Michael Rose (footballer, born 1995)

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Michael Rose
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Aberdeen 1 (0)
2015Forfar Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2019 Ayr United 88 (5)
2019–2023 Coventry City 101 (4)
2023– Stoke City 37 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:46, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

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

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Rose began his career with Aberdeen and spent time on loan for Forfar Athletic before signing for Ayr United in June 2016. After three seasons at Somerset Park, Rose moved to English club Coventry City in July 2019. He spent four years with the Sky Blues before joining Stoke City in July 2023.

Career

Aberdeen

Raised in Bridge of Don, Rose attended Oldmachar Academy and started playing youth football with Glendale and Aberdeen until he was released at the age of 12. [3] He played for Lewis United for three years before he was re-signed by Aberdeen, signing a professional contract at 17. [3] Before making a senior appearance for Aberdeen, he joined Scottish League One side 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] He made seven appearances with Forfar before returning to Aberdeen. [6]

Rose made his debut for Aberdeen in a 3–0 defeat against St Johnstone on 22 April 2016. [7] Rose was released by Aberdeen at the end of the 2015–16 season. [8]

Ayr United

After leaving Aberdeen, Rose signed for newly promoted Scottish Championship side Ayr United in June 2016. [9] In the 2016–17 season Rose made 24 appearances as Ayr finished bottom of the table and were relegated to League One. [10] [11] Ayr had much more successful 2017–18 campaign as they finished as champions on the final day of the season. [12] Rose made 44 appearances in 2018–19 as Ayr reached the Premiership play–offs but were beaten 4–2 on aggregate by Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [13] [14] At the end of the season Rose was named in the PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year. [15]

Coventry City

Rose signed a pre-contract agreement with EFL League One side Coventry City in January 2019. [16] Rose played 40 times in 2019–20 as Coventry won the League One title after the season was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic. [17] He signed a new three-year contract with Coventry in October 2020. [18] Rose had an injury hit 2020–21 season and was restricted to 18 appearances. [19]

Rose played 32 times in 2021–22, as Coventry finished in 12th position. [20] He made 26 appearances in 2022–23, as Coventry reached the Championship play-off final where they lost on penalties to Luton Town. [21] [22] He was released by the club at the end of the season. [23]

Stoke City

On 17 July 2023, Rose joined fellow Championship side Stoke City on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal. [24] He scored his first goal for Stoke on 28 October 2023 in a 2–0 win against Middlesbrough. [25] Rose made 41 appearances for Stoke in 2023–24 as the team avoided relegation, finishing 17th. [26] [27]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 April 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2015–16 [6] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2015–16 [6] Scottish League One 7000000070
Ayr United 2016–17 [11] Scottish Championship 201400000241
2017–18 [28] Scottish League One34230201 [lower-alpha 3] 0402
2018–19 [13] Scottish Championship34220503 [lower-alpha 4] 1443
Total8859070411086
Coventry City 2019–20 [29] League One 31260201 [lower-alpha 5] 0402
2020–21 [30] Championship 1700010180
2021–22 [20] Championship2922010322
2022–23 [21] Championship240101000260
Total10149050101164
Stoke City 2023–24 [31] Championship3711030411
2024–25 [32] Championship00000000
Total3711030411
Career total234101901505127311
  1. Includes FA Cup and Scottish FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  4. One Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and Two Appearances in 2019 Scottish Premiership Play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Ayr United

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