Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahkeem Shavon Rose [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 November 1998||
Place of birth | Jamaica [3] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hednesford Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | Grimsby Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Pelsall Villa | 8 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Heather St John's | 26 | (10) |
2017–2020 | Grimsby Town | 34 | (3) |
2018 | → Boston United (loan) | 3 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Dover Athletic | 15 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Weymouth | 53 | (16) |
2021 | → Wimborne Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Ayr United | 19 | (3) |
2024 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 14 | (7) |
2024–2025 | Hereford | 26 | (4) |
2025– | Hednesford Town | 9 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC) |
Ahkeem Shavon Rose (born 27 November 1998) is a Jamaican semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town.
Rose notably played as a professional in the EFL for Grimsby Town where he scored 3 goals in 34 appearances. Prior to joining The Mariners he had played Non-League football for both Pelsall Villa and Heather St John's before initially signing for Grimsby's academy setup. In 2018 he had a spell on loan with Boston United and later joined Dover Athletic upon his release from Blundell Park.
Rose was born in Jamaica. [3] He attended Sandwell College as a sports student in West Bromwich. [4] Aged 16, Rose scored a hat-trick on his debut for Midland Football League Division One club Pelsall Villa in November 2015. [5]
In December 2016, Rose had a two week trial at EFL League Two club Grimsby Town. [6] He signed an 18-month contract on 20 December 2016. [7] Rose signed a new two-year contract on 26 June 2018. [8] He made his first-team debut on 14 August 2018 coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute against Rochdale in the EFL Cup. [9]
On 6 September 2018, Rose joined Boston United on an initial one-month loan. [10] He made three appearances and scored two goals for Boston, [11] before returning to Grimsby on 6 October 2018. [12]
Rose made his League Two debut on 6 October 2018, coming on in the 77th minute as a substitute in a 2–0 home win against Port Vale. [13] He scored his first professional league goal on 17 November 2018, after coming off the substitutes bench in the 80th minute. With 4 minutes to go he rifled the ball into the top left corner, securing a 1–0 win for his team against Crawley Town. [14]
On 7 September 2020, Rose signed for National League club Dover Athletic. [15] Rose made his debut for the club on the opening day of the campaign, replacing Ade Azeez in the 73 minute of a 1-0 victory over Notts County. [16] He scored his first goal on 16 January 2021, getting the equaliser in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Wrexham. [17] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Rose was out of contract and had left the club. [18]
On 13 July 2021, Rose joined National League side Weymouth. [19] On 1 December 2021, he was sent out on a one-month loan deal to Southern Football League Premier Division South side Wimborne Town. [20]
In May 2023 Rose announced on social media that he was leaving Weymouth after two years. [21]
On 24 July 2023, Rose joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on a two-year deal. [22]
On 7 August 2024, Rose returned to English football with Hereford, joining the National League North club on a short-term contract. [23] A month later, on 9 September, it was announced that Rose had extended his stay at the club. This came the same day that strike partner Montel Gibson had left the club. [24] He scored on his debut for The Bulls, a late equaliser in a 1–1 league draw away against Chorley on 17 August. [25] Upon leaving the club, he had scored four goals in 30 appearances in all competitions. [11]
On 4 February 2025, Hereford announced on their official website that Rose had signed for Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town. [26]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pelsall Villa | 2015–16 [27] | Midland League Division One | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
Heather St John's | 2015–16 [27] | Midland League Division One | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
2016–17 [28] | Midland League Division One | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
Total | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2017–18 [29] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 [30] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
2019–20 [31] | League Two | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
Boston United (loan) | 2018–19 [11] | National League North | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
Dover Athletic | 2020–21 [32] | National League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
Weymouth | 2021–22 [11] | National League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
2022–23 [11] | National League South | 36 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 40 | 17 | ||
Total | 53 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 59 | 18 | |||
Wimborne Town (loan) | 2021–22 [33] | Southern League Premier Division South | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Ayr United | 2023–24 [34] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 [e] | 0 | 23 | 5 |
Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2023–24 [34] | Scottish League One | 14 | 7 | — | — | 3 [f] | 1 | 17 | 8 | ||
Hereford | 2024–25 [11] [35] | National League North | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
Hednesford Town | 2024–25 [36] | Northern Division One West | 9 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
Career total | 210 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 238 | 61 |