Wayne Rooney
English footballer and manager · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Born 1985 · age 41
He scored more goals for Manchester United than anyone in the club's history, became England's all-time leading scorer for eight years, and never won the Ballon d'Or. The gap between what Rooney delivered and what he didn't quite reach is part of why his name still pulls arguments.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2004-2009
Steven Gerrard Teammate at England national team, 2003-2014
Ryan Giggs Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2004-2014
Rio Ferdinand Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2004-2014
Frank Lampard Teammate at England national team, 2003-2014
Nemanja Vidić Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2006-2014
Edwin van der Sar Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2005-2011
Nani Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2007-2015
Paul Scholes Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2004-2011
Michael Carrick Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2006-2017
Park Ji-Sung Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2005-2012
Danny Welbeck Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2008-2014
Chris Smalling Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2010-2017
Darren Fletcher Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2004-2015
Jonny Evans Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2006-2015
Ben Foster Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2005-2010
Wes Brown Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2004-2011
Tom Cleverley Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2008-2015
Anders Lindegaard Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2010-2015
Federico Macheda Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2008-2014
Sam Johnstone Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2011-2017
Ben Amos Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2008-2015
Ryan Tunnicliffe Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 2009-2014
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Rooney during Manchester United's 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester City in the derby, in which he scored the game's first goal, December 2006
Rooney being treated for a broken foot during a Premier League match against Reading in August 2007
Rooney takes on Andrés Iniesta and Sergio Busquets of Barcelona during the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.
Rooney in a Premier League match against Everton in November 2009
Rooney preparing to take a free kick for Manchester United against the MLS All Stars at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, July 2011
Rooney lines up a free kick against Sunderland on the final day of the 2011-12 Premier League season. Despite Rooney's winner, United lost out on the league title to Sergio Agüero's last minute goal for Manchester City.
Rooney playing for Manchester United in a UEFA Champions League match against CSKA Moscow in Russia, October 2015Awards
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Rooney broke through at Everton as a teenager, then moved to Manchester United in 2004 for £25.6 million. He won five Premier League titles, a Champions League, and 16 trophies total - finishing as United's top scorer ever with 253 goals. His February 2011 bicycle kick against Manchester City won the Premier League's best goal of its first 20 seasons. For England, he debuted at 17, lit up Euro 2004 with four goals, and played in four major tournaments, ending as the national team's record scorer until 2023. He left United in 2017, played a season at Everton, moved to D.C. United, then Derby County, and retired in January 2021. He was named one of the best players never to win the Ballon d'Or - his highest finish was fifth.
