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Wayne Rooney Info Overview

Birth Name: Wayne Mark Rooney
Nick Name: Wayne
Date of birth: October 24, 1985
Location of birth: Liverpool, England
Height: 5 ft 10 inches
Weight: 78 Kg
Current team: Manchester United
Position: Striker
Number: 10

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Wayne Rooney Biography

Rooney begun his football career at the Everton youth team. His childhood hero was striker Duncan Ferguson. However he would only play two seasons at Everton, before a transfer. When at Everton in the season of 2002, he scored a memorable goal against Premiership winners Arsenal, from 10 yards outside the penalty area, kicking it into the top left hand corner of the goal. This last minute goal assured Everton’s victory against Arsenal. It was just five days to his 17th birthday, making him the youngest goal scorer at the Premiership at that point of time.

Rooney’s debut for Manchester United in the September of 2004 in the UEFA Champions League was an outstanding one, scoring a hat-trick and making an assist. He was moved to a stronger position by Alex Ferguson, behind van Nistelrooy as a second striker. He was also the youngest player to play for the national team against Australia, in 2003 in a friendly match. Rooney made an impressive performance at Euro 2004. He was regarded as one of the most exciting young players to watch out for, because his game improved drastically within a few short seasons.

Rooney suffered a broken metatarsal in a challenge with Paulo Ferreira in the 2006 Premier league game between Manchester United and Chelsea. This would prove to be crucial before the commencement of the FIFA World Cup that year. However making a substitute against Trinidad and Tobago, he made a very good recovery. However that World Cup would disappoint him and his teammates, when England crashed out in the quarter finals, playing against Portugal. The match was decided by penalties, with Rooney missing the net against Portugal’s Ricardo Carvalho.

Wayne Rooney Facts

Club Teams

Youth clubs
Years	Club
1996-2002	Everton


Senior clubs
Years	Club	Appearances	Goals
2002-2004	Everton	67	15
2004-	Manchester United	127	53


National team
2003-	England	43	14

Club Career Statistics

Season	Team	Country	Division	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Champions League Goals
2002-2003	Everton	Country	1	17	8	4	0
2003-2004	Everton	Country	1	32	10	3	0
2004-2005	Manchester United	Country	1	37	17	4	3
2005-2006	Manchester United	Country	1	47	21	14	1
2006-2007	Manchester United	Country	1	51	23	11	4
2007-2008	Manchester United	Country	1	38	18	7	4
2008-	Manchester United	Country	1	8-	2-	1-	2-

Honors & Awards

Honors and Awards
UEFA Champions League 2008
Barclays Premier League 2007, 2008
FA Cup (runner up) 2005, 2007
FA Community Shield 2007
Carling Cup 2006
Bravo Award 2003
UEFA European Championship 2004
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2005-06
FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 2005
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
Match of the Day's Goal of the Season: 2004-05, 2006-07