Adam Rooney

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Adam Rooney
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During 2011 pre-season
Personal information
Full name Adam Rooney[1]
Date of birth 21 April 1988 (1988-04-21) (age 23)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Birmingham City
Number 17
Youth career
2004 Crumlin United
2005 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Stoke City 15 (4)
2007 → Yeovil Town (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2008 → Chesterfield (loan) 22 (6)
2008 → Bury (loan) 16 (3)
2008–2011 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 103 (44)
2011– Birmingham City 14 (3)
National team‡
2007– Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:11, 22 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 September 2009

Adam Rooney (born 21 April 1988) is an Irish footballer, who plays as a striker for Championship side Birmingham City. He previously played for Stoke City, spent spells on loan at Yeovil Town, Chesterfield and Bury, and was a regular first-team member for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Stoke City

Rooney signed for Stoke City in the summer of 2005.[3] 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.[3][4] Rooney scored his first goal for Stoke against Reading on 17 April 2006.[5] In only his second full start for Stoke City, he scored a hat-trick against already relegated Brighton & Hove Albion in the final fixture of the 2005–06 season to become Stoke's youngest ever hat-trick scorer.[6]

[edit] Loan moves

On 16 March 2007, it was announced that Rooney had joined Yeovil Town on loan for a month.[7] 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.[8]

In August 2007 he joined League Two side Chesterfield on a four-month loan.[9]

[edit] Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Rooney playing for Inverness in 2011
Rooney on stage as the Inverness team celebrate winning the First Division title in May 2010 at the Caledonian Stadium.

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.[10]

Rooney scored his first goal for Inverness CT in a 1–2 defeat with St. Mirren. In the 2009/10 season he was awarded the ‘Irn Bru Phenomenal’ player of the Year award. He was top scorer in the First Division with 24 goals, his final goal being scored against Dundee in the last fixture. After the game the team were presented with the championship trophy.[11]

[edit] Birmingham City

After his contract with Inverness CT expired at the end of the 2010–11 season, Rooney signed a two-year deal with Championship side Birmingham City.[12] He scored what manager Chris Hughton described as "a typical poacher's goal" in a pre-season friendly against Cork City,[13] and made his league debut for the club on the opening day of the new season, playing the whole of a 2–1 defeat at Derby County.[14] His first competitive goal for the club came from the penalty spot to open the scoring away at Middlesbrough on 21 August; Middlesbrough came back to win 3–1.[15] He also scored the following week against Watford.[16] In the last game of the Europa League group stage, Rooney scored his first European goal as Birmingham beat NK Maribor 1–0, but a draw between the other two teams in the group meant Birmingham failed to progress to the last 32.[17]

[edit] International career

In 2005 Rooney played for the Republic of Ireland U18 team in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Lignano Sabbiadoro, collecting a bronze medal.[citation needed] On 14 May 2007, Rooney scored a hat trick in the Irish U19s 3–0 win over Bulgaria in the elite qualifying phase of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championships.[18]

[edit] Career statistics

As of match played 21 February 2012[19][20]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Otherdagger Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 2005–06 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4
2006–07 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 4
Yeovil Town (loan) 2006–07 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Chesterfield (loan) 2007–08 22 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 6
Bury (loan) 2007–08 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2008–09 30 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 35 6
2009–10 35 24 2 0 2 2 3 0 42 26
2010–11 37 15 4 4 1 2 0 0 42 21
Total 102 44 8 5 6 4 4 0 119 53
Birmingham City 2011–12 14 3 4 2 1 0 5 1 24 6
Career total 172 60 17 7 7 4 9 1 205 72
dagger The "Other" column includes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup and UEFA Europa League.

[edit] Personal life

Rooney was born in Dublin.[1] His older brother Mark is also a footballer.[21]

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3. 
  2. ^ "Player Profiles: Adam Rooney". Birmingham City F.C. http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~36164,00.html. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Adam Rooney Player Profile". Stoke City FC. http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10310~36164,00.html. 
  4. ^ "Tamworth 1–1 Stoke (aet)". BBC Sport. 17 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4612314.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  5. ^ "Reading 3–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 17 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4906694.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  6. ^ "Brighton 1–5 Stoke". BBC Sport. 30 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4933554.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  7. ^ "Yeovil bag Stoke's Rooney on loan". BBC Sport. 16 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/6459461.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  8. ^ "Rooney returns from Yeovil spell". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6638325.stm. Retrieved 15 June 2007. 
  9. ^ "Chesterfield sign Stoke's Rooney". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/6972107.stm. Retrieved 31 August 2007. 
  10. ^ "Caley Jags sign Potters' Rooney". ICTFC. http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10447~1367092,00.html. 
  11. ^ "Inverness CT 1–0 Dundee" BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2010. Rooney also scores caley thistle's first hatrick in the SPL during a 4-2 win against Hibs.
  12. ^ "Birmingham City snap up striker Adam Rooney". BBC Sport. 29 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13968294.stm. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
  13. ^ "Hughton happy with winning start". Birmingham City F.C. 16 July 2011. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2394565,00.html. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  14. ^ "Derby 2–1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14352007.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  15. ^ "Middlesbrough 1–1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 21 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14520299.stm. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  16. ^ "Watford 2–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 28 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14606050.stm. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
  17. ^ "Match Report: Birmingham City 1–0 NK Maribor". Birmingham City F.C. 15 December 2011. http://www.bcfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10412~61062,00.html. Retrieved 15 February 2012. 
  18. ^ "UEFA U-19s Ireland 3–0 Bulgaria". RTÉ Sport. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0514/under19.html. 
  19. ^ "Adam Rooney". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=43228. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  20. ^ "Player Profiles: Adam Rooney". Birmingham City F.C. http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~36164,00.html. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  21. ^ Forsyth, Paul (17 April 2010). "Adam Rooney sets sights on emulating more famous namesake". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article7100366.ece. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 

[edit] External links

Birmingham City F.C. – current squad
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