Who is Liam Rosenior? Career, Stats and Records

Liam Rosenior is an English football coach and a former player. He used to play as a defender, mainly at full-back, and sometimes as a winger. He was born on 9 July 1984 in Wandsworth, London, and he has played for England at youth level. He is now the head coach of Chelsea in the Premier League.

Player career and overview

• Rosenior came through the Bristol City system before moving to Fulham, where he broke into the Premier League as a versatile right-back/winger.
• He later had significant spells with Reading and Hull City, helping Hull win promotion to the Premier League in 2013 and featuring in their top-flight campaigns.

Career stats as player

Coaching and managerial career

• After retiring, Rosenior joined Brighton & Hove Albion’s staff and then moved to Derby County in 2019 as first‑team coach, later becoming assistant to Wayne Rooney and then interim manager in 2022.
• As Derby interim, he managed 12 games with 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats, a win rate of about 58%, stabilising the club in a difficult period.

Hull City and Strasbourg success

• Rosenior took over Hull City in November 2022, guiding them away from Championship relegation trouble to a 15th‑place finish in 2022‑23.
• Over 78 games with Hull, his record was 27 wins, 29 draws and 22 defeats, showing a clear improvement in defensive structure and possession play.
• In July 2024, he was appointed head coach of Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, where he immediately implemented an energetic, high‑pressing style with one of the youngest XIs in the league.
• Strasbourg finished seventh in Ligue 1 under him in 2024‑25, qualifying for the UEFA Conference League, only the club’s second top‑seven finish since 1981, and he earned a contract extension to 2028.

Chelsea role and managerial profile

After he retired, Rosenior started working on the coaching staff at Brighton & Hove Albion. In 2019, he went to Derby County as a first-team coach. He was later promoted to assistant manager under Wayne Rooney and then became Derby’s interim (temporary) manager in 2022.

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Liam Rosenior overall managerial record

Here is a table with his overall senior managerial record up to early January 2026 (all clubs combined), which gives context for what he brings into the Chelsea job:

Whether he is at Derby, Hull, Strasbourg or now Chelsea, his teams always look the same: they play boldly when they have the ball, they work very hard when they do not, and they trust that good coaching can make up for any difference in quality.