Gillingham Born in
Bermondsey, London, He turned full-time professional with Gillingham at the start of the
2009–10 season and made his
first team debut against
Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the
Football League Cup. His first
Football League appearance was in the 3–0 home win over
Exeter City on 5 September 2009, in which he scored his first ever goal for the Gillingham senior team. On 15 March 2010, Rooney joined
Conference National side
Eastbourne Borough on loan until the end of that season, and made a scoring debut in the 1–1 draw with
Grays Athletic. He made his senior debut as a second-half substitute in the 2–1
Football League Cup defeat of
Plymouth Argyle and marked his League bow with a goal in the 3–0 win over
Exeter City. Soon after he doubled his tally for the campaign with a curling strike from the right edge of the box against
Southampton at St Mary's Stadium. He continued his development throughout the season, making a further 23 league appearances, either side of another loan stint at Eastbourne. The highlight of his campaign was a 25-yard drive which snatched a late point for Gillingham in the 1–1 draw with
Torquay United at Plainmoor. The midfielder made a goalscoring start to the 2011–12 campaign, netting Gillingham's second in the 3–0 defeat of
Plymouth Argyle at Priestfield before scoring from the spot to clinch a point in the 1–1 draw with
Accrington Stanley. His third goal of the campaign came in the 5–2 win at Torquay United in October. In total, Rooney made 20 appearances for Gillingham, scoring three times.
Swindon Town On 6 January 2012,
Swindon Town made a 'six-figure sum' offer for Rooney, which was eventually turned down by the Kent-based club. On 16 January 2012 a new undisclosed offer was made and accepted by Gillingham. On 17 January he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Swindon. Rooney made his Swindon debut on 21 January 2012 in a league match at home to
Macclesfield Town as a substitute, coming on in the 52nd minute. He made an instant impact providing the cross for
Paul Benson to head home the only goal of the game. Rooney scored his first goal for the club in the 3–0 win against promotion rivals
Crawley Town. Rooney joined Crawley on loan until January 2014 on 6 August 2013. Following the completion of this loan, he joined
Maidstone United on non-contract terms.
Luton Town On 21 March 2014, Rooney joined
Luton Town on a contract until the end of the
2013–14 season. At the start of the following season he appeared in pre-season for
Southern Counties East League league side
Stansfeld. In December 2018, he joined
National League South side
Welling United, making his debut on 22 December in a 1–1 draw with
Hemel Hempstead Town. Following his sacking by Glebe, Rooney signed for
Stansfeld in February 2023. In July 2024, he joined
Faversham Town. ==Coaching career==