![]() Midfielder Amanda Rooney Amanda was all of 13 years old when she made her Long Island Fury debut in 2009. The Hicksville resident studies at Hicksville Junior High School and plays for Hicksville High School's varsity soccer team, Albertson Elite Fury '94, Eastern New York's Olympic Development Program and the Region 1 team. Amanda helped lead Elite Fury '94 to the championships of the 2007 Discovery Cup, 2008 Region 1 Colonial Premier League, 2008 Potomac Memorial Day Tournament and the 2008 NEWSS (National Elite Women's Soccer Showcase). "Amanda is one of the most talented young soccer players I have ever coached and trained," commented Fury head coach Michael Demakis. "She made her playing debut for the Long Island Fury at the age of 13 alongside some of the top club and college players in the country which has helped her grow, mature and develop into a very gifted and talented soccer player." In school, Amanda is in the Leaders/Honors Club and received the Social Studies Achievement Award and the District Reflections Award. Her best moment on a soccer field was "the first time I rainbowed an opposing player in a game and it worked!"
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