Paul Rooney (footballer)

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Paul Rooney
Personal information
Full name Paul Laurence Michael Rooney [1]
Date of birth (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2014–2015 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2024 Dartford 38 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:10, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Paul Laurence Michael Rooney (born 22 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently a free agent.

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He spent his early senior career in his native Ireland at St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians before signing for the English club Millwall. He had a loan spell at Torquay United during the 2016–17 season and made a permanent switch to Colchester United in January 2018. He joined Bromley on a short-term loan deal in September 2018 and then Billericay Town on another loan in November 2018. He was released by Colchester at the end of his contract in the summer of 2019.

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 Dundalk in the semi-final of the Leinster Senior Cup at Richmond Park. [6] Rooney went on to be an unused substitute in another nine games for Pats in the 2015 season. [7] He signed for Dublin rivals Bohemians ahead of the 2016 League of Ireland season. He made two appearances for the club, a 4–3 win over Dundalk, and a 1–0 win over UCD, both in the Leinster Senior Cup. [8] [9]

Rooney signed for English club Millwall in July 2016. [10] He made his Millwall debut on 8 November 2016 in a 3–1 win away to Luton Town in the Football League Trophy. [11]

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 Southampton Under-21s in the EFL Trophy. [16]

On 28 September 2018, Rooney joined National League side Bromley on loan in an initial month-long deal. [17] He made his debut on 29 September in Bromley's 2–2 draw with FC Halifax Town. [18]

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2015 [6] LOI Premier Division 0000001 [a] 010
Bohemians 2016 [8] [9] LOI Premier Division0000002 [a] 020
Millwall 2016–17 [11] League One 0000001 [b] 010
2017–18 [27] Championship 0000000000
Total0000001010
Torquay United (loan) 2016–17 [7] National League 6100–1 [c] 071
Colchester United 2017–18 [27] League Two 0000000000
2018–19 [16] League Two0000001 [b] 010
Total0000001010
Bromley (loan) 2018–19 [7] National League5010–0060
Billericay Town (loan)2018–19 [7] National League South 17000–1 [c] 0180
Dover Athletic 2019–20 [7] National League18130–00211
2020–21 [7] National League3000—1 [c] 040
Total21130—10251
Havant & Waterlooville 2021–22 [7] National League South25030–1 [c] 0250
2022–23 [7] National League South29400—00294
Total54430—10584
Dartford 2023–24 [7] National League South38310–6 [d] [e] [f] 0453
Career total141980001501649
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Three appearances in the London Senior Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy
  6. ↑ Two appearances in the Kent Senior Cup

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