Kelle Roos

Kelle Roos

Roos playing for Willem II
Personal information
Full name Kelle Willem Roos[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-31) 31 May 1992
Place of birth Rijkevoort, Netherlands
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
(on loan from Derby County)
Number 33
Youth career
1996–2001 VV Toxandria
2001–2002 VV Trekvogels
2002–2004 Juliana '31
2004–2005 Quick 1888
2005–2011 PSV Eindhoven
2011–2012 Willem II
2012–2013 N.E.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 RKSV Nuenen (0)
2013–2014 Nuneaton Town 9 (0)
2014– Derby County 0 (0)
2015 → Rotherham United (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 20 (0)
2016– → Bristol Rovers (loan) 17 (0)
National team
2006–2007 Netherlands U15 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016.


Kelle Willem Roos (born 31 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League One side Bristol Rovers, on loan from Championship club Derby County.[2]

Club career

In the Netherlands

Roos began his career at amateur Dutch clubs VV Toxandria, VV Trekvogels, Juliana '31 and Quick 1888 before moving to PSV Eindhoven.[3][4] He then moved to Willem II, where injuries hampered his progress,[4] before moving to N.E.C.[4][5]

Move to England

At the start of the 2013–14 season, Roos had a trial at English Championship club Birmingham City and then at Football League One side Bristol City. He competed with Elliot Parish for the chance to win a permanent contract, with manager Sean O'Driscoll then signing Parish permanently.[6] O'Driscoll wanted to sign Roos and loan him out, but "finance dictates what we can and can't do" and he was thus unable to sign both of them.[7]

Nuneaton Town

Having failed to earn a contract and unable to join a league side as the transfer window had closed,[8] Roos returned to the Netherlands and signed for amateur side RKSV Nuenen.[9] Having received offers from the Netherlands and England, Roos went on to join Conference Premier side Nuneaton Town on 8 November 2013,[10] signing a contract until the end of the season.[11]

His debut was delayed by almost two weeks as the club waited to receive international clearance.[12] He played nine league matches, keeping five clean sheets, and also played four cup matches, keeping three clean sheets,[5][13] not conceding a goal in his first six appearances.[14]

Roos' excellent form[8] drew the attention of Liverpool, with whom he spent a week's trial in early January 2014, as well as Everton, Sunderland and Cardiff City.[5][11] He also spent time training with Ipswich Town and Bolton Wanderers and was scouted by Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers and Bournemouth.[5]

Derby County

On 23 January 2014, Roos moved to Championship side Derby County after impressing during a trial. He signed a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £30,000 plus add-ons, including the requirement that Derby play a pre-season friendly with Nuneaton in the Summer.[2][5][15]

Kelle has been outstanding since he has come in. He is developing really well and looks like he could be a good keeper... We felt because of Kelle we were in a position to release Adam Legzdins.

 — Derby County first team coach Paul Simpson on Roos.[16]

After the departure of goalkeeper Adam Legzdins, Roos was understudy to Lee Grant and as of September 2014, had appeared on the substitutes bench in every match of the 2014–15 season.[16]

He made his professional debut for The Rams on 23 September 2014 in a Football League Cup game at home to Reading. He made several saves and kept a clean sheet as Derby won 2–0.[17] He played in Derby's next League Cup match, a 5–2 win against Fulham on 28 October and three FA Cup matches in January and February 2015, keeping clean sheets in 2 of them.

Rotherham United loan

On 15 July 2015 it was confirmed that Roos would join Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal along with team-mate Farrend Rawson. It was also confirmed that Roos would be ineligible to play against his parent club for the duration of the loan period.[18] However, Roos returned to Derby just six weeks into the loan period after conceding ten goals in his four appearances, leaving Rotherham bottom of the table.

AFC Wimbledon loan

On 1 February 2016 it was confirmed that Roos has joined AFC Wimbledon on loan for the rest of the season. During his time at AFC Wimbledon, Roos helped the club achieve promotion to League One for the first time since their reformation, when beating Plymouth Argyle 2-0 in the League Two Play-Off Final.

Bristol Rovers loan

On 24 August it was announced, that Roos had signed Bristol Rovers on a loan.[19] Roos made his debut for the club in the EFL Trophy 3–2 defeat against Reading U23 on 30 August 2016.[20] He made his league debut on 10 September 2016, in a 2–2 draw with Rochdale.[21]

International career

During his time at PSV, Roos played for the Netherlands under-15s, under-16s and under-17s.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Derby Sign Kelle Roos From Nuneaton". dcfc.co.uk. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Kelle Roos (ex-Nuenen): "Alles wordt voor mij geregeld"". In De Wandelgangen. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Nuneaton Town goalkeeper Kelle Roos dreams of move to the big time". Nuneaton News. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Derby County sign former PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Kelle Roos from Nuneaton Town". Derby Telegraph. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Parish signs for City". bcfc.co.uk. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Elliot Parish shows why he's set to get a Bristol City deal". The Bristol Post. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Clubs chase Nuneaton goalkeeping ace Kelle Roos". Sky Sports. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Keeper Roos belandt via amateurs Nuenen bij Derby". nieuws.nl. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nuneaton Town: Striker Barroilhet and keeper Roos sign for Boro". BBC Sport. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Nuneaton Town boss Kevin Wilkin would not look to stop dream move for Kelle Roos". Nuneaton News. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Nuneaton Town grow tired of FA clearance waiting game". Nuneaton News. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Transfer window: Derby County sign Nuneaton's Kelle Roos". BBC Sport. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Nuneaton Town hope to sell Kelle Roos – and loan him straight back". Nuneaton News. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Derby County head coach Steve McClaren told Kelle Roos 'Don't leave this training ground until you sign'". Derby Telegraph. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Kelle Roos gets chance to impress at Derby County after Adam Legzdins departure". Burton Mail. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Derby 2 0 Reading". BBC News. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Roos and Rawson join Rotherham on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  19. ↑ Kelle Roos: Bristol Rovers sign Derby County goalkeeper on loan‚ bbc.com, 24 August 2016
  20. ↑ "Match report: Jack, Jake and Joseph net in Trophy win in Bristol". www.mobile.readingfc.co.uk. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2-2 Rochdale-BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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