Wayne Rooney

Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an retired English footballer. He is currently the manager of D.C. United.

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney playing for D.C. United in the 2017/18 season
Personal information
Full name	Wayne Rooney
Date of birth	(1985-10-24) 24 October 1985
Place of birth	Croxteth, Liverpool, England
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Derby County (Manager)
Youth career
1996–2002	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Everton	67	(15)
2004–2017	Manchester United	393	(156)
2017–2018	Everton	31	(10)
2018–2019	D.C. United	48	(23)
2020–2021	Derby County	30	(6)
National team
2003–2018	England	120	(53)
Teams managed
2020–2022	Derby County
2022–	D.C. United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Rooney was born in Croxteth, Liverpool, to Jeanette Marie Rooney and Thomas Wayne Rooney. He is of Irish descent, and was brought up as a Roman Catholic with his 2 younger brothers Graham and John. All three attended Our Lady and St Swithin's primary school, and De La Salle School.

Club career

Everton

Wayne Rooney grew up in Liverpool, where there are two big football clubs; Liverpool and Everton. As a child, he supported Everton and began playing football for them at the age of just 15, when he became the youngest Premiership scorer, scoring a game-winning goal against Arsenal. Rooney was the youngest goalscorer at Euro 2004, an international tournament where he played for England. Soon, other clubs were very eager to buy him because of his great performances. Newcastle United and Manchester United both made offers to Everton for him. It was Manchester United who signed him eventually, for £23m in the summer of 2004. Rooney was only 18 at the time, and the £23m paid for him was the highest amount ever paid for a teenager in the world.

Manchester United

Rooney is the top goal scorer for Manchester United. When he arrived to the team, they gave him the number 8 shirt, but then changed his shirt to number 10. On 12 February 2011, Rooney scored a stunning bicycle kick in the 78th minute of the Manchester derby, which ended up to be the winning goal in their 2–1 win over Manchester City. After the game, he said it was the best goal he had ever scored in his career. Rooney was made captain of the team by manager Louis van Gaal before the 2014–15 Premier League season began.

Personal life

Rooney's wife is Coleen.

Rooney has appeared in advertisements for FIFA video games and Coca-Cola. He also has a sponsorship deal with Nike.

Rooney supports Manchester United, Everton and Celtic.

Club career statistics

Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
2002/03	Everton	Premier League	33	6	1	0	3	2	-		37	8
2003/04			34	9	3	0	3	0	-		40	9
2004/05	Manchester United	Premier League	29	11	6	3	2	0	6	3	43	17
2005/06			36	16	3	0	4	2	5	1	48	19
2006/07			35	14	7	5	1	0	12	4	55	23
2007/08			27	12	4	2	0	0	11	4	42	18
2008/09			30	12	2	1	1	0	13	4	46	17
2009/10			32	26	1	0	3	2	7	5	44	34
2010/11			28	11	2	1	0	0	9	4	40	16
2011/12			34	27	1	2	0	0	7	5	44	34
2012/13			26	12	3	3	1	0	6	1	36	16
Country	England		344	156	33	17	18	6	77	31	477	214
Total			344	156	33	17	18	6	77	31	477	214

International career statistics

England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	9	3
2004	11	6
2005	8	2
2006	8	1
2007	4	2
2008	8	4
2009	9	6
2010	11	1
2011	5	2
2012	5	4
2013	10	6
2014	13	8
2015	8	5
2016	10	2
2018	1	0
Total	120	53

Other websites

• Wayne Rooney's official website