Danny Rose

Daniel Lee Rose (born 2 July 1990) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

As a left-back with a tendency to play attacking football, Rose has been compared to Cyril Knowles, with particular focus being placed on his speed, in game decision-making and defending skills making Rose a highly rated left back among his peers.

Rose started his professional career at Leeds United in 2006, having progressed through the club's youth ranks, but left for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2007 before making an appearance.

Rose was named on the bench for the Leeds first team against Barnet in the League Cup on 20 September 2006.

The manager who named Rose on the bench, Kevin Blackwell, was dismissed immediately after the match.

Rose was not involved again in a squad for Leeds that season.

Leeds were subsequently relegated from The Championship to League One, and with the club entering administration, Rose was sold to raise some much needed money for the club.

On 25 July 2007, Tottenham Hotspur signed Rose for a transfer fee in the region of £1 million.

A regular for both the Academy and Reserves, Rose was named as an unused substitute for the league fixture against Sunderland in January 2008.

His progress was temporarily curtailed, however, by a serious knee injury in September of the same year.

Rose played for England at the under-17 and under-19 levels before making his under-21 debut in 2009.

Since then, he established himself in the team, making 29 appearances.

In March 2009, Rose went on loan to Watford for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.

Watford manager Brendan Rodgers described Rose as a "highly talented, committed player" who possesses "good energy and real intelligence with the ball."

He made his debut in Watford's 2–1 away victory at Doncaster Rovers on 4 April 2009.

On 29 September 2009, Rose joined Peterborough United on loan until January 2010.

He then went into that night's team where they played Plymouth Argyle, losing 2–1 at home.

Rose returned to Tottenham on 11 November 2009, following the departure of Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson.

Rose made his first start for Spurs in 2–2 FA Cup draw against his former club Leeds United in January 2010.

Rose made his league debut against Arsenal, scoring the first goal of the match after ten minutes as Tottenham won 2–1 in the Premier League on 14 April 2010.

The goal was subsequently described as "a volley so thunderous that you could hear the whack off his boot above the din of the raucous crowd" in The Times.

Rose won Goal of the Season, with votes run by Sky Sports and by the Tottenham website.

On 9 September 2010, Rose joined Championship club Bristol City on a season-long loan deal subject to a recall clause which becomes active after 28 days at the club.

On 13 November, Rose came on as a second-half substitute against Leeds United and was booed by the home supporters.

The match was the first time he had played at Elland Road after leaving the club.

On 7 May 2011, Rose started against Blackpool to fill in for regular left-back Benoît Assou-Ekotto, although playing out of his usual position, he was specifically praised by manager Harry Redknapp for his performance in the 1–1 draw.

Redknapp later explained that he convinced Rose at that time to convert from a left winger to a left-back by arguing that it would be Rose's only way to play for the England national team.

Rose would continue to fill in at left-back for the remaining three matches of the season, turning in excellent performances in a narrow loss to Manchester City and wins over Liverpool and Birmingham City.

Rose returned to Tottenham Hotspur in February 2011 after a series of minor injuries had limited his impact and appearances at Bristol City.

On 31 August 2012, Rose joined Premier League club Sunderland on a season-long loan from Spurs.

Rose played his debut against Liverpool on 15 September 2012.

He earned his first senior cap in a 3–2 victory against Germany in 2016.

Rose was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

His younger brother Mitch Rose plays for Mickleover.

He also is the cousin of footballer Michael Rankine, whose uncle Mark Rankine also played professional football.

In June 2018, Rose stated that he had been diagnosed with depression.

Following various loans to Watford, Peterborough United, Bristol City, and Sunderland, he established himself as a first-team player at Tottenham over the next six seasons, as well as starting in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final.

Following a loan to Newcastle United in 2020, he departed Tottenham in 2021, having made 214 appearances and scored ten goals for the club, and subsequently returned to Watford for a season.

On 23 December 2020, Rose was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after his car reportedly collided with the central reservation on the A45 in Northampton.

Rose is a product of the Leeds United youth academy.