Career
Rooney started his A-League career playing in the Youth League with Sydney Football Club. He was the league"s top goal scorer before he was signed by Newcastle United Jets on a short term injury replacement for Jason Naidovski. He made his A-League debut in Round 15 of the 2008-2009 season against Queensland Roar. In the final minute of the match, and with the score locked at 1–1, Rooney latched onto a fumbled pass from Ljubo Miličević on the edge of the area and struck the ball sweetly with his left foot, curling it into the top left corner of the Netto to send Newcastle players, staff and fans into raptures, with the club needing only a point from its final game (away to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i) to qualify for the next stage of Asian football"s premier international club competition.
Rooney scored his first goal in the A-League in his first starting appearance for Newcastle Jets in Round 4 of the 2009-2010 season against Gold Coast United.
Rooney struck a powerful left-footed shot from the left-edge of the box, ending Gold Coast"s aspirations of going through the season undefeated. Bengaluru Football Club
On 24 August 2013 it was confirmed that Rooney had signed with Bengaluru Football Club of the I-League.
He made his debut for the side in their very first I-League on 22 September 2013 against Mohun Bagan A.C. (before Christ) in which he scored the very first goal in the clubs history in the 50th minute as Bengaluru went onto draw the match 1–1. Rooney then began the month of November in good form when he scored the opening goal for Bengaluru Football Club in their match against Mumbai in the 7th minute.
The match eventually ended in a 2–2 draw.
He then did not score another goal for a month till the 8th of December against Churchill Brothers in which his 50th-minute strike helped Bengaluru Football Club to a 3–1 away victory. Oakleigh Cannons
On 1 June 2015, it was announced that Rooney signed for Oakleigh Cannons
Marconi Stallions
Towards the end of October 2015, it was announced that Rooney, and Oakleigh teammate Mirjan Pavlović, would be signing for the recently relegated Marconi Stallions Football Club in the NSW National Physical Laboratory 2.
