Shaun Rooney

Shaun Rooney

Personal information
Full name	Shaun Rooney
Date of birth	26 July 1996
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Youth career
2010–2013	Dundee United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–2015	Queen's Park	32	(4)
2015–	Dunfermline Athletic	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Shaun Rooney (born 26 July 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. Rooney has previously played for Queen's Park.

Career

Rooney started his career playing youth football with Bellshill Boys Club and Dundee United,^[1] before signing with Scottish League Two side Queen's Park in July 2013.^[2] Rooney's debut for the Spiders came shortly after his signing for the club, in a Scottish Challenge Cup defeat against Ayr United at Hampden Park.^[3] During the 2013–14 season Rooney made 11 appearances for Queen's Park. His breakthrough season came the following year where he played in 30 matches for the side, scoring his first professional goal against Elgin City in a 4–1 win.^[4]

Rooney's impressive performances for Queen's Park saw him named in the PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year, and brought the attention of a number of clubs from higher divisions. The start of the 2015–16 season saw Rooney go on trial with both Hearts and St Mirren,^[5] however it was Dunfermline Athletic that he eventually signed with.^[6] Rooney appeared initially on trial with Dunfermline in August 2015 and was a named substitute against Peterhead and Stranraer, replacing Lewis Martin in defence against Stranraer.^[7] His debut after signing for the club came as a first half substitute against Ayr United, replacing Callum Fordyce after the Dunfermline captain was injured.^[8] Rooney's first goal for Dunfermline came against Stenhousemuir in December 2015, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory at East End Park.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 25 April 2016^[10]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park	2013–14	Scottish League Two	8	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
	2014–15		24	4	2	0	0	0	4	0	30	4
	Total		32	4	3	0	1	0	5	0	41	4
Dunfermline Athletic	2015–16	Scottish League One	10	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	14	1
Career Total			42	5	5	0	1	0	7	0	55	5

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One:
  • Winner (1): 2015–16

References

1. "First Team Squad – Shaun Rooney". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
2. "Scottish League Two ins and outs summer 2013". BBC Sport. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
3. "Queen's Park 1–2 Ayr United". Scottish Professional Football League. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
4. "Elgin 1–4 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
5. Thomas, Grieg (19 August 2015). "Hearts in pole position to sign highly-rated Queen's Park kid Shaun Rooney". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
6. "Dunfermline snap up Shaun Rooney". The Courier. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
7. "Dunfermline 3 Stranraer 1". dafc.co.uk. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
8. "Dunfermline 0 Ayr United 2". dafc.co.uk. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
9. "Dunfermline 1 Stenhousemuir 0". dafc.co.uk. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
10. Shaun Rooney career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

• Shaun Rooney career statistics at Soccerbase