Rooney playing for Lewes in 2009
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke William Rooney | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Bermondsey, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Phoenix Rising | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Gillingham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Gillingham | 53 | (6) |
2009 | → Lewes (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2010 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2010 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Swindon Town | 31 | (2) |
2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2012 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2013 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Maidstone United | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Luton Town | 17 | (3) |
2015 | Ebbsfleet United | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Crawley Town | 19 | (1) |
2016– | Phoenix Rising | 24 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2016. |
Luke William Rooney (born 28 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Phoenix Rising FC as a midfielder.
Born in Bermondsey, London, Rooney joined Gillingham as an apprentice professional in 2007. He forced his way into the first team squad in early December 2008 and was an unused substitute in the FA Cup second round replay at . In early 2009 he was loaned out to Lewes of the Conference National, where he made six appearances. He turned full-time professional with Gillingham at the start of the 2009–10 season and made his first team debut against Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the Football League Cup. His first Football League appearance was in the 3–0 home win over Exeter City on 5 September 2009, in which he scored his first ever goal for the Gillingham senior team.
On 15 March 2010, Rooney joined Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on loan until the end of that season, and made a scoring debut in the 1–1 draw with Grays Athletic.
He made his senior debut as a second-half substitute in the 2–1 Football League Cup defeat of Plymouth Argyle and marked his League bow with a goal in the 3–0 win over Exeter City. Soon after he doubled his tally for the campaign with a curling strike from the right edge of the box against Southampton at St Mary's Stadium.