Angelo Kelly-Rosales

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Angelo Kelly-Rosales (born 25 January 1993) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for One Knoxville SC in the USL League One.

Angelo Kelly-Rosales

Kelly-Rosales with Charleston Battery in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-01-25) January 25, 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Honduras
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	One Knoxville
Number	8
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	William Penn Statesmen	75	(18)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Thunder Bay Chill	13	(1)
2016	Odessa/Midland Sockers	13	(0)
2017	Mississippi Brilla	17	(1)
2018–2021	Charleston Battery	90	(0)
2022	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	23	(0)
2023–	One Knoxville	48	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 22, 2024

Early life

Kelly-Rosales was born in Honduras, but grew up in Ottumwa, Iowa in the United States.^[1]

Career

College

Kelly-Rosales played four years of college soccer at William Penn University between 2012 and 2015, making 75 appearances, scoring 18 goals and tallying 20 assists.^[2]

Semi-professional

Following college, Kelly-Rosales appeared in the Premier Development League with Thunder Bay Chill in 2015, Midland/Odessa Sockers in 2016^[3] and Mississippi Brilla in 2017.^[4]

Professional

In March 2018, Kelly-Rosales signed with United Soccer League club Charleston Battery.^[5] He made his professional debut on March 24, 2018, as an injury-time substitute in a 1–0 win over Penn FC.^[6]

Kelly-Rosales made 17 appearances in 2020. He was one of four Battery players to appear in all 17 matches during the campaign. Kelly finished second on the team in long pass success rate at 64.4% and provided a team-high three assists, tied with AJ Paterson, in his third season in Charleston.^{[citation needed]}

On January 24, 2022, Kelly-Rosales signed with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds.^[7]

On December 13, 2022, Kelly-Rosales joined USL League One side One Knoxville SC.^[8]