Sean Rooney (footballer)

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Sean Rooney
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Personal information
Full name Sean Daniel Rooney [1]
Date of birth (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Mounties Wanderers
Youth career
2008 Sydney
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Blacktown City 33 (11)
2008–2011 Newcastle Jets 29 (3)
2011 Blacktown City 6 (1)
2011–2012 Deltras 14 (6)
2012 Blacktown City 10 (7)
2012 Salgaocar 9 (2)
2013 Blacktown City 21 (14)
2013–2015 Bengaluru FC 38 (14)
2015 Oakleigh Cannons 8 (2)
2015–2018 Marconi Stallions 68 (52)
2019–2020 Mounties Wanderers 19 (9)
2021– Blacktown City 5 (0)
National team‡
2009 Australia U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2015

Sean Rooney (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian footballer who plays for Blacktown City.

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Club career

Rooney started his A-League career playing in the Youth League with Sydney FC. He was the league's top goal scorer before he was signed by Newcastle United Jets on a short-term injury replacement for Jason Naidovski. [2] He made his A-League debut in Round 15 of the 2008–09 season against Queensland Roar. His first goal for the club, undoubtedly the most important in his fledgling career and a significant one in the short history of the Jets, was an injury-time matchwinner in the club's must-win encounter against Beijing Guoan on Matchday 5 of the 2009 AFC Champions League. In the final minute of the match, and with the score locked at 1–1, Rooney latched onto a fumbled pass from Ljubo Miličević on the edge of the area and struck the ball sweetly with his left foot, curling it into the top left corner of the net to send Newcastle players, staff and fans into raptures, with the club needing only a point from its final game (away to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i) to qualify for the next stage of Asian football's premier international club competition.

Rooney scored his first goal in the A-League in his first starting appearance for Newcastle Jets in Round 4 of the 2009–10 season against Gold Coast United. Rooney struck a powerful left-footed shot from the left-edge of the box, ending Gold Coast's aspirations of going through the season undefeated. [3]

Bengaluru FC

On 24 August 2013 it was confirmed that Rooney had signed with Bengaluru FC of the I-League. [4] He made his debut for the side in their very first I-League on 22 September 2013 against Mohun Bagan A.C. in which he scored the very first goal in the club's history in the 50th minute as Bengaluru went on to draw the match 1–1. [5] He then scored his second goal of the season in the very next match against Rangdajied United F.C. in which he found the net in the 57th minute as Bengaluru went on to win the match 3–0. [6]

After failing to score in the next match against United, Rooney once again found the net for the third time of the season against Mohammedan in which he scored in the 28th minute as Bengaluru FC won 2–1. [7] He then scored his first brace of the season when he scored two against Dempo on 23 October 2013 as Bengaluru won 3–1. [8]

Rooney then began the month of November in good form when he scored the opening goal for Bengaluru FC in their match against Mumbai in the 7th minute. [9] The match eventually ended in a 2–2 draw. [9] He then did not score another goal for a month till 8 December against Churchill Brothers in which his 50th-minute strike helped Bengaluru FC to a 3–1 away victory. [10]

Oakleigh Cannons

On 1 June 2015, it was announced that Rooney signed for Oakleigh Cannons.

Marconi Stallions

Towards the end of October 2015, it was announced that Rooney, and Oakleigh teammate Mirjan Pavlović, would be signing for the recently relegated Marconi Stallions FC in the NSW NPL 2. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 May 2015 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle Jets 2008–09 A-League 4000—40
2009–10 A-League17200—172
2010–11 A-League8100—81
Total29300—293
Deltras 2011–12 ISL 10400—104
Total10400—104
Salgaocar 2012–13 I-League 9210—102
Total9210—102
Bengaluru FC 2013–14 I-League 211030—2410
2014–15 I-League1746150274
Total381491505215
Career total86231014010024

    International career

    Rooney played in all three games in the Young Socceroos' 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign, starting in one.

    Personal life

    His dad is Irish and mother is Italian. [13] Sean Rooney attended Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown.

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    References

    1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
    2. ↑ Gardiner, James (11 December 2008). "Jets poach Sean Rooney from Sydney FC". The Newcastle Herald . Retrieved 19 December 2008.
    3. ↑ "Rooney Strike ends Gold Coast's unbeaten A-League run". The Australian . 30 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
    4. ↑ "Rooney to play for Bengaluru FC!". Indian Football Network. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
    5. ↑ "BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
    6. ↑ "BENGALURU VS. RANGDAJIED UNITED 3 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
    7. ↑ "BENGALURU VS. MOHAMMEDAN 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
    8. ↑ "BENGALURU VS. DEMPO 3 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
    9. 1 2 "MUMBAI VS. BENGALURU 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
    10. ↑ "CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. BENGALURU 1 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
    11. ↑ "Pavlovic, Rooney depart Oakleigh – Corner Flag".
    12. ↑ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
    13. ↑ "The 10 best players outside the A-League - A-League - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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