Paul Rooney (footballer)

Paul Laurence Michael Rooney (born 22 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dover Athletic.

Paul Rooney
Personal information
Full name Paul Laurence Michael Rooney[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 16
Youth career
2014–2015 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Dover Athletic 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:03, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

He spent his early senior career in his native Ireland at St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians before signing for 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 in another loan in November 2018. He was released by Colchester at the end of his contract in summer 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.[3][4]

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.[5] Rooney went on to be an unused substitute in another 9 games for Pats in the 2015 season.[6] He signed for Dublin rivals Bohemians ahead of the 2016 League of Ireland season. He made 2 appearances for the club, a 4–3 win over Dundalk, and a 1–0 win over UCD, both in the Leinster Senior Cup.[7][8]

Rooney signed for English club Millwall in July 2016.[9] He made his Millwall debut on 8 November 2016 in a 3–1 win away to Luton Town in the Football League Trophy.[10]

On 8 December 2016, Rooney signed a 28-day loan deal with National League club Torquay United.[11] His loan was extended by a further 28 days on 6 January 2017.[12]

On 24 January 2018, Rooney signed for League Two side Colchester United on a one-and-a-half year deal.[13] 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.[14]

On 4 September 2018, Rooney made his Colchester United debut starting in their 2–0 defeat by Southampton Under-21s in the EFL Trophy.[15]

On 28 September 2018, Rooney joined National League side Bromley on loan in an initial month-long deal.[16] He made his debut on 29 September in Bromley's 2–2 draw with FC Halifax Town.[17]

After his Bromley loan ended in November, Rooney joined National League South side Billericay Town on loan on 30 November.[18] He made his debut on 1 December in a 3–2 defeat to Oxford City.[6] His loan was extended until the end of the season on 4 January 2019.[19]

On 14 May 2019, it was announced Rooney was to leave Colchester United at the end of his contract.[20][21]

In June 2019 he signed for Dover Athletic.[22]

Career statistics
As of 23 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2015[5] League of Ireland Premier Division 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Bohemians 2016[7][8] League of Ireland Premier Division 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Millwall 2016–17[10] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
2017–18[23] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000001010
Torquay United (loan) 2016–17[6] National League 6100–1[lower-alpha 3]071
Colchester United 2017–18[23] League Two 0000000000
2018–19[15] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 0000001010
Bromley (loan) 2018–19[6] National League 5010–0060
Billericay Town (loan) 2018–19[6] National League South 17000–1[lower-alpha 3]0180
Dover Athletic 2019–20[6] National League 18130–00211
Career total 462400070572
  1. Appearance(s) in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. "Football Squads - Millwall – 2017/2018". FootballSquads. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. "St Patrick's Athletic Win SSE Airtricity U19 League". St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. Arthur Duffy (25 April 2015). "Heartbreak as Derry City lose out in dramatic U19 Elite League Final". Derry Journal. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. "Live Updates - Leinster Senior Cup - St Patrick's Athletic -v- Dundalk". Extra Time. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. Paul Rooney at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. "LSC: Bohs 4-3 Dundalk - Dundalk Football Club". Dundalk F.C. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. Aaron Gallagher (23 May 2016). "Leinster Senior Cup Report: UCD 0 - 1 Bohemians". Extra Time. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. "Paul Rooney: Millwall sign former Bohemians centre-back". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  10. "Games played by Paul Rooney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  11. "Millwall defender Rooney joins Torquay United on loan". Millwall F.C. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  12. "Millwall defender Rooney extends Torquay loan". Millwall F.C. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  13. "Colchester sign Millwall defender Rooney". BBC Sport. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  14. Matt Hudson (16 March 2018). "Rooney Called Up For Yeovil Game". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  15. "Games played by Paul Rooney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  16. "Paul Rooney joins Bromley on short term loan deal". The Non-League Paper. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  17. "Bromley 2–2 FC Halifax Town". BBC Sport. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  18. Hudson, Matt (30 November 2018). "Rooney Heads To Billericay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  19. Hudson, Matt (4 January 2019). "Rooney Remains With Billericay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  20. Hudson, Matt (14 May 2019). "U23s Players To Leave The U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  21. Waldron, Jonathan (14 May 2019). "Colchester United under-23 players to leave the club". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  22. "Dover agree Rooney deal". Kent Online. 10 June 2019.
  23. "Games played by Paul Rooney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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