Nyah Rose

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.

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	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

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]