Bryan Rosa

Bryan Rosa
Rosa in 2025
Personal information
Full name Bryan Alexandre Pereira Rosa
Date of birth (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Northern Ireland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Peniche
Youth career
2011–2020 União de Leiria
2020 Tondela
2020–2021 União de Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 União de Leiria 4 (0)
2020–2021 União de Leiria B 8 (5)
2021 União de Leiria 1 (0)
2021–2022 Peniche 12 (0)
2022 Peniche B 3 (2)
2022–2023 Pombal 27 (18)
2023 Dumiense/CJPII [es] 2 (0)
2023–2025 Pombal 44 (18)
2025 York United FC 5 (0)
2025–2026 Anadia 20 (1)
2026– Peniche 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2026

Bryan Alexandre Pereira Rosa (born 14 December 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Campeonato de Portugal club Peniche.

Early life

Rosa was born in Northern Ireland, but grew up in Portugal. He began playing youth football with União de Leiria at age nine. In May 2020, he joined the youth system of Tondela, before returning to Leiria soon after.[citation needed]

Career

In January 2020, Rosa began playing with União de Leiria at the senior level in the third tier Campeonato de Portugal. After a brief stint with youth system of Tondela, he returned to União de Leiria.[citation needed]

In 2021, he signed with Peniche in the now fourth tier Campeonato de Portugal.

In 2022, despite interest from Guiense, he signed with Pombal in the fifth tier AF Leiria Divisão Honra.

In July 2023, Rosa signed with Dumiense/CJPII [es] in the Campeonato de Portugal.

In November 2023, he returned to Pombal in the fifth tier AF Leiria Divisão Honra (the club earned promotion to the fourth tier Campeonato de Portugal for the following season).

In April 2025, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC. He made his debut for the club on 27 April 2025, in a substitute appearance against Forge FC. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 May 2025, in a 2025 Canadian Championship match against FC Laval. In June 2025, Rosa and the club agreed to a mutual termination of the remainder of his contract.

In July 2025, he returned to Portugal to sign with Campeonato de Portugal club Anadia.

Career statistics

As of 6 June 2025[citation needed]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
União de Leiria 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 4000––40
União de Leiria B 2020–21 AF Leiria 1ª Divisão 85–––85
União de Leiria 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 1000––10
Peniche 2021–22 Campeonato de Portugal 12010––130
Peniche B 2021–22 AF Leiria 1ª Divisão 32–––32
Pombal 2022–23 AF Leiria Divisão Honra 27183154113624
Dumiense/CJPII [es] 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal 2010––30
Pombal 2023–24 AF Leiria Divisão Honra 2110–42102612
2024–25 Campeonato de Portugal 23822––2510
Total 44182242105122
York United FC 2025 Canadian Premier League 5011––61
Career total 1064384962112554

References

  1. ↑ Sanchez, Mariano (24 April 2025). "York United FC sign forward Bryan Alexandre Rosa". York United FC.
  2. ↑ Jacques, John (24 April 2025). "York United Adds Portuguese Striker Ahead Of 905 Derby". Northern Tribune.
  3. ↑ Roque, José (14 February 2020). "Bryan Rosa: o novo 'diamante por lapidar' da UD Leiria" [Bryan Rosa: the new 'uncut diamond' at UD Leiria]. Futebol Distrital de Leiria (in Portuguese).
  4. ↑ "UD Leiria perde 'pérola': Bryan a caminho do Tondela" [UD Leiria loses 'pearl': Bryan on his way to Tondela]. Futbol Distrital de Leiria (in Portuguese). 5 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Bryan Alexandre Pereira Rosa profile". Futbol Distrital de Leiria (in Portuguese).
  6. ↑ Ramos, Cid (2 March 2023). "Bryan Rosa decidiu dérbi concelhio" [Bryan Rosa decided on the municipal derby]. Futbol Distrital de Leiria (in Portuguese).
  7. ↑ "CP: Bryan Rosa reforça Dumiense" [CP: Bryan Rosa reinforces Dumiense]. O Derbie (in Portuguese). 20 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Bryan Rosa está de regresso ao Sporting de Pombal" [Bryan Rosa is back at Sporting de Pombal]. Futbol Distrital de Leiria (in Portuguese). 8 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bryan Rosa é reforço no York United (Canadá)" [Bryan Rosa joins York United (Canada)]. Futebol Distrital de Leiria (in Portuguese). 24 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Futebol Internacional: Bryan Rosa ruma para o futebol canadiano" [International Football: Bryan Rosa heads to Canadian football]. O Derbie (in Portuguese). 24 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (27 April 2025). "Highlights: York United 2-2 Forge FC -- 2025 Match #15". Canadian Premier League.
  12. ↑ Jacques, John (6 May 2025). "Canadian Championship Recap: York United Lumps It On Laval". Northern Tribune.
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (6 June 2025). "Nine Stripes Nix Bryan Rosa Contract". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ "Bryan Alexandre é reforço do Anadia FC!" [Bryan Rosa joins Anadia FC]. Anadia F.C. (in Portuguese). Facebook. 13 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Bryan Rosa at Soccerway