Deanne Rose

Deanne Rose
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999
Place of birth New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Scarborough GS United
Youth career
Team
Scarborough GS United
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Canada U-17 16 (4)
2016– Canada U-20 16 (4)
2015– Canada 19 (4)


‡ National team caps and goals correct as of Nov 13, 2016

Deanne Rose (born March 3, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Canada women's national soccer team.[2] In August 2016, she helped Canada win their second Olympic bronze medal after scoring the game-opening goal during the third-place match against Brazil.[3]

Early life

Born in New Tecumseth, Ontario to Jamaican parents, Rose began playing soccer at the age of four.[1] Raised in Alliston, Rose attends St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Tottenham, Ontario.[4] She played club soccer for Scarborough GS United. In 2015, she was one of six players to be nominated for the BMO Canadian Player of the Year (Canada Soccer Women's U-17 Program).[5]

Playing career

Rose earned her first cap for Canada's senior national team in December 2015 at the age of 16.[6] In February 2016, she scored her first two goals for the team against Guyana helping Canada win 5–0 during the group stage of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[7] She scored her third tournament goal during the semifinal against Costa Rica helping Canada win 3–1 and qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[8] Canada advanced to the final where they were defeated by the United States 2–0.[9]

In August 2016, she helped Canada win their second Olympic bronze medal after scoring the game-opening goal during the third-place match against Brazil. Canada won 2–1.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Deanne Rose". Canadian Olympic Team. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Deanne Rose profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. 1 2 "Canada wins bronze in women's soccer". CTV News. August 19, 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Pritchard, Brad (February 3, 2016). "Alliston soccer player joins women's Olympic qualifying team". Alliston Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nominees announced, voting opened for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Socce. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Armstrong, Laura (February 12, 2016). "Deanne Rose enjoys breakout moment with Canada's women's national soccer team". The Star. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Armstrong, Laura (February 11, 2016). "Canada dominates Guyana in women's Olympic soccer qualifier". The Star. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Prusina, Sandra (February 19, 2016). "Deanne Rose a blossoming star in Canadian soccer". Sportsnet. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "U.S. women's team caps Olympic qualifying with 2-0 win over Canada". ESPN. Associated Press. February 21, 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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