Here is all you need to know about Shaun Rooney, the football player who is dating girlfriend tennis ace Heather Watson, a look at their relationship and more
The third Grand Slam is all set to begin this month and the exciting show of grass-court competition will have some well-known names who will be competing for the highly competitive trophy.
Heather Watson is one of them who will be kicking off her campaign today against Greetje Minnen in the first round as it will be their first encounter against each other.
Meanwhile, in addition to her extensive experience on grass courts, the former British No. 1 has found love in football player Shaun Rooney who is her boyfriend.
Who is St Mirren’s Shaun Rooney boyfriend of Heather Watson, bio, age, family, girlfriend, salary and position
Who is Shaun Rooney?
Shaun Rooney is a Scottish football player and defender who was born on July 26, 1996 in Bellshill, Scotland. The 27-year-old stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall.
Shaun Rooney was paid £1,600 per week and £83,200 per year at Fleetwood Town but his salary at St Mirren isn’t known.
A look at Shaun Rooney’s career so far
Shaun Rooney is a player for St Mirren F.C, a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire. The club founded in 1877 competes in the Scottish Premiership.
The right-footed defender has also earlier played for teams like Fleetwood Town, Queen’s Park, Dunfermline Athletic, York City, Queen of the South, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and St Johnstone.
He played youth football for Dundee United and Bellshill Boys Club before joining Queen’s Park, a Scottish League Two team, in July 2013 and this is how he started his footballing career.
Soon after joining the team, Rooney made his debut with the first team at Hampden Park during a Scottish Challenge Cup loss to Ayr United. He appeared for 30 games during his breakout season of 2014–15 and later went on to net his first goal with a header against Elgin City on November 15, 2014.
Young Player of the Year and PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year were both given to Rooney for his outstanding achievements at Queen’s Park. Talking about his most recent deals, Rooney secured a deal with League One outfit Fleetwood Town on May 25, 2022, for two years.
Shaun Rooney’s family
Shaun Rooney is not the only footballer in his family. His great-uncle Benny Rooney was a footballer mainly for St Johnstone and his great-grandfather was also a player. However, he was rather known as Celtic’s physiotherapist.
He is currently dating tennis player Heather Watson.