Cameron Rooney
{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cameron Rooney
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|12|28|df=y}}{{soccerway|cameron-rooney/793166|accessdate=13 October 2023}}
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| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 = –2023
| youthclubs1 = Morecambe
| years1 = 2023–2024
| clubs1 = Morecambe
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Runcorn Linnets (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Nantwich Town (loan)
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → Runcorn Linnets (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = → Lower Breck (loan)
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 12:23, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
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Cameron Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Rooney joined Morecambe having previously represented Liverpool Schoolboys at under-13s level. Although originally a striker, he dropped deeper into a midfield position.{{cite web|url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2021/july/academy--pye--rooney-enjoy-first-team-debuts/|title=ACADEMY {{!}} Pye & Rooney Enjoy First Team Debuts|website=www.morecambefc.com|date=14 July 2021|accessdate=13 October 2023}} Toward the end of the 2022–23 season, he joined Runcorn Linnets on loan, helping the club reach the play-off final.{{cite web|url=http://www.runcornlinnets.co.uk/news.asp?item=03032023200715|title=Linnets bring in Morecambe midfielder Cameron Rooney|website=www.runcornlinnets.co.uk|date=3 March 2023|accessdate=9 May 2024}}
Following relegation back to League Two, Rooney became more heavily involved in the first-team picture ahead of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/sport/football/morecambe-boss-sees-promise-in-shrimps-squad-4237816|title=Morecambe boss sees promise in Shrimps' squad|publisher=Lancaster Guardian|last1=Browne|first1=Gavin|date=31 July 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023}} On 10 October 2023, Rooney made his professional debut for Morecambe, scoring in a 3–1 EFL Trophy victory over Barrow.{{cite web|url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2023/october/report--morecambe-3-barrow-afc-1/|title=Report {{!}} Morecambe 3 Barrow AFC 1|website=www.morecambefc.com|date=10 October 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023}} He joined Nantwich Town on a one-month youth loan later in that same week.{{cite web|url=https://www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk/cameron-rooney-joins-dabbers-on-work-experience-loan-from-morecambe/|title=Cameron Rooney joins Dabbers on work experience loan from Morecambe|website=www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk|date=12 October 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023}} In December 2023, he returned to Runcorn Linnets on a further one-month loan deal,{{cite web|url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2023/december/rooney-is-runcorn-bound/|title=Rooney is Runcorn bound|website=www.morecambefc.com|date=15 December 2023|accessdate=9 May 2024}} joining North West Counties Football League Premier Division club Lower Breck upon his return to Morecambe on a work-experience loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2024/january/rooney-joins-lower-breck-on-loan/|title=Rooney joins Lower Breck on loan|website=www.morecambefc.com|date=17 January 2024|accessdate=17 January 2024}}
Career statistics
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Morecambe F.C. players
Category:Runcorn Linnets F.C. players
Category:Nantwich Town F.C. players
Category:Lower Breck F.C. players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:North West Counties Football League players