Nyah Rose

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Nyah Rose
Personal information
Full name Nyah Margaret Rose[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-04) April 4, 2005 (age 20)
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
Youth career
Unionville Milliken SC
NDC Ontario
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 U17 7 (0)
2023– Canada U20 10 (5)
2024– Canada 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of April 4, 2025

Nyah Margaret Rose (born April 4, 2005) is a Canadian college soccer player who plays as a forward for the SMU Mustangs and the Canada national team.

Early life

Rose started playing youth soccer with Unionville Milliken SC at age four.[1] She won gold with Ontario at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.[2] Rose formerly played as a centre back before being converted to forward.[3]

College career

In 2023, Rose began attending Southern Methodist University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] She scored her first collegiate goal on August 27, 2023 against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.[4] On August 31, 2023, she scored a hat trick in a 3-1 victory over the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks.[5] In September 2023, she was named the AAC Freshman of the Week, and the following week was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week.[6][7] In her first season, she led the AAC in goals with 11.[2] At the end of the season, she was named the AAC Co-Rookie of the Year, and named to the All-AAC First Team, the AAC All-Rookie Team, the AAC All-Tournament Team, and the All-South Region First Team.[8][9][10]

Ahead of the 2024 season, she was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.[11] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-ACC Third Team.[12]

Club career

In 2022 and 2023, she played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario.[13][14]

International career

Rose trained with Canada's youth national set-up from the age of 14 in 2019.[1] She was named to the Canada U17 squad fro the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, winning the bronze medal.[1] She was later named to the Canada U20 team for the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, winning bronze.[1] She was then named to the squad for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where she scored Canada's first goal of the tournament in a 3–3 draw against France U20.[15][16]

In late November 2024, Rose was called up to the senior national team for the first time ahead of a pair of international friendlies.[17] She made her debut on December 3 against South Korea.[18]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of fellow soccer player Jade Rose.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nyah Rose at Canada Soccer
  2. 1 2 3 "Nyah Rose SMU profile". SMU Mustangs. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. Davidson, Neil (November 26, 2024). "Nyah looks to become latest Rose to blossom with Canadian women's soccer team in camp in Spain". CBC Sports.
  4. "Mustangs Take Down No. 25 Tennessee In Home Opener". SMU Mustangs. August 27, 2023.
  5. "Rose Records Hat Trick In Mustang Win At SFA". SMU Mustangs. August 31, 2023.
  6. "Peyton Annen, Nyah Rose, Sam Estrada Earn AAC Weekly Awards". SMU Mustangs. September 11, 2023.
  7. "Nyah Rose, Emma Alvord Earn AAC Weekly Honors". SMU Mustangs. September 18, 2023.
  8. "Rose Is All-AAC And Co-Rookie Of Year, Annen and Alvord Earn Conference Honors". SMU Mustangs. October 30, 2023.
  9. "Mustangs Fall 2-1 To No. 8 Memphis In AAC Final". SMU Mustangs. November 5, 2023.
  10. "Rose, Annen Earn All-South Region Honors". SMU Mustangs. November 28, 2023.
  11. "Nyah Rose Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List". SMU Mustangs. August 15, 2024.
  12. "Rose Named Third Team All-ACC". SMU Mustangs. November 6, 2024.
  13. "Nyah Rose 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. "Nyah Rose 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  15. "Rose Named To Canada's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Roster". SMU Mustangs. August 19, 2024.
  16. "Rose and Team Canada Advance To The Round Of 16 In The FIFA U-20 World Cup". SMU Mustangs. September 9, 2024.
  17. 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.
  18. "Rose Makes Her Canada Women's National Team Debut". SMU Mustangs. December 3, 2024.
  19. "Canada calls in forward Nyah Rose as injury replacement for Evelyne Viens". CTV News. March 28, 2025.