John Rooney (footballer)

John Richard Rooney (born 17 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as an attacking midfielder.

John Rooney
Rooney playing for New York Red Bulls in 2011
Personal information
Full name John Richard Rooney[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990[1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stockport County
Youth career
1996–2002 Everton
2002–2008 Macclesfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Macclesfield Town 41 (3)
2011 New York Red Bulls 5 (0)
2012 Orlando City 9 (2)
2012–2013 Barnsley 0 (0)
2013–2014 Bury 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Chester (loan) 4 (1)
2014–2016 Chester 108 (25)
2016–2017 Wrexham 33 (11)
2017 → Guiseley (loan) 7 (1)
2017–2018 Guiseley 31 (5)
2018–2020 Barrow 83 (27)
2020– Stockport County 21 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

He is the younger brother of Derby County manager and former England forward Wayne Rooney. Although born in England, Rooney has expressed a desire to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level.[2]

Early life

John Rooney was born in Liverpool, Merseyside[1] to Jeanette Maria Rooney (née Morrey) and Thomas Wayne Rooney. He is of Irish descent and was brought up in Croxteth with older brothers Graeme and Wayne; all three attended Our Lady and St. Swithin's primary school and the De La Salle Humanities College.[3]

Career

Everton

John Rooney started at the Everton Youth Academy at the age of six.[4]

Macclesfield Town

After being released by Everton, Rooney moved to Macclesfield Town in 2002, where he signed professional terms on 14 July 2008,[5] 4 months after his professional debut against Barnet on 24 March 2008.[6] His first ever career goal came against Dagenham & Redbridge in a 2–1 loss on 28 March 2009.[7] Rooney's Macclesfield contract expired at the end of the 2009–10 season (after refusing to sign a new contract).[8]

New York Red Bulls

After trials with Derby County[9] and Huddersfield Town were unsuccessful[10][11] Rooney went to Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers on trial to enter the next Major League Soccer Draft.[12] Rooney signed with Major League Soccer on 28 December 2010 and played at the 2011 MLS Combine in Florida.[13]

On 13 January 2011, Rooney was selected in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.[14] He made his debut for the club on 16 April as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–0 victory over San Jose Earthquakes at Red Bull Arena.[15] On 28 June in his first start for New York, Rooney scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over FC New York in the US Open Cup.[16]

Orlando City

Rooney was waived by New York on 23 November 2011[17] and he signed with USL Pro club Orlando City on 27 January 2012.[18]

On 25 February 2013, in his debut, Rooney scored his first goal with the club against Toronto FC in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic in a 2–2 draw.[19] On 15 April, Rooney scored two goals and assisted a goal in a 4–1 win against the Wilmington Hammerheads.[20] On 22 May, Rooney again scored two goals in the second round of the US Open Cup in a 7–0 trashing of KC Athletics.[21] On 27 July, Orlando City won the 2012 Regular season title after they defeated the Charleston Battery 4–0 (with 3 games remaining in the season), as a result, John Rooney won his first championship in his career.[22] Rooney finished the season with 13 appearances and 5 goals as Orlando were eliminated in the Semi-final of the Playoffs to the Wilmington Hammerheads.[23]

Barnsley

After leaving Orlando City, Rooney was offered a contract by English club Barnsley in October 2012.[24] He signed a contract with the club on 25 October 2012.[25] He was released at the end of the season.[26]

Bury

On 10 July 2013, Bury announced they had signed Rooney on a twelve-month contract.[27]

Chester

He was loaned to Conference Premier side Chester until January 2014. He made four appearances and scored once. In January 2014, the transfer was permanent as he signed a contract keeping him until the end of 2014–15 season.[28]

Wrexham

On 7 June 2016, Rooney signed a one-year deal with Wrexham.[29][30] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2016–17 season, in a 0–0 draw with Dover Athletic,[31] scoring his first goal for the club in their following match, converting a penalty during a 3–2 victory over Guiseley.[32]

In February 2017, Rooney joined Guiseley on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season after being unable to agree terms over a contract dispute.[33] Following his return to Wrexham at the end of the season, Rooney was one of several players who were not offered new deals.[34]

Barrow

In July 2018 he joined Barrow on a one-year contract. He helped them win the Vanarama National League title in the 2019-20 season, scoring 19 league goals from midfield in that curtailed season, becoming the club's second top scorer after Scott Quigley, winning several club awards and the Mark Harrop National League Player of the Season. .[35][36][37]

Stockport County

On 20 July 2020, Rooney signed for National League side Stockport County for an undisclosed fee.[38]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Derby County manager and former England captain Wayne Rooney.

