PHOENIX (November 17, 2016) — Phoenix Rising Football Club today announced it has re-signed midfielder Luke Rooney. The contract is pending league and USSF approval and, per league rules, the terms of the contact will not be public.
“Luke had an outstanding second half of the season for us,” said Phoenix Rising FC head coach Frank Yallop. “It shows that we’re trying to build a good team that wins games and will challenge for the championship. And re-signing Luke is a big step towards that.”
Rooney appeared in 24 matches (1,972 minutes) and finished 2016 tied for the second-most goals on the team (eight) and had the second-most assists on the team (five). His 26 points is the third-highest regular season tally in the club’s history. The England-native scored numerous highlight-worthy goals, including an off-foot volley against LA Galaxy II on August 31, that was good enough to win USL goal of the week and be featured nationally by Fox Sports. Rooney was also named Arizona United SC’s MVP by the club’s supporters.
Phoenix Rising Football Club players under contract for 2017
GOALKEEPERS: Carl Woszczynski
DEFENDERS: Peter Ramage, Uchenna Uzo, J.J. Greer
MIDFIELDERS: Blair Gavin, Miguel Timm, Luke Rooney
FORWARDS: Moses Danto, Jason Johnson
About Phoenix Rising FC
Phoenix Rising Football Club is Arizona’s only professional soccer franchise. Established in 2014, the club enters its fourth year in the United Soccer League. For more information on the club, visit the team’s website at www.www.phxrisingfc.com. You can also follow the team on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/PHXRisingFC), Twitter (@PHXRisingFC), Instagram (PHXRisingFC), or Snapchat (PHXRisingFC).
About USL
The United Soccer League, the longest-standing professional affiliate member of U.S. Soccer, is the largest professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, and the world with 29 teams in 19 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. Through aggressive and strategic growth, the USL has more than doubled in size since 2014 and built a stable, national professional soccer league. The 2016 season marks the introduction of six teams – Bethlehem Steel FC, FC Cincinnati, Orlando City B, Rio Grande Valley FC, San Antonio FC and Swope Park Rangers. The USL’s teams are divided into two conferences – Eastern and Western – with each team playing 30 regular season games. In addition to league play, USL teams compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as various domestic and international exhibitions. Every game of the 2016 USL season can be seen live, free and in HD through the league’s official Match Center (www.uslsoccer.com/match-center), with updates from across the league also available via www.USLSoccer.com, Twitter, Facebook, Vine and Instagram.
PHOENIX (November 17, 2016) — Phoenix Rising Football Club today announced it has re-signed midfielder Luke Rooney. The contract is pending league and USSF approval and, per league rules, the terms of the contact will not be public.
“Luke had an outstanding second half of the season for us,” said Phoenix Rising FC head coach Frank Yallop. “It shows that we’re trying to build a good team that wins games and will challenge for the championship. And re-signing Luke is a big step towards that.”
Rooney appeared in 24 matches (1,972 minutes) and finished 2016 tied for the second-most goals on the team (eight) and had the second-most assists on the team (five). His 26 points is the third-highest regular season tally in the club’s history. The England-native scored numerous highlight-worthy goals, including an off-foot volley against LA Galaxy II on August 31, that was good enough to win USL goal of the week and be featured nationally by Fox Sports. Rooney was also named Arizona United SC’s MVP by the club’s supporters.
Phoenix Rising Football Club players under contract for 2017
GOALKEEPERS: Carl Woszczynski
DEFENDERS: Peter Ramage, Uchenna Uzo, J.J. Greer
MIDFIELDERS: Blair Gavin, Miguel Timm, Luke Rooney
FORWARDS: Moses Danto, Jason Johnson
About Phoenix Rising FC
Phoenix Rising Football Club is Arizona’s only professional soccer franchise. Established in 2014, the club enters its fourth year in the United Soccer League. For more information on the club, visit the team’s website at www.www.phxrisingfc.com. You can also follow the team on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/PHXRisingFC), Twitter (@PHXRisingFC), Instagram (PHXRisingFC), or Snapchat (PHXRisingFC).
About USL
The United Soccer League, the longest-standing professional affiliate member of U.S. Soccer, is the largest professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, and the world with 29 teams in 19 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. Through aggressive and strategic growth, the USL has more than doubled in size since 2014 and built a stable, national professional soccer league. The 2016 season marks the introduction of six teams – Bethlehem Steel FC, FC Cincinnati, Orlando City B, Rio Grande Valley FC, San Antonio FC and Swope Park Rangers. The USL’s teams are divided into two conferences – Eastern and Western – with each team playing 30 regular season games. In addition to league play, USL teams compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as various domestic and international exhibitions. Every game of the 2016 USL season can be seen live, free and in HD through the league’s official Match Center (www.uslsoccer.com/match-center), with updates from across the league also available via www.USLSoccer.com, Twitter, Facebook, Vine and Instagram.
