of Bibl ...

of the

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Premier Division

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

and later moved on to another trial with

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''), winning their first title in 2016. The club is managed by Gary Williams, and it plays ...

in the Finnish Premier Division,

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

. He failed to secure a contract with either club but made one appearance for

in the

Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup (in Finnish: ''Liigacup''), is a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The competition is notably the only football competition in Europe which is most ...

. After his short spell in Finland he headed back to Sweden and secured a contract with

Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs Fotbollförening, also known simply as Åtvidabergs FF, Åtvidaberg, Åtvid or (especially locally) ÅFF, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Åtvidaberg. The club is affiliated with Östergötlands ...

in the Swedish second tier,

Superettan Superettan (; ) is an association football league and the second highest league in the Swedish football league system, league system of Swedish football, Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and rel ...

. He made a couple of appearances for ÅFF before he was released by the club.

Canada

On March 21, 2008,

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 ...

announced Tyler Rosenlund was signed to a senior developmental contract.< He made his Toronto FC debut on April 5, 2008, appearing as an 83rd-minute substitute during a 4–1 defeat to D.C. United. He was the first Canadian-born player to score for Toronto FC, which happened at

BMO Field BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Constructed on the former Exhibition Stadium site and first opened in 2007, it is the home field of Toronto FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Toronto Ar ...

against

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conf ...

on September 6, 2008. He was released by Toronto in February 2009 and signed later with Surrey United.

Rochester Rhinos

Rosenlund signed with

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club

Rochester Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

in March 2010. He was a mainstay of the club in 2010 and 2011, being named team most valuable player in the latter year. Rochester re-signed Rosenlund for the 2012 season on November 21, 2011.

Whitecaps FC 2

Rosenlund played briefly for

Surrey United Firefighters Surrey United Soccer Club is a Canadian amateur association football, soccer club based in Cloverdale, Surrey, Cloverdale area in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 1968. The senior men's team goes by the name Surrey United ...

in the

Vancouver Metro Soccer League The Vancouver Metro Soccer League (VMSL) is a men's Association football, soccer league operating in British Columbia, Canada primarily in the Lower Mainland area. History The league is an amateur league, and does not compete against or promote ...

following his departure from Rochester. The stay was short-lived as it was announced on February 26, 2015, that Rosenlund had joined

International

Rosenlund made his first international appearance with the Canadian men's national team on January 30, 2008. Rosenlund entered Canada's friendly against

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in the 72nd minute in a 1-0 Friendly win. He has also featured extensively for the U-17 and U-20 Canadian teams and was active for Canada's U-23 team for Olympic Qualifying.

Awards and honors

Rochester Rhinos

USSF Division 2 Pro League The USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro League) was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) for the 2010 season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding U ...

Regular Season Champions (1):

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UC Santa Barbara

* NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship (1):

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Individual

* 2009: Toronto FC Vs. Chivas USA - Man of the Match * 2006: NCAA Division 1 College Cup Final Four All-Star Team * 2005: Named to the

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Hermann Trophy The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top men's and women's college soccer players. History In 1967, Bob Hermann, the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and th ...

Watch List * 2004: Freshman

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n * 2003: B.C. Soccer Athlete Of The Year

References

External links

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Whitecaps FC 2 player profile

Toronto FC player profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenlund, Tyler 1986 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Åtvidabergs FF players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian people of Scandinavian descent Canadian men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden IFK Mariehamn players Major League Soccer players Rochester New York FC players Soccer players from Vancouver Toronto FC players UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players USSF Division 2 Professional League players USL Championship players Whitecaps FC 2 players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen