Dayle Rooney

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Dayle Rooney
Personal information
Full name Dayle Rooney
Date of birth (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Ballymun, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bohemians
Number 8
Youth career
–2015 St Kevin's Boys
2015–2016 Shelbourne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Shelbourne 93 (11)
2022–2023 Drogheda United 68 (10)
2024– Bohemians 35 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Dayle Rooney (born 24 February 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians, having previously played for Drogheda United and Shelbourne, where he started his career.

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Career

Youth career

Ballymun, County Dublin native [1] Rooney began playing with St Kevin's Boys, before moving to the academy of League of Ireland club Shelbourne in 2015, where he spent 2 seasons with club's under 19 side. [2]

Shelbourne

Rooney made his senior debut for Shelbourne on 17 February 2017, scoring after 7 minutes in a 4–2 win at home to Wexford in the Leinster Senior Cup. [3] He made his League of Ireland First Division debut on 3 March 2017 in a 4–0 loss to UCD at the UCD Bowl. [4] On 4 October 2017, Rooney scored in a 4–2 win away to Dundalk in the 2016–17 Leinster Senior Cup Final. [5] He made 26 appearances, scoring 6 goals in all competitions during his first year in senior football. [6] On 28 September 2018, he was part of the side that won the 2017–18 Leinster Senior Cup by defeating rivals St Patrick's Athletic on penalties after a 1–1 draw following extra time, with Rooney scoring in the shootout. [7] In 2019 he won his first league medal, as Shelbourne won the 2019 League of Ireland First Division to gain promotion. [8] Rooney's first season in the League of Ireland Premier Division did not go well for his side however, as they were relegated straight back to the First Division after losing the Promotion/Relegation Playoff 1–0 to Longford Town at Richmond Park. [9] On 1 October 2021, he was part of the team that defeated Treaty United 1–0 at Tolka Park to claim the 2021 League of Ireland First Division title to yo-yo the club back up to the Premier Division in what proved to be the final of his 110 appearances for the club, in which he scored 19 goals during his 5 seasons at senior level. [10]

Drogheda United

Rooney signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United on 6 December 2021, ahead of the 2022 season. [11] On 1 April 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw away to St Patrick's Athletic. [12] Rooney scored a total of 7 goals in 37 appearances in his first season with the club. [6] He signed a new one year contract with the club ahead of the 2023 season. [13] On 25 September 2023, he scored a 30 yard first time volley in a 2–1 win away to St Patrick's Athletic that went viral. [14] [15] [16] Rooney left the club at the end of the 2023 season after being voted the clubs Players' Player of the Year for 2023 and scoring 10 goals in 74 appearances during his 2 seasons. [17]

Bohemians

On 22 November 2023, Rooney signed for Bohemians ahead of their 2024 season, with several other clubs also reportedly interested in signing him during the off-season. [18] [19] His first goal for the club came on 15 March 2024, when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win over Derry City at Dalymount Park. [20] On 19 July 2024, he scored the only goal of the game in the Dublin derby as his penalty knocked Shamrock Rovers out of the FAI Cup. [21] [22] [23]

Career statistics

As of match played on 21 January 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shelbourne 2017 LOI First Division 21310004 [c] 3266
2018 16310113 [c] 1215
2019 13110101 [c] 1162
2020 LOI Premier Division 17122–1 [d] 0203
2021 LOI First Division 26310––273
Total931162219511019
Drogheda United 2022 LOI Premier Division 35520––375
2023 33530–1 [c] 0375
Total681050–107410
Bohemians 2024 LOI Premier Division 35741–0 [c] 0398
2025 0000–1 [c] 010
Total35741–10408
Career total196281532111522437

Honours

Club

Shelbourne

Individual

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