Nyah Margaret Rose (born April 4, 2005) is a Canadian college soccer player who plays as a forward for the SMU Mustangs. She has represented Canada at the youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nyah Margaret Rose[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 4, 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Markham, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SMU Mustangs | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | SMU Mustangs | 29 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | NDC Ontario | 17 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Canada U-17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Canada U-20 | 10 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 11, 2024 | |||
Early life
editRose was born and raised in Markham, Ontario, one of three children of Karen and Gifford Rose. Her mother played soccer at the University of Toronto, and her sister, Jade, plays for Harvard and the Canada national team. Rose started playing soccer with Unionville Milliken SC at age four. She also won gold with Ontario at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.[1][2]
College career
editRose scored a team-high and conference-high 11 goals as a freshman for the SMU Mustangs in 2023, earning All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) first-team and AAC Co-Rookie of the Year honors. She helped lead SMU to the final of the conference tournament and was named to the all-tournament team.[2] With the program's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2024, Rose scored a team-second-high 5 goals as a sophomore and was named to the All-ACC third team.[3][4]
Club career
editIn 2022 and 2023, she played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario.[5][6]
International career
editRose trained with Canada's youth national set-up from the age of 14 in 2019. She won bronze medals at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She scored Canada's first goal of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, opening a 3–3 draw against France.[1]
Rose received her first senior national team call-up on November 21, 2024, ahead of international friendlies against Iceland and South Korea.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nyah Rose". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nyah Rose". SMU Mustangs. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". SMU Mustangs. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Nyah Rose 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Nyah Rose 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (November 21, 2024). "Youth internationals Janet Okeke, Nyah Rose receive first senior call-up for Canada friendlies". Toronto Sun. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Nyah Rose at Soccerway.com
