Rooney Eva Wankewai

Rooney Eva Wankewai

Personal information
Full name	Rooney Eva Wankewai
Date of birth	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28)
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)
2020	→ AS 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)

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]

Career

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

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

Trikala

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

MC Alger

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

Turan Tovuz

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

Meizhou Hakka

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

References

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.