Paul Rooney (footballer)
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Full name
Paul Laurence Michael Rooney[1]
Date of birth
22 March 1997[2]
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Height
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Laurence Michael Rooney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bohemians | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Torquay United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bromley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Dover Athletic | 21 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Havant & Waterlooville | 54 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Dartford | 38 | (3) |
| 2025– | Havant & Waterlooville | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 29 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Paul Laurence Michael Rooney (born 22 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Division South club Havant & Waterlooville.
He spent his early senior career in his native Ireland at St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians before signing for the English club Millwall. He had a loan spell at Torquay United during the 2016–17 season and made a permanent switch to Colchester United in January 2018. He joined Bromley on a short-term loan deal in September 2018 and then Billericay Town on another loan in November 2018. He was released by Colchester at the end of his contract in the summer of 2019.