Jake Rooney

English footballer (born 2003)

Jake Rooney
Personal information
Full name Jake Richard Rooney[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 34
Youth career
2014–2018 Tranmere Rovers
2018–2022 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Derby County 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Jake Richard Rooney (born 22 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.

Personal life

Rooney is a cousin of former England & Everton striker and former Derby County and D.C. United manager Wayne Rooney and Macclesfield midfielder John Rooney.[2]

Career

Youth career

Rooney joined the Burnley academy at age 14,[3] after leaving Tranmere Rovers following the closure of their academy.

Derby County

He joined Derby County on 8 August 2022, following a trial period with the club, and made his debut the following day, playing 63 minutes of Derby's 2–1 EFL Cup first round win at Mansfield Town.[2][4] Rooney would make his first league appearance in a 3–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons on 14 November 2022, playing the entire 90 minutes.[5] Rooney would feature in the majority of first team matchday squads during the season as he made a total 18 appearances during his first season with the club.

On 11 July 2023 it was announced that Rooney had signed a three-year contract extension, extending his stay at Derby until June 2026.[6] At the start of the 2023–24 season, Rooney would feature as an unused substitute in Derby's opening four games of the season, but after injuries to Joe Ward and Kane Wilson, Rooney would start the next three games at right-back,[7] in the third of these games against Bolton Wanderers on 2 September Rooney was substituted off after 14 after a serious looking injury.[8][9] He underwent a scan[9] to check the severity of the injury, on 6 September 2023 the scan results confirmed anterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee, with the 20-year old defender expected to be sidelined for a "significant period".[10] In a February 2024 interview to the Derby Telegraph, Rooney thanked the support of the club, his teammates and family during his recovery and took up his hobby of playing the guitar during his rehab, which was said to be going "better than expected" with a return to training before the end of the season possible.[11] Rooney did not feature in any further games for Derby in 2023–24; he made a total of three appearances for Derby during the season, as they secured promotion to the Championship.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2022–23[13] League One 9 0 4 0 3 0 2[a] 0 18 0
2023–24[14] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 12 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 21 0
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Derby County

References

  1. ^ "England - J. Rooney - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ a b "Rams add defender Rooney to Under-21 ranks" – via www.dcfc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Jake Rooney - Burnley Football Club" – via www.burnleyfootballclub.com.
  4. ^ "Mansfield Town 1-2 Derby County". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Derby County". BBC Sport. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Derby County defender signs new contract after impressive season". Derby Telegraph. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ "'Massive blow': Paul Warne confirms that Derby County trio will be out of action for a long time". derbycounty.news. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Jake Rooney set for scan as Derby County boss rues 'heartbreaking' injury". Derby Telegraph. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Jake Rooney: Derby County defender out with knee injury". BBC Sport. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  11. ^ "'I thought it was all a dream' - Jake Rooney opens up on Derby County, injury and Wayne's advice". Derby Telegraph. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Breaking: Derby County promoted as duo seal it for Paul Warne's side". Derby Telegraph. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jake Rooney in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jake Rooney in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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