St Mirren defender Shaun Rooney has been charged in connection with the assault of a woman and a breach of the peace against a man in Glasgow.
The 28-year-old was arrested over an alleged incident in a takeaway premises on Queen Street in the early hours of Thursday, September 19.
Rooney was released and will appear at court at a later date with a report to be filed to the Procurator Fiscal over the alleged incident.
St Mirren officials suspended Rooney on Thursday night after they were informed of the charges by the player.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 28-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with an assault on an 18-year-old woman and a breach of the peace against an 18-year-old man in takeaway premises on Queen Street, Glasgow, in the early hours of Thursday, 19 September, 2024.
"He was released on an undertaking to appeal at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.
"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
A St Mirren club statement on Thursday read: "St Mirren Football Club has suspended Shaun Rooney today, on a precautionary basis, after he disclosed to the club his involvement in an alleged incident in Glasgow City Centre last week.
"The club will now undertake a full investigation into this incident and will make no further comment during this process."
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson said: “I’m not really involved in that decision-making, it’s a board-level decision and I’ve got to concentrate on the football side of things. That’s above me, I deal with football decisions.
“Well, Shaun’s not available, so it’s not an ideal scenario for a manager. But these things happen and it gives other people opportunities, and we’ll deal with it.
“I don’t live in an excuse mentality. We were off (on Thursday) so it didn’t affect anybody. We will work as normal now. It won’t affect anybody bar that I am unable to select a very good player.
“For everyone, we all want the situation resolved as soon as we possibly can.”
