Sean Rooney (footballer)
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Sean Rooney is an Australian football (soccer)
player who currently plays for the Deltras Sidoarjo
in the Indonesia Super League.
career playing in the Youth League with Sydney FC
. He was the league's top goal scorer before he was signed by the Jets on a short term injury replacement for Jason Naidovski
. He made his A-League debut in Round 15 of the 2008–09 season against Queensland Roar. His first goal for the club, undoubtedly the most important in his fledgling career and a significant one in the short history of the Jets, was an injury-time matchwinner in the club's must-win encounter against Beijing Guoan
on Matchday 5 of the 2009 AFC Champions League. In the final minute of the match, and with the score locked at 1–1, Rooney latched onto a fumbled pass from Ljubo Miličević
on the edge of the area and struck the ball sweetly with his left foot, curling it into the top left corner of the net to send Newcastle players, staff and fans into raptures, with the club needing only a point from its final game (away to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
) to qualify for the next stage of Asian football's premier international club competition.
Rooney scored his first goal in the A-League
in his first starting appearance for Newcastle Jets in Round 4 of the 2009/2010 season against Gold Coast United. Rooney struck a powerful left-footed shot from the left-edge of the box, ending Gold Coast's aspirations of going through the season undefeated.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently plays for the Deltras Sidoarjo
Deltras Sidoarjo
Persatuan Sepakbola Delta Putra Sidoarjo is an Indonesian football club based in Sidoarjo, Indonesia. Founded in 1989 by a businessman named HM Mislan as Gelora Dewata '89 with home base in Bali, they moved to Sidoarjo in 2001 and changed their name to Gelora Putra Delta after playing some matches...
in the Indonesia Super League.
Club career
Rooney started his A-LeagueA-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
career playing in the Youth League with Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
. He was the league's top goal scorer before he was signed by the Jets on a short term injury replacement for Jason Naidovski
Jason Naidovski
Jason Naidovski is an Australian football player of Macedonian descent who currently plays for Marconi Stallions.Jason previously played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the Victorian Premier League...
. He made his A-League debut in Round 15 of the 2008–09 season against Queensland Roar. His first goal for the club, undoubtedly the most important in his fledgling career and a significant one in the short history of the Jets, was an injury-time matchwinner in the club's must-win encounter against Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
on Matchday 5 of the 2009 AFC Champions League. In the final minute of the match, and with the score locked at 1–1, Rooney latched onto a fumbled pass from Ljubo Miličević
Ljubo Milicevic
Ljubo Miličević is an Australian football player who currently plays for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL.-Early Career and Overseas:...
on the edge of the area and struck the ball sweetly with his left foot, curling it into the top left corner of the net to send Newcastle players, staff and fans into raptures, with the club needing only a point from its final game (away to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
The Ulsan Hyundai Football Club is a South Korean professional football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984 as Hyundai Horangi.-History:...
) to qualify for the next stage of Asian football's premier international club competition.
Rooney scored his first goal in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
in his first starting appearance for Newcastle Jets in Round 4 of the 2009/2010 season against Gold Coast United. Rooney struck a powerful left-footed shot from the left-edge of the box, ending Gold Coast's aspirations of going through the season undefeated.
International career
Rooney played in all 3 games in the Young Socceroos' 2009 U/20 World Cup campaign, starting in 1.External links
- Sean Rooney on deltras-fc.com
- Newcastle Jets profile