John Richard Rooney is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as an attacking midfielder. He is the younger brother of Derby County and former England forward Wayne Rooney. Although born in England, Rooney has expressed a desire to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level. Rooney started at the Everton Youth Academy at the age of six.
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John Richard Rooney is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as an attacking midfielder. He is the younger brother of Derby County and former England forward Wayne Rooney. Although born in England, Rooney has expressed a desire to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level. Rooney started at the Everton Youth Academy at the age of six. After being released by Everton, Rooney moved to Macclesfield Town in 2002. He signed professional terms on 14 July 2008, 4 months after his professional debut against Barnet on 24 March 2008. On 13 January 2011, Rooney was selected in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.
On 28 June in his first start for New York, Rooney scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over FC New York in the US Open Cup. On 27 January 2012, Rooney signed with USL Pro club Orlando City. Rooney was offered a contract by English club Barnsley in October 2012. On 10 July 2013, Bury announced they had signed Rooney on a twelve-month contract. He was loaned to Conference Premier side Chester until January 2014. In January 2014, the transfer was permanent as he signed a contract keeping him until the end of 2014–15 season. On
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