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John Rooney
Personal information
Full name John Richard Rooney
Date of birth 17 December 1990 (1990-12-17) (age 19)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Macclesfield Town
Number 14
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008– Macclesfield Town 33 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:01, 19 February 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

John Richard Rooney (born 17 December 1990 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Macclesfield Town in League Two. He is the brother of Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney. Although English by birth, Rooney has expressed a desire to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level.[1]

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Career

Rooney started his career as a YTS player with Everton[2] before moving to Macclesfield, where he signed professional terms on 14 July, 4 months after his professional debut against Barnet on 24 March 2008,[3]. His first ever career goal came against Dagenham & Redbridge in a 2–1 loss on 28 March 2009.

With Rooney's Macclesfield contract due to expire at the end of the 2009-10 season, he was linked with a move away to Championship side Derby County and went on a week long trial at Pride Park in February 2010.[4] The original intention was for Rooney to play a part in Derby County Reserves match against Sheffield United reserves but the match was postponed due to weather conditions. Derby manager Nigel Clough was impressed with Rooney, saying "He has looked OK in training. We can see he has got something" and stating a desire to bring Rooney back on a second trial to play him in the club's next reserve fixture against Sheffield Wednesday.[5]

Personal life

Rooney currently lives with his brother Wayne in Prestbury to allow an easier commute to Macclesfield.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rooney's Brother Set To Play For Ireland". Sky News. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641312932. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
  2. ^ "Youth team news". mtfc.co.uk. 2007-03-16. http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~998216,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-29. 
  3. ^ "John Rooney". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=137&playerid=48907. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 
  4. ^ "Rams take Rooney on trial". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11696_5971034,00.html. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 
  5. ^ "Rams want second look at Rooney". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_5979506,00.html. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
  6. ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1509110.ece

External links

Macclesfield Town F.C. – current squad

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