Shaun Rooney

Shaun Rooney

Rooney playing for York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Shaun Antony Rooney[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996[2]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Queen of the South
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2013 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Queen's Park 32 (4)
2015–2016 Dunfermline Athletic 11 (1)
2016–2017 York City 30 (1)
2017– Queen of the South 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 5 August 2017 (UTC).

Shaun Antony Rooney (born 26 July 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South. Rooney has previously played for Queen's Park, Dunfermline Athletic and York City.

Career

Queen's Park

Rooney was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.[3] He started his career playing youth football with Bellshill Boys Club and Dundee United,[4] before signing with Scottish League Two club Queen's Park in July 2013.[5] Rooney's first-team debut came shortly after signing for the club, in a Scottish Challenge Cup defeat against Ayr United at Hampden Park.[6] During the 2013–14 season, Rooney made 11 appearances for Queen's Park.[7] His breakthrough season came in 2014–15, when he played in 30 matches, scoring his first goal on 15 November 2014 with a header against Elgin City in a 4–1 win.[8][9] Rooney's impressive performances for Queen's Park saw him awarded the club's Young Player of the Year[10] and also being named in the PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year.[11]

Dunfermline Athletic

The start of 2015–16 saw Rooney go on trial with both Hearts and St Mirren,[12] however it was Dunfermline Athletic that he eventually signed with.[13] Rooney appeared initially on trial with Dunfermline in August 2015 and was a named substitute against Peterhead and Stranraer, replacing Lewis Martin in defence against Stranraer.[14] His debut after signing for the club came as a first half substitute against Ayr United, replacing Callum Fordyce after the Dunfermline captain was injured.[15] Rooney's first goal for Dunfermline came against Stenhousemuir in December 2015, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory at East End Park.[16] He made 14 appearances and scored one goal[17] as Dunfermline won the Scottish League One title in 2015–16.[2]

York City

On 23 May 2016, Rooney joined newly relegated National League club York City on a two-year contract.[18] On 21 May 2017, Rooney came on as a 75th-minute substitute as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final.[19]

Queen of the South

On 9 June 2017, Rooney signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on a one-year contract.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 2013–14[7] Scottish League Two 8010101[lower-alpha 1]0110
2014–15[8] Scottish League Two 24420004[lower-alpha 2]0304
Total 324301050414
Dunfermline Athletic 2015–16[17] Scottish League One 11120001[lower-alpha 1]0141
York City 2016–17[2] National League 30120—6[lower-alpha 3]0381
Queen of the South 2017–18[21] Scottish Championship 1000310041
Career total 7467041120977
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Scottish League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

York City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 27. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "S. Rooney". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Shaun Rooney". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "First team squad: Shaun Rooney". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (18 September 2013). "Scottish League Two ins and outs summer 2013". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Queen's Park 1–2 Ayr United". Scottish Professional Football League. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Rooney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Rooney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Elgin City 1–4 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. 1 2 Cope, Niall (23 May 2016). "Rooney arrives". York City F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  11. 1 2 Keown, Gary (1 May 2015). "PFA Scotland Team of the Year sees Rangers' season voted unworthy of mention". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Grieg (19 August 2015). "Hearts in pole position to sign highly-rated Queen's Park kid Shaun Rooney". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dunfermline snap up Shaun Rooney". The Courier. Dundee. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dunfermline 3 Stranraer 1". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Dunfermline 0 Ayr United 2". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Dunfermline 1 Stenhousemuir 0". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Rooney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  18. ↑ Flett, Dave (23 May 2016). "York City sign Dunfermline right-back Shaun Rooney". The Press. York. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  19. 1 2 Flett, Dave (21 May 2017). "York City lift FA Trophy to win at Wembley for a fourth time in their history". The Press. York. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  20. ↑ Martini, Peter (9 June 2017). "Defender Shaun Rooney leaves York City for Scottish side Queen of the South". The Press. York. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Rooney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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