Ex-Liverpool and Rangers midfielder Jordan Rossiter joins Waterford
Rossiter was hailed as the heir to Steven Gerrard's throne when he made his Reds debut at 17 but has been without a club since being released by Shrewsbury Town in May.
Now 28-year-old, he links up with fellow Liverpudlians John Coleman and Danny Ventre at the RSC.
The duo were appointed by the club's Fleetwood Group owners to manage the team in May after a run of six successive defeats cost Keith Long his job.
Waterford's 2-0 win over Cork City last Friday lifted the Blues up to seventh in the table above Galway United.
A debut could be afforded to the new capture in Friday's FAI Cup tie against non-league St Mochta's.
Rossiter joined his hometown club Liverpool at just six years of age, spending over 13 years at the Reds before moving on.
Jordan Rossiter's first words as a Blue 👇#WaterfordFC pic.twitter.com/beKXfDg5Kz — Waterford FC (@WaterfordFCie) July 14, 2025
During his time at Anfield, Rossiter was first named on the Liverpool bench in their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League at the end of 2013.
In September 2014, Rossiter made his first-team debut in Liverpool's League Cup match against Middlesbrough at Anfield age just 17, where he opened the scoring on his debut after just ten minutes – latching onto Rickie Lambert's through ball before finding the back of the net.
In August of the 2015/16 season, Rossiter made his Premier League debut, coming on for then Brendan Rodgers' Reds away to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in a 0-0 draw.
The following month, Rossiter made his European debut for Liverpool against French side Bordeaux as he played 80 minutes in their 1-1 draw in the French city in their Europa League group stage clash.
He made another European group stage appearance against Sion in that 2015/16 injury hit season, before departing his hometown club to sign for Rangers FC in the Scottish Premiership for the 2016/17 season.
Rossiter made 16 appearances for Rangers over the course of his three-year spell with the Scottish giants, before first Bury Town on loan & then Fleetwood Town secured his services.
His move to Fleetwood was made permanent for the 2020/21 season, being made Fleetwood captain in 2021 for the Cod Army.
He joined Bristol Rovers in 2022, before having spells at Shrewsbury Town & Oldham Athletic most recently.
Rossiter said: 'It was a phone call with John Coleman & Danny Ventre. I know them both quite well, and just the way the club is going.
"I spoke to a few people here before I signed, so I knew it was a really exciting project here. I watched Friday's 2-0 win in the Derby against Cork so I can't wait to get going now.
'I'm looking forward to working with John & Danny. I've obviously played against John's sides a few times when I was at Fleetwood & he was Accrington Stanley.
"I know what his teams are about – always going to be competitive & I'm looking forward to playing for him.
'I can bring a good bit of experience to the group. I just love playing football wherever that is, so whether that's Liverpool, Rangers or Waterford, I just want to enjoy my football, so I'm looking forward to getting out there on the RSC pitch.'
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