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Liam Rosenior

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Liam Rosenior

Liam James Rosenior (born 9 July 1984) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Chelsea. As a player, he played either as a full-back or winger. He played for Bristol City, Fulham, Torquay United, Reading, Ipswich Town, Hull City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He is a former England U20 and England U21 international with a combined total of 11 caps and one goal. Rosenior was interim manager at Derby County in 2022 and managed Hull from November 2022 to May 2024. In July 2024, he was named as head coach of Strasbourg in Ligue 1. On 6 January 2026, Rosenior was appointed as the head coach of Chelsea on a six-and-a-half-year deal.

Infobox

2004
→ Torquay United (loan)
2005
England U20
2022
Derby County (interim)
Full name
Liam James Rosenior
Date of birth
(1984-07-09) 9 July 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth
Wandsworth, England
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position
Full-back
Current team
Chelsea (head coach)
2001–2002
Bristol City
Years
Team
2002–2003
Bristol City
2003–2007
Fulham
2007–2010
Reading
2009–2010
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
2010–2015
Hull City
2015–2018
Brighton & Hove Albion
2005–2007
England U21
2022–2024
Hull City
2024–2026
Strasbourg
2026–
Chelsea

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Bristol City
Bristol City
Club
Bristol City
Season
2001–02
League
Second Division
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
1
Total
0
2002–03
2002–03
Club
2002–03
Season
Second Division
League
22
League
2
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
4
Other
1
Other
27
Total
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
23
League
2
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
1
Other
28
Other
3
Fulham
Fulham
Club
Fulham
Season
2003–04
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
0
Other
0
2004–05
2004–05
Club
2004–05
Season
Premier League
League
17
League
0
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
23
Other
0
2005–06
2005–06
Club
2005–06
Season
Premier League
League
24
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Other
27
Other
1
2006–07
2006–07
Club
2006–07
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
0
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
42
Other
0
2007–08
2007–08
Club
2007–08
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
79
League
0
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
5
FA Cup
1
League Cup
—
League Cup
92
Other
1
Torquay United (loan)
Torquay United (loan)
Club
Torquay United (loan)
Season
2003–04
League
Third Division
League
10
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
10
Other
0
Reading
Reading
Club
Reading
Season
2007–08
League
Premier League
League
17
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
19
Total
0
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
Championship
League
42
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
2
Other
0
Other
44
Total
0
2009–10
2009–10
Club
2009–10
Season
Championship
League
5
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
6
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
64
League
0
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
69
Other
0
Ipswich Town (loan)
Ipswich Town (loan)
Club
Ipswich Town (loan)
Season
2009–10
League
Championship
League
29
League
1
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
31
Other
1
Hull City
Hull City
Club
Hull City
Season
2010–11
League
Championship
League
26
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
26
Other
0
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Championship
League
44
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
44
Other
0
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Championship
League
32
League
0
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
36
Other
0
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Premier League
League
29
League
1
League
5
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
37
Other
1
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Premier League
League
13
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
4
Other
0
Other
18
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
144
League
2
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
5
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
0
Other
161
Other
2
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Season
2015–16
League
Championship
League
31
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
2
Other
0
Total
35
Total
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Championship
League
10
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
10
Other
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
3
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
6
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
44
League
0
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
51
Other
0
Brighton & Hove Albion U21/U23
Brighton & Hove Albion U21/U23
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion U21/U23
Season
2016–17
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
393
League
4
League
22
League
0
FA Cup
15
FA Cup
1
League Cup
14
League Cup
1
Other
444
Other
6
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Bristol City
2001–02
Second Division
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2002–03
Second Division
22
2
1
0
0
0
4
1
27
3
Total
23
2
1
0
0
0
4
1
28
3
Fulham
2003–04
Premier League
0
0
—
0
0
—
0
0
2004–05
Premier League
17
0
4
0
2
0
—
23
0
2005–06
Premier League
24
0
1
0
2
1
—
27
1
2006–07
Premier League
38
0
3
0
1
0
—
42
0
2007–08
Premier League
0
0
—
0
0
—
0
0
Total
79
0
8
0
5
1
—
92
1
Torquay United (loan)
2003–04
Third Division
10
0
—
—
—
10
0
Reading
2007–08
Premier League
17
0
2
0
0
0
—
19
0
2008–09
Championship
42
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
44
0
2009–10
Championship
5
0
—
1
0
—
6
0
Total
64
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
69
0
Ipswich Town (loan)
2009–10
Championship
29
1
2
0
—
—
31
1
Hull City
2010–11
Championship
26
0
—
0
0
—
26
0
2011–12
Championship
44
0
0
0
0
0
—
44
0
2012–13
Championship
32
0
3
0
1
0
—
36
0
2013–14
Premier League
29
1
5
0
3
0
—
37
1
2014–15
Premier League
13
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
18
0
Total
144
2
8
0
5
0
4
0
161
2
Brighton & Hove Albion
2015–16
Championship
31
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
35
0
2016–17
Championship
10
0
0
0
0
0
—
10
0
2017–18
Premier League
3
0
1
0
2
0
—
6
0
Total
44
0
1
0
4
0
2
0
51
0
Brighton & Hove Albion U21/U23
2016–17
—
—
—
1
0
1
0
2017–18
—
—
—
1
0
1
0
Total
—
—
—
2
0
2
0
Career total
393
4
22
0
15
1
14
1
444
6
· Managerial statistics
mw- P
mw- P
Team
mw- P
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
Win %
Derby County (interim)
Derby County (interim)
Team
Derby County (interim)
From
24 June 2022
To
22 September 2022
Record
12
Record
7
Record
2
Record
3
Record
058.33
Hull City
Hull City
Team
Hull City
From
3 November 2022
To
7 May 2024
Record
78
Record
27
Record
28
Record
23
Record
034.62
Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Team
Strasbourg
From
25 July 2024
To
6 January 2026
Record
63
Record
31
Record
15
Record
17
Record
049.21
Chelsea
Chelsea
Team
Chelsea
From
8 January 2026
To
present
Record
0
Record
0
Record
0
Record
0
Record
!—
Total
Total
Team
Total
From
153
To
65
Record
45
Record
43
Record
042.48
Team
From
To
Record
Ref
mw- P
W
D
L
Win %
Derby County (interim)
24 June 2022
22 September 2022
12
7
2
3
058.33
Hull City
3 November 2022
7 May 2024
78
27
28
23
034.62
Strasbourg
25 July 2024
6 January 2026
63
31
15
17
049.21
Chelsea
8 January 2026
present
0
0
0
0
!—
Total
153
65
45
43
042.48

References

  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in Football League play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in EFL Trophy
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