Jake Rooney

Derby County He joined Derby County on 8 August 2022, following a trial period with the club, and made his debut the following day, playing 63 minutes of Derby's 2–1 EFL Cup first round win at Mansfield Town. Rooney would make his first league appearance in a 3–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons on 14 November 2022, playing the entire 90 minutes. Rooney would feature in the majority of first team matchday squads during the season as he made a total 18 appearances during his first season with the club.

On 11 July 2023 it was announced that Rooney had signed a three-year contract extension, extending his stay at Derby until June 2026. At the start of the 2023–24 season, Rooney would feature as an unused substitute in Derby's opening four games of the season, but after injuries to Joe Ward and Kane Wilson, Rooney would start the next three games at right-back, in the third of these games against Bolton Wanderers on 2 September Rooney was substituted off after 14 after a serious looking injury. He underwent a scan In a February 2024 interview to the Derby Telegraph, Rooney thanked the support of the club, his teammates and family during his recovery and took up his hobby of playing the guitar during his rehab, which was said to be going "better than expected" with a return to training before the end of the season possible. Rooney did not feature in any further games for Derby in 2023–24; he made a total of three appearances for Derby during the season, as they secured promotion to the Championship.

Rooney returned to action in a 2024–25 pre-season friendly against Matlock Town on 12 July 2024. However just a week later in a pre-season training camp in Spain, Rooney picked up another knee injury which is expected to rule him out for the first four months of the season.

After a two-year absence; Rooney appeared for the first team on 12 August 2025, in Derby's EFL Cup match at West Bromwich Albion.

Rooney was linked with either a loan move or permanent move away from The Rams during the 2025 summer transfer window. On 1 September 2025, Rooney would complete a deadline-day loan move to EFL League One outfit Barnsley for one year. At Barnsley, he linked up with former team-mates David McGoldrick as well as Conor Hourihane, who is the current Barnsley manager. After making seven apperances for Barnsley, with only of these being in the league Rooney's loan was terminated on 1 January 2026.

On 30 January 2026, Rooney joined National League club Boston United on loan for the remainder of the season. A day later, Rooney made his Boston United debut in a 2–1 win at Boreham Wood. On 14 February 2026, Rooney scored his first goals for Boston United and in senior football when he netted twice in a 6–3 win at Scunthorpe United. Rooney played 16 times for Boston United during his loan spell, scoring three goals.

On 15 May 2026, it was announced that Rooney would leave Derby County upon the expiry of his contract in June 2026, he played 23 times for the club during a four-year spell.

Boston United On 23 July 2026 Rooney signed for Boston United on a permanent deal.

Career statistics

Honours Derby County EFL League One second-place promotion: 2023–24