Adam Rooney
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Adam Rooney 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.
in the summer of 2005. 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
. Rooney scored his first goal for Stoke against Reading
on 17 April 2006. 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.
on loan for a month. 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.
In August 2007 he joined League Two
side Chesterfield
on a four-month loan.
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.
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.
side Birmingham City
. He scored what manager Chris Hughton
described as "a typical poacher's goal" in a pre-season friendly against Cork City
, 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
. 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. He also scored the following week against Watford
.
in Lignano Sabbiadoro
, collecting a bronze medal. 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 Championship
s.
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. He previously played for Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, spent spells on loan at Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
, Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
and Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, and was a regular first-team member for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Stoke City
Rooney signed for Stoke CityStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
in the summer of 2005. 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
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. Rooney scored his first goal for Stoke against Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
on 17 April 2006. In only his second full start for Stoke City, he scored a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
against already relegated Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
in the final fixture of the 2005–06 season to become Stoke's youngest ever hat-trick scorer.
Loan moves
On 16 March 2007, it was announced that Rooney had joined Yeovil TownYeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
on loan for a month. 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.
In August 2007 he joined League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
on a four-month loan.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
On 19 July 2008, it was announced that Rooney had joined Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
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.
Rooney scored his first goal for Inverness CT in a 1–2 defeat with St. Mirren
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
. 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
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
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.
Birmingham City
After his contract with Inverness CT expired at the end of the 2010–11 season, Rooney signed a two-year deal with ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. He scored what manager Chris Hughton
Chris Hughton
Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....
described as "a typical poacher's goal" in a pre-season friendly against Cork City
Cork City F.C.
Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork...
, 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
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
. His first competitive goal for the club came from the penalty spot to open the scoring away at Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
on 21 August; Middlesbrough came back to win 3–1. He also scored the following week against Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
.
International career
In 2005 Rooney played for the Republic of Ireland U18 team in the European Youth Olympic FestivalEuropean Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival, known by its initials EYOF, is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. EYOF has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began...
in Lignano Sabbiadoro
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Lignano Sabbiadoro is a village and comune within the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region . It is one of the main summer resorts in northern Italy and in the Adriatic Sea coast.-History:...
, collecting a bronze medal. 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 Championship
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
s.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
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 Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... (loan) |
2006–07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... (loan) |
2007–08 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... (loan) |
2007–08 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas... |
2008–09 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| 2009–10 2009–10 in Scottish football The 2009–10 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* St. Johnstone are competing in the Scottish Premier League for the fifth time, their last season in the top-flight since the 2001–02 season, after being promoted as First Division champions last... |
35 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 26 | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 in Scottish football The 2010–11 season is the 114th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Rangers won the SPL title, pipping rivals Celtic on the final day of the season, their third title in a row and their 54th Scottish league championship... |
37 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | |
| Total | 102 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 53 | |
| Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
2011–12 2011–12 in English football The 2011–12 season is the 132nd season of competitive football in England.The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier starting eight days later, League Football Conference Starting one day before Premier League starts.The Championship, League One, and League Two... |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Career total | 165 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 193 | 68 | |
- The "Other" column includes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
, Scottish Challenge Cup and UEFA Europa League.
Honours
- Ireland U18:
- European Youth Olympic FestivalEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalEuropean Youth Olympic Festival, known by its initials EYOF, is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. EYOF has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began...
: Bronze Medal
- European Youth Olympic Festival
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle:
- Scottish First DivisionScottish Football League First DivisionThe Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
champions. 2009–102009–10 Scottish First DivisionThe 2009–10 Scottish First Division is the fifteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.-Club locations:-SPL & First Division:Relegated from Premier League to First Division* Inverness Caledonian Thistle...
- Scottish First Division
External links
- Adam Rooney player profile at Stoke City F.C. website
- Adam Rooney player profile at Chesterfield F.C. website