Jake Rooney
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|fullname = Jake Richard Rooney{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jake-rooney/646971/|title=England - J. Rooney - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|8|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Liverpool, England
|height =
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Derby County
|clubnumber = 21
|youthyears1 = 2014–2018
|youthclubs1 = Tranmere Rovers
|youthyears2 = 2018–2022
|youthclubs2 = Burnley
|years1 = 2022–
|clubs1 = Derby County
|caps1 = 12
|goals1 = 0
|club-update = 17:07, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
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Jake Richard Rooney (born 22 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|DerbyCou}} club Derby County.
Rooney spent time in the academies at Tranmere Rovers and Burnley, before signing with Derby County's under-21 in August 2022, he would make his league debut for Derby County in November 2022, in July 2023 Rooney signed a three-year contract at Derby, in August 2023, Rooney picked out an anterior cruciate ligament which left him on the sidelines for a year.
Personal life
Rooney is a cousin of former player and former Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney as well as Macclesfield midfielder John Rooney.
Career
=Youth career=
Rooney joined the Burnley academy at age 14,{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/player/jake-rooney|title=Jake Rooney - Burnley Football Club|via=www.burnleyfootballclub.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2022/08/rams-add-defender-rooney-to-under-21-ranks|title=Rams add defender Rooney to Under-21 ranks|via=www.dcfc.co.uk}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62388039|title=Mansfield Town 1-2 Derby County|work=BBC Sport }} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63523616|title=Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Derby County|work=BBC Sport|date=12 November 2022|access-date=14 May 2023}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-jake-rooney-contract-8590186|title=Derby County defender signs new contract after impressive season|work=Derby Telegraph|date=11 July 2023|access-date=11 July 2023}} 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,{{Cite news|url=https://www.derbycounty.news/news/massive-blow-paul-warne-confirms-that-derby-county-trio-will-be-out-of-action-for-a-long-time/|title='Massive blow': Paul Warne confirms that Derby County trio will be out of action for a long time|work=derbycounty.news|date=20 August 2023|access-date=8 September 2023}} in the third of these games against Bolton Wanderers on 2 September Rooney was substituted off after 14 after a serious looking injury.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66624745|title=Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Derby County|work=BBC Sport|date=2 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jake-rooney-set-scan-derby-8723212|title=Jake Rooney set for scan as Derby County boss rues 'heartbreaking' injury|work=Derby Telegraph|date=2 September 2023|access-date=8 September 2023}} He underwent a scan 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".{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66733518.amp|title=Jake Rooney: Derby County defender out with knee injury|work=BBC Sport|date=6 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2023}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jake-rooney-derby-county-interview-9106297|title='I thought it was all a dream' - Jake Rooney opens up on Derby County, injury and Wayne's advice|work=Derby Telegraph|date=21 February 2024|access-date=9 March 2024}} 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.{{cite news|title=Breaking: Derby County promoted as duo seal it for Paul Warne's side|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/breaking-derby-county-promoted-duo-9250843|publisher=Derby Telegraph|date=27 April 2024|accessdate=28 April 2024}}
Rooney returned to action in a 2024–25 pre-season friendly against Matlock Town on 12 July 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2024/07/pre-season-match-report-matlock-town-vs-derby-county-july-2024|title=Pre Season Match Report: Matlock Town 0–3 Derby County|via=www.dcfc.co.uk|date=12 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024}} However just a week later in a pre-season training camp in Spain, Rooney picked up another knee injury which is expected to rule him out for the first four months of the season.{{cite news|title=Derby County rocked by major Jake Rooney injury blow
|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-injuries-jake-rooney-9435897|publisher=Derby Telegraph|date=25 July 2024|accessdate=25 July 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|Derby County
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|165859|2022|access-date=4 August 2023}} |9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|165859|2023|access-date=4 August 2023}}
|League One |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|165859|2024|access-date=25 July 2024}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
{{Notelist}}
Honours
Derby County
- EFL League One second-place promotion: 2023–24
References
{{reflist}}
{{Derby County F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Category:Derby County F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers from Liverpool