Michael Rose
Rose with Coventry City in June 2022
Personal information
Full name Michael Alexander Rose[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 5
Youth career
Glendale
2003–2007 Aberdeen
2007–2010 Lewis United
2010–2015 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Aberdeen 1 (0)
2015 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2019 Ayr United 88 (5)
2019–2023 Coventry City 101 (4)
2023– Stoke City 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Michael Alexander Rose (born 11 October 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.

Rose began his career with Aberdeen and spent time on loan for Forfar Athletic before signing for Ayr United. He later played in England with Coventry City and Stoke City.

Career

Raised in Bridge of Don, Rose attended Oldmachar Academy and started his early career with Glendale, Aberdeen and Lewis United.[3]

Before making a senior appearance for Aberdeen, he joined Forfar Athletic on loan for one month on 5 November 2015,[4] with the loan then being extended for a further month on 7 December 2015.[5]

Rose made his debut for Aberdeen in a 3–0 defeat against St Johnstone on 22 April 2016.[6] It was announced by Aberdeen on 16 May 2016, that he would leave the club at the end of the 2015–16 season.[7] After leaving Aberdeen, Rose signed for newly promoted Scottish Championship side Ayr United in June 2016.[8]

Rose signed a pre-contract agreement with Coventry City in January 2019.[9] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[10]

On 17 July 2023, Rose joined fellow Championship side Stoke City on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 3 February 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 2015–16[12] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2015–16[12] Scottish League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ayr United 2016–17[13] Scottish Championship 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
2017–18[14] Scottish League One 34 2 3 0 2 0 1[a] 0 40 2
2018–19[15] Scottish Championship 34 2 2 0 5 0 3[b] 1 44 3
Total 88 5 9 0 7 0 4 1 108 6
Coventry City 2019–20[16] League One 31 2 6 0 2 0 1[c] 0 40 2
2020–21[17] Championship 17 0 0 0 1 0 — 18 0
2021–22[18] Championship 29 2 2 0 1 0 — 32 2
2022–23[19] Championship 24 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 0
Total 101 4 9 0 5 0 1 0 116 4
Stoke City 2023–24[20] Championship 25 1 1 0 3 0 — 29 1
Career total 222 10 19 0 15 0 5 1 261 11
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ One Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and Two Appearances in 2019 Scottish Premiership Play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Ayr United

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Coventry City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "M. Rose". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "U20 Player Interview: Michael Rose". Aberdeen F.C. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Forfar land Rose on loan". Scottish Professional Football League. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Michael Rose extends emergency loan". Aberdeen F.C. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. ^ Young, Chick (22 April 2016). "St Johnstone 3–0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Aberdeen: Simon Church, David Goodwillie and Scott Brown leave Dons". BBC Sport. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Michael Rose signs for 16/17". Ayr United FC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Ayr United's Michael Rose sets up Coventry move as 'around 15 clubs' chase Lawrence Shankland". BBC Sport. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  10. ^ "NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2022/23 season". Coventry City. 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Michael Rose: Stoke City sign ex-Coventry City defender on two-year deal". BBC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Michael Rose in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Michael Rose in 20323/20324". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Scottish League One: Ayr United pip Raith Rovers to title and automatic promotion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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