His cousin, Tommy Rooney, also played for Macclesfield Town in the 2004–05 Football League Two.[39]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Macclesfield Town 2007–08[40] League Two 2000000020
2008–09[41] 142101000162
2009–10[42] 25110101[lower-alpha 1]1282
Macclesfield Town total 413202011464
New York Red Bulls 2011[43] MLS 5021–0071
Orlando City 2012[43] USL Pro 9200–0092
Barnsley 2012–13[43] Championship 000000–00
Bury 2013–14[43] League Two 3000100040
Chester (loan) 2013–14[43] Conference Premier 4100–1[lower-alpha 2]051
Chester 21400–2[lower-alpha 3]3237
2014–15[43] 461140–2[lower-alpha 2]05211
2015–16[43] National League 411010–6[lower-alpha 4]04810
Chester FC total 1122650––8312529
Wrexham 2016–17[43] National League 331100–003311
Guiseley (loan) 2016–17[43] National League 7100–0071
Guiseley 2017–18[43] 31532–1[lower-alpha 5]0357
Guiseley FC total 38632––10428
Barrow A.F.C. 2018–19[43] National League 46 10 1 0 – 1 0 48 10
2019–20[43] 37 17 1 0 – 1 2 39 19
Barrow Total 83 27 2 0 2 2 87 29
Stockport County 2020–21[43] National League 4500—0045
Career total 328801433012635789
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. Appearances in FA Trophy and Cheshire Senior Cup
  5. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. "Rooney's Brother Set To Play For Ireland". Sky News. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  3. "Liverpool schools Cardinal Heenan and De La Salle in BBC World Cup launch". Liverpool Echo. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. "Youth team news". Macclesfield Town F.C. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
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  7. Dagenham & Redbridge v Macclesfield Town
  8. John Rooney yet to sign new Macclesfield Town contract
  9. "Rams take Rooney on trial". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  10. "Terriers take Rooney on trial". Sky Sports.
  11. "Terriers opt against Rooney". Sky Sports. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  12. Mayers, Joshua (10 August 2010). "Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid on trialist John Rooney". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  13. Exclusive interview with John Rooney Archived 12 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "John Rooney Drafted to New York Red Bulls". Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  15. "Rodgers, Henry dominating as Red Bulls trounce Quakes". New York Red Bulls. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  16. Rooney, Hertzog lead Red Bulls over FCNY
  17. Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012
  18. Orlando City signs English midfielder John Rooney
  19. Orlando City vs. Toronto FC 2–2
  20. Orlando City vs. Wilmington Hammerheads 4–1 Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  21. Orlando City vs. KC Athletics 7–0
  22. Lions Claim Regular Season Title Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  23. Orlando City loses to Wilmington
  24. "Barnsley offer contract to Wayne Rooney's brother John". BBC Sport. 16 October 2012.
  25. "Wayne Rooney's brother John joins Barnsley". BBC Sport. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  26. "Rooney released". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  27. "Shakers sign Rooney". Bury FC. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  29. "Wrexham sign forward John Rooney and defender Curtis Tilt 56 minutes ago From the section Football". BBC. BBC. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  30. "John Rooney signs one-year deal at Wrexham AFC". Trinity Mirror Merseyside. Daily Post. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  31. "Wrexham 0–0 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  32. "Guiseley 2–3". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  33. "John Rooney: Guiseley sign Wrexham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  34. "Wrexham AFC retained list: recap and reaction from Dean Keates's squad cull". Daily Post. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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  38. Wright, Matt (20 July 2020). "Goalscoring midfielder John Rooney leaves Barrow AFC for Stockport County". North-West Evening Mail.
  39. Tommy Rooney
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  41. "Games played by John Rooney in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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