Ahkeem Rose

Ahkeem Bernard Rose (born 27 November 1998) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Dover Athletic.

Ahkeem Rose
Personal information
Full name Ahkeem Bernard Rose[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995
Place of birth Jamaica[2]
Height 5 ft (152 cm) 8
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 9
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– Dover Athletic 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:35, 27 January 2021

Career

Rose was born in Jamaica.[2] He attended Sandwell College as a sports student in West Bromwich.[3] Aged 16, Rose scored a hat-trick on his debut for Midland Football League Division One club Pelsall Villa in November 2015.[4]

Grimsby Town

In December 2016, Rose had a two week trial at EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.[5] He signed an 18-month contract on 20 December 2016.[6] Rose signed a new two-year contract on 26 June 2018.[7] 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.[8]

On 6 September 2018, Rose joined Boston United on an initial one-month loan.[9] He made three appearances and scored two goals for Boston,[10] before returning to Grimsby on 6 October 2018.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

Dover Athletic

On 7 September 2020, Rose signed for National League club Dover Athletic.[14] 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.[15] He scored his first goal on 16 January 2021, getting the equaliser in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Wrexham.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pelsall Villa 2015–16[17] Midland League Division One 8500000085
Heather St John's 2015–16[17] Midland League Division One 9400000094
2016–17[18] Midland League Division One 176000000176
Total 26100000002610
Grimsby Town 2017–18[19] League Two 0000000000
2018–19[20] League Two 16100103[lower-alpha 1]0201
2019–20[21] League Two 18220003[lower-alpha 1]0232
Total 343201060433
Boston United (loan) 2018–19[10] National League North 3200000032
Dover Athletic 2020–21[22] National League 14210—1[lower-alpha 2]0162
Career total 85243010709622
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "Ahkeem Signs For Town". Grimsby Town F.C. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. "Sport student Ahkeem signs contract with Grimsby Town FC". Sandwell College. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Teenager Rose blooms for Villa in fine victory". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2018 – via TheFreeLibrary.com.
  5. "Woods Looks To Bolster His Squad". Grimsby Town F.C. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. Findlater, James (20 December 2016). "Grimsby Town trialist Ahkeem Rose signs 18-month contract with Mariners". Grimsby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. Findlater, James (26 June 2018). "Grimsby Town forward Ahkeem Rose signs new contract with League Two club". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. "Grimsby 0–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. Findlater, James (6 September 2018). "Grimsby Town duo Max Wright and Ahkeem Rose join Boston United on loan". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  10. Ahkeem Rose at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  11. Brookes, Chris (5 October 2018). "Boston United lose loanee Rose but Wright stays". nonleaguedaily.com. Baltic Publications Ltd. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  12. "Grimsby 2–0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  13. "Grimsby 1–0 Crawley". BBC Sport. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  14. Harvey, Richard (7 September 2020). "STRIKER SIGNS ON AT CRABBLE". doverathletic.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  15. "Dover Athletic 1-0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  16. "Wrexham 3–1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  17. "Ahkeem Rose Player Stats 2015–16". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018.
  18. "Ahkeem Rose Player Stats 2016–17". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018.
  19. "Games played by Ahkeem Rose in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  20. "Games played by Ahkeem Rose in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  21. "Games played by Ahkeem Rose in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  22. "Games played by Ahkeem Rose in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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