Paul Rooney (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Laurence Michael Rooney[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 March 1997||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dartford | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2016 | Bohemians | 0 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Torquay United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Bromley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Dover Athletic | 21 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Havant & Waterlooville | 54 | (4) |
2023– | Dartford | 38 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
Paul Laurence Michael Rooney (born 22 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dartford.
He spent his early senior career in his native Ireland at
Career
Born in Dublin, Ireland,[2] Rooney came through the youth setup at St Patrick's Athletic. He was a part of the team that won the national under-19 league in 2015 by beating Derry City 3–2 in the final in Buncrana.[4][5]
His debut in senior football was on 22 September 2015, a 1–0 loss against
Rooney signed for English club
On 8 December 2016, Rooney signed a 28-day loan deal with National League club Torquay United.[12] His loan was extended by a further 28 days on 6 January 2017.[13]
On 24 January 2018, Rooney signed for League Two side Colchester United on a one-and-a-half year deal.[14] He was called up to the first-team squad for the first time ahead of Colchester's League Two game against Yeovil Town on 17 March. He was given squad number 46.[15]
On 4 September 2018, Rooney made his Colchester United debut starting in their 2–0 defeat by
On 28 September 2018, Rooney joined National League side
After his Bromley loan ended in November, Rooney joined National League South side Billericay Town on loan on 30 November.[19] He made his debut on 1 December in a 3–2 defeat to Oxford City.[7] His loan was extended until the end of the season on 4 January 2019.[20]
On 14 May 2019, it was announced Rooney was to leave Colchester United at the end of his contract.[21][22]
In June 2019, he signed for Dover Athletic.[23] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Rooney was out of contract and had left the club.[24]
On 22 May 2021, Rooney joined National League South side Havant & Waterlooville.[25]
On 25 May 2023, Rooney joined Dartford.[26]
Career statistics
- As of 23 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Patrick's Athletic | 2015[6] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bohemians
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2016[8][9] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Millwall | 2016–17[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017–18[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Torquay United (loan) | 2016–17[7] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Colchester United | 2017–18[27] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Bromley (loan) | 2018–19[7] | National League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Billericay Town (loan) | 2018–19[7] | National League South | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Dover Athletic | 2019–20[7] | National League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2020–21[7] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
Havant & Waterlooville | 2021–22[7] | National League South | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2022–23[7] | National League South | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
Total | 54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | |||
Dartford | 2023–24[7] | National League South | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 6[d][e][f] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
Career total | 141 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 164 | 9 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c d Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Three appearances in the London Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in the Kent Senior Cup
References
- ^ "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Football Squads - Millwall – 2017/2018". FootballSquads. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Paul Rooney – DOVER ATHLETIC FC".
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic Win SSE Airtricity U19 League". St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Arthur Duffy (25 April 2015). "Heartbreak as Derry City lose out in dramatic U19 Elite League Final". Derry Journal. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Live Updates - Leinster Senior Cup - St Patrick's Athletic -v- Dundalk". Extra Time. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Paul Rooney at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b "LSC: Bohs 4-3 Dundalk - Dundalk Football Club". Dundalk F.C. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b Aaron Gallagher (23 May 2016). "Leinster Senior Cup Report: UCD 0 - 1 Bohemians". Extra Time. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Paul Rooney: Millwall sign former Bohemians centre-back". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Paul Rooney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Millwall defender Rooney joins Torquay United on loan". Millwall F.C. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Millwall defender Rooney extends Torquay loan". Millwall F.C. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Colchester sign Millwall defender Rooney". BBC Sport. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Matt Hudson (16 March 2018). "Rooney Called Up For Yeovil Game". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Paul Rooney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Paul Rooney joins Bromley on short term loan deal". The Non-League Paper. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Bromley 2–2 FC Halifax Town". BBC Sport. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (30 November 2018). "Rooney Heads To Billericay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (4 January 2019). "Rooney Remains With Billericay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (14 May 2019). "U23s Players To Leave The U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (14 May 2019). "Colchester United under-23 players to leave the club". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Dover agree Rooney deal". Kent Online. 10 June 2019.
- ^ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Havant and Waterlooville FC Sign Paul Rooney". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 22 May 2021.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING : Paul Rooney". www.dartfordfc.com. 25 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Paul Rooney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2018.