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
 York City
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– York City 20 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:36, 3 December 2016 (UTC).


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

Career

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 side 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. His breakthrough season came in 2014–15, when he played in 30 matches for the side, scoring his first professional goal against Elgin City in a 4–1 win.[7] Rooney's impressive performances for Queen's Park saw him awarded the club's Young Player of the Year[8] and also being named in the PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year.[9]

The start of 2015–16 saw Rooney go on trial with both Hearts and St Mirren,[10] however it was Dunfermline Athletic that he eventually signed with.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] He made 14 appearances and scored one goal[15] as Dunfermline won the Scottish League One title in 2015–16.[2]

On 23 May 2016, Rooney joined newly relegated National League club York City on a two-year contract.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 2013–14[17] Scottish League Two 8010101[lower-alpha 1]0110
2014–15[18] Scottish League Two 24420004[lower-alpha 2]0304
Total 324301050414
Dunfermline Athletic 2015–16[15] Scottish League One 11120001[lower-alpha 1]0141
York City 2016–17[2] National League 20020—00220
Career total 635701060775
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Scottish League One play-offs

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

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 3 December 2016.
  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. ↑ "Elgin City 1–4 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. 1 2 Cope, Niall (23 May 2016). "Rooney arrives". York City F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  9. 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Dunfermline snap up Shaun Rooney". The Courier. Dundee. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dunfermline 3 Stranraer 1". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dunfermline 0 Ayr United 2". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dunfermline 1 Stenhousemuir 0". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Rooney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Flett, Dave (23 May 2016). "York City sign Dunfermline right-back Shaun Rooney". The Press. York. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Rooney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Rooney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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