Sam Rooney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Rooney | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | St Kevin's Boys | ||
| 2023– | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | St Patrick's Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland U15 | 1 | (1) |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:30, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:30, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Rooney (born 24 November 2008) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.
Club career
Early career
A native of Tallaght, County Dublin, Rooney attended school at Tallaght Community School.[1] He joined the St Patrick's Athletic academy in January 2023 from St Kevin's Boys and hit the ground running, scoring an impressive 38 goals for the club's Under-15 side on the way to winning the league with them.[2]
St Patrick's Athletic
In April 2025, Rooney signed his first professional contract with St Patrick's Athletic.[3] In September 2025, he drew reported interest from Nottingham Forest, Sporting Lisbon and Atalanta.[4] On 10 October 2025, Rooney made his senior debut for the club, replacing Chris Forrester from the bench in a 4–0 win over St Mochta's in the semi-final of the 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup.[5][6] On 27 April 2026, Rooney scored the first goals of his senior career with a hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Blackrock College in the Leinster Senior Cup, at 17 years, 5 months and 3 days old, becoming the youngest ever player to do so for the club at senior level.[7] On 8 May 2026, he made his senior league debut for the club, replacing Barry Baggley from the bench in a 4–1 win over Waterford at Richmond Park.[8][9] On 26 May 2026, he scored in a 1–0 win away to Dundalk in the Leinster Senior Cup Semi-final at Oriel Park.[10]
International career
Rooney received his first international call-up in March 2023, for the Republic of Ireland U15 side's friendlies against Latvia U15.[11] He came on at half time in the second friendly against Latvia U15s on 23 March 2023, scoring on his debut in a 6–0 win for his side.[12] On 9 May 2024, Rooney made his Republic of Ireland U16 debut in a 3–2 defeat to Switzerland U16 in Portugal.[13] He made his Republic of Ireland U17 debut on 8 September 2024 in a 2–0 loss to Denmark U17 in Spain.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 26 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
References
- ^ https://x.com/tcstallaght/status/1909372000256377166?s=46
- ^ Stapleton, Jonny (23 September 2025). "Remember the name… Sam Rooney!".
- ^ "Quigley & Rooney Sign Pro Deals". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "Sporting Lisbon, Serie A and Premier League interest in St Pat's teenager". Irish Mirror. 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Result: Mochtas 0 - Saints 4". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "Facebook".
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic have a new teen goal star as hat-trick record is broken". Irish Mirror. 29 April 2026.
- ^ Fallon, John (8 May 2026). "Elbouzedi double helps St Pat's blitz basement dwellers Waterford". Irish Examiner.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18Dqv6Q2ao/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- ^ Murphy, Colm (27 May 2026). "LSC: Dundalk 0-1 St Patrick's Athletic". Dundalk FC.
- ^ "MU15 | Squad named for Latvia friendlies in Dublin". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "REPORT | MU15 | Ireland win back-to-back games 6-0". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "REPORT | Narrow Switzerland defeat for MU16 in Portugal". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "REPORT | MU17 | Ireland 0-2 Denmark". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - S. Rooney - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.