![]() Rooney playing for New York Red Bulls in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Richard Rooney [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 December 1990||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Macclesfield | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | Stockport County | 55 | (20) |
2022 | Barrow | 27 | (5) |
2022–2023 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | (2) |
2023– | Macclesfield | 26 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 9 April 2024 (UTC) |
John Richard Rooney (born 17 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Macclesfield.
He is the younger brother of former England forward Wayne Rooney. Although born in England, Rooney has expressed a desire to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level. [2]
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]
John Rooney started at the Everton Youth Academy at the age of six. [4]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 10 July 2013, Bury announced they had signed Rooney on a twelve-month contract. [27]
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]
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]
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]
On 20 July 2020, Rooney signed for National League side Stockport County for an undisclosed fee. [38]
On 30 January 2022, Rooney returned to League Two side Barrow for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal. [39]
On 27 September 2022, Rooney signed for National League club Oldham Athletic on a two-year deal with the option for a third [40] following the mutual termination of his Barrow contract earlier that day. [41]
On 31 August 2023, Rooney had his contract terminated by mutual consent, [42] allowing him to join Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield. [43]
He is the younger brother of former Manchester United and England captain, and current Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney.
His cousin, Tommy Rooney, also played for Macclesfield Town in the 2004–05 Football League Two. [44]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Macclesfield Town | 2007–08 [45] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2008–09 [46] | League Two | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
2009–10 [47] | League Two | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
Total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | ||
New York Red Bulls | 2011 [48] | MLS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Orlando City | 2012 [48] | USL Pro | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
Barnsley | 2012–13 [48] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bury | 2013–14 [48] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Chester (loan) | 2013–14 [48] | Conference Premier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Chester | 2013–14 [48] [49] | Conference Premier | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 23 | 7 | |
2014–15 [48] | Conference Premier | 46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 52 | 11 | ||
2015–16 [50] | National League | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 48 | 10 | ||
Total | 112 | 26 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | 128 | 29 | |||
Wrexham | 2016–17 [48] | National League | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 11 | |
Guiseley (loan) | 2016–17 [48] | National League | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Guiseley | 2017–18 [48] [51] | National League | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
Total | 38 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 | |||
Barrow | 2018–19 [48] | National League | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 10 | |
2019–20 [48] | National League | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 39 | 19 | ||
Total | 83 | 27 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 87 | 29 | |||
Stockport County | 2020–21 [48] | National League | 36 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 42 | 21 | |
2021–22 [48] | National League | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
Total | 55 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 25 | ||
Barrow | 2021–22 [48] | League Two | 19 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
2022–23 [48] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
Total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 2022–23 [48] | National League | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
Macclesfield | 2023–24 [52] | NPL Premier Division | 26 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 38 | 20 | |
Career total | 464 | 117 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 529 | 137 |
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