Michael Rose

Rose, 22, spent five seasons at Notre Dame. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound midfielder registered four goals and six assists in 41 matches. The Severna Park, Maryland native was named a team captain in 2012, but was forced to sit out the entire season due to an ACL injury suffered in the preseason.

5TH YEAR SENIOR (2012): Returns to Notre Dame for a fifth season ... Entered season as candidate to start on the right side of the midfield ... an extremely versatile player who could also play as a fullback or forward ... has played in 41 career matches, including 21 starts ... 14 points on four goals and six assists ... missed the first 10 games of the 2011 season due to a knee injury suffered during the 2011 spring campaign ... an exciting player and strong athlete who crosses the ball well ... a determined player and a hard worker.

AS A SENIOR (2011): Missed the first 10 matches of the season due to injury, but played in the final eight games and tallied five points on two goals and one assist ... the two goals were a career-high total ... made his season debut in a scoreless draw versus Connecticut ... scored Notre Dame's second goal (60th minute) in a 3-0 win at Georgetown ... registered a career-high three points on one goal and one assist in a 4-0 win over Seton Hall ... assisted on the second goal and scored the third tally versus the Pirates ... earned his third monogram.

AS A JUNIOR (2010): Played in all 20 matches, including 19 starts ... registered a career-high six points on one goal and a career-high four assists ... named to the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic all-tournament team ... assisted on Notre Dame's first goal in a 2-0 win over Drake in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament ... assisted on the equalizer in the 79th minute in a 1-1 draw with Northwestern ... notched an assist on Notre Dame's second goal in a 4-1 victory over Marquette ... put the Irish up 2-0 in the 56th minute en route to a 3-1 win at Seton Hall ... assisted on Brendan King's game-winning goal in the 90th minute in a 3-2 triumph of Pittsburgh ... earned his second monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Played in 13 matches and made two starts ... tallied three points on one goal and one assist ... attempted 10 shots ... made his collegiate debut in a 3-0 victory over Seattle in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament ... nearly scored in his first minute of play against the Redhawks ... assisted on Notre Dame's lone goal in a 2-1 setback at USF ... earned his first start in a 1-0 setback to West Virginia ... tallied the game winner, which was the first goal of his career, in the 48th minute in a 1-0 victory at Pittsburgh ... missed the final six matches of the season with a leg injury ... collected his first monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Did not see game action ... was named to the College Soccer News `100 freshmen to keep an eye on' list prior to the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: adidas Golden Boot winner at the 2006 USYSA national championship ... member of the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays squad that won the 2006 U-16 and 2009 U-19 USYSA national championships, and the 2008 USSF U-18 national championship ... captain of the DC United U-20 squad in 2010 ... a four-year starter at Severna Park High School ... two-time captain, two-time All-South and the first NSCAA High School All-American (2007) in the history of Severna Park High School soccer program ... career assist leader (37) and second-leading point total (99) during his high school career ... led Severna Park to the regional championship and its first county championship since 1998 as a senior ... member of the Maryland `90 ODP team (2002-2007) that won the 2006 national co-championship and the 2005 and 2006 Region I titles ... traveled to Italy and Brazil with Maryland ODP ... Region I ODP player ... 2007 Annapolis Capital and Baltimore Sun Anne Arundel Player of the Year ... Washington DC, Baltimore and Annapolis All-Met as a senior ... a 2007 Notre Dame Elite Soccer Camp all-star selection ... played for Maccabi Tel Aviv select team from 1998-2001 during a U.S. Embassy posting ... member of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar ... Top Scholar-Athlete as a high school senior ... son of Roger and Joni Rose ... sister Ashleigh is a graduate of Stanford University ... graduated from Notre Dame's College of Engineering with a degree in mechanical engineering ... currently taking graduate courses.