Adam Rooney

Football player infobox
playername = Adam Rooney


fullname = Adam Rooney
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|4|21|df=y
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Ireland
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2006–2008
2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Stoke City
→ Yeovil Town (loan)
→ Chesterfield (loan)
→ Bury (loan)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
caps(goals) = 15 (4)
03 (0)
22 (6)
16 (3)
5 (1)
nationalyears = 2007–
nationalteam = Ireland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0)
pcupdate = 19:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Adam Rooney (born 21 April 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who plays as a striker for Inverness Caledonian Thistle having signed from Stoke City on 15th August 2008. Rooney's older brother Mark plays in the Football League of Ireland with Shelbourne.

Playing career

Rooney signed for Stoke City in the summer of 2005,cite web|url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/ProfilesDetail/0,,10310~36164,00.html|title=Adam Rooney Player Profile] after having trials at Bolton, West Ham United, Nottingham Forest and Reading.Fact|date=August 2007 In his first season at Stoke, Rooney made his debut at academy and reserves levels, before making his first team debut as a second-half substitute against Tamworth in the FA Cup. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4612314.stm|title=Tamworth 1-1 Stoke (aet)|publisher=BBC Sport] Rooney scored his first goal for Stoke against Reading on April 17, 2006. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4906694.stm|title=Reading 3-1 Stoke|publisher=BBC Sport] In only his second full start for Stoke City, he scored a hat-trick against already relegated Brighton in the final fixture of the 2005-06 season to become Stoke City's youngest ever hat-trick scorer (Sir Stanley Matthews was the previous holder). [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4933554.stm|title=Brighton 1-5 Stoke|publisher=BBC Sport] On May 14 2007,Ireland's 3-0 win over Bulgaria in the elite qualifying phase of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championships. [cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0514/under19.html|title=UEFA U-19s Ireland 3-0 Bulgaria|publisher=RTÉ Sport]

On 16 March 2007, it was announced that Rooney would join Yeovil Town on loan for a month. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/6459461.stm|title=Yeovil bag Stoke's Rooney on loan|publisher=BBC Sport] [cite web|url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/LatestDetail/0,,10310~997648,00.html|title=Adam's Off|publisher=stokecityfc.com] [cite web|url=http://www.ytfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10673~998036,00.html|title=Glovers Sign Stoke City's Rooney|publisher=www.ytfc.premiumtv.co.uk] The loan was later extended until the end of the season. However he returned to Stoke on 9 May 2007, after making 1 start and 2 substitute appearances for Yeovil. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6638325.stm
title=Rooney returns from Yeovil spell
work=BBC Sport
date=2007-05-09
accessdate=2007-06-15] In August 2007 he joined League Two side Chesterfield on a four month loan. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/6972107.stm
title=Chesterfield sign Stoke's Rooney
work=BBC Sport
date=2007-08-31
accessdate=2007-08-31]

On 19 July 2008, it was announced that Rooney had joined Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a week long trial. He travelled with the squad on their pre-season tour of Denmark and returned to train with the Highland side in August, before the club announced his signing on a three-year deal. [cite web|url=http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10447~1367092,00.html|title=Caley Jags sign Potters' Rooney|publisher=ICTFC]

References

External links

* [http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10310~36164,00.html Adam Rooney player profile] at stokecityfc.com
* [http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10435~36164,00.html Adam Rooney player profile] at chesterfield-fc.co.uk
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