Vancouver Whitecaps have started preparing for the 2019 MLS season early on. The team announced on Monday that they have signed Australian midfielder Andy Rose to a two-year deal. Whitecaps had to acquire Rose’s MLS rights from Seattle Sounders to complete the deal, parting ways with $50,000 of General Allocation Money.
The deal was also confirmed by Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos.
“Thinking about the culture, the team, and the spirit we want to create, Andy is a great team guy who is going to show up every day,” – said Dos Santos in a statement. “He has experience in the league and abroad and he can play any of the midfield positions. You need players like Andy on your roster.“
Welcome to the club, @andyrose_5!#VWFC pic.twitter.com/yBSWWuwQrZ
— Vancouver Whitecaps (@WhitecapsFC) December 10, 2018
After playing college soccer with the UCLA Bruins, Andy Rose spent some time in USL Premier Development League before being drafted sixth overall in 2012 MLS Supplement draft by the Real Salt Lake. He was traded to the Seattle Sounders shortly after.
Rose played a total of 91 games in MLS for Sounders, scoring five goals, before moving to Europe where he signed with English club Coventry City in 2016. After less than two years with Coventry, he joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.
