Rooney Eva Wankewai (born 25 December 1996) is a Cameroon professional footballer who plays as a striker for Persian Gulf Pro League club Mes Rafsanjan F.C..[1]

Rooney Eva Wankewai
Personal information
Full name Rooney Eva Wankewai
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Mes Rafsanjan F.C.
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 APEJES Academy 43 (28)
2016–2017 Chania 21 (3)
2017–2018 Veria 1 (0)
2018 Asteras Tripolis 0 (0)
2018–2019 Trikala 6 (1)
2019 Aittitos Spata 8 (3)
2019–2021 MC Alger 5 (0)
2020AS Aïn M'lila (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Karaiskakis 29 (5)
2022 Apollon Pontus 18 (8)
2022–2023 Turan-Tovuz 32 (16)
2023–2024 CSKA 1948 5 (1)
2024 Meizhou Hakka 15 (2)
2024– Mes Rafsanjan F.C. 2 (0)
International career
Cameroon U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Douala, Cameroon. Rooney started his career in APEJES Academy in Cameroon. After a successful season with APEJAS, he got a call for Cameroon U17 team camp for African U17 Championship.

Asteras Tripoli

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In August 2017, Rooney signed a 3-year deal with one of the top Greek side Asteras Tripoli.[2]

Trikala

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On 31 August 2018, he signed a contract with Trikala on a free transfer.[3]

MC Alger

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In July 2019, he signed a contract with MC Alger on a free transfer.[4]

Turan Tovuz

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On 14 July 2023, Turan Tovuz announced the departure of Eva Wankewai after his contract had expired.[5]

Meizhou Hakka

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On 18 January 2024, CSKA 1948 announced that Eva Wankewai would be transferring to Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rooney Eva Wankewai at Soccerway
  2. ^ "I-League 2018: Former Mohammedan striker Wankewai Rooney Eva joins Greek side Asteras Tripoli". 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Ανακοίνωσαν Ρούνεϊ τα Τρίκαλα" (in Greek). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ "MCA: Wankewai s'engage pour deux saisons".
  5. ^ ""Turan Tovuz" PFK ilə futbolçu Runi Eva arasında bağlanan müqavilə müddəti başa çatıb". facebook.com/TuranTovuzPFK (in Azerbaijani). Turan Tovuz Facebook. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Рууни Ева премина в Мейжоу Хака" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.