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Wayne Mark Rooney is an English former professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, Rooney is considered one of the greatest players in Premier League history, having won five league titles and remaining the only player to have recorded both 200 goals and 100 assists in the competition. He spent most of his playing career as a forward but was also used in various midfield roles. He is Manchester United's top goalscorer of all time with 253 goals and was the all-time English top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League (34) from 2011 to 2024. Rooney was named the FIFPro Young Player of the Year in 2004–05, selected in the ESM Team of the Season for 2009–10, and included in the 2011 FIFA FIFPro World XI. In 2025, Goal named him one of the best players never to have won the Ballon d'Or; his highest finish was 5th place in 2011.
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By Max Dowman in a match against Moyes's Everton
Goal named him one of the best players never to have won the Ballon d'Or; his highest finish was 5th place in 2011
Won award: MLS All-Star Coach (2023).
Won award: Premier League Hall of Fame (2022).
Won award: Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award (2022).
Won Premier League Hall of Fame (2022).
Rooney revealed Everton had wanted him to sign for Chelsea to ensure a bigger transfer fee, while the mooted transfer to Newcastle would have seen a clause put in place for him to leave after a year to join United
Kai Rooney signed with Manchester United in 2020, becoming a second-generation player for the Red Devils.
Becoming a second-generation player for the Red Devils
Joined Derby in 2020.
Won award: MLS All-Star (2019).
Played for Derby County F.C. (2019–2021) — 30 appearances, 6 goals.
Won award: D.C. United MVP (2018).
Won award: D.C. United Golden Boot Winner (2018).
Won award: MLS Best XI (2018).
Won award: MLS Player of the Month (October 2018).
Played for D.C. United (2018–2019) — 48 appearances, 23 goals.
Won award: Premier League Goal of the Month (November 2017).
Won: Football League/EFL Cup with Manchester United (2016–17).
Won award: FWA Tribute Award (2017).
Won: UEFA Europa League with Manchester United (2016–17).
Gareth Southgate said: "You've got very good players and then there are top players
Played for Everton F.C. (2017–2018) — 31 appearances, 10 goals.
Returned to Everton before departing to Major League Soccer club D
Joined Everton in 2017.
Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2016).
Won: FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2016).
Won: FA Cup with Manchester United (2015–16).
In place of the less recognisable Gary Rowett and oversaw a decline in results
Won award: England Senior Men's Player of the Year (2015).
Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team (2015).
Confirmed that he had rejected an approach from Ireland at the age of 16, describing himself as "English through and through"
Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team (2014).
Won award: England Senior Men's Player of the Year (2014).
Won award: Manchester Goal of the Season (March 2014).
Won award: UEFA Champions League top assist provider (2013–14).
Won award: Manchester Goal of the Season (2013–14).
Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team (2013).
Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2012–13).
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2011–12).
Rooney's reported income of US$32
Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2011).
Won award: Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12) (February 2011).
Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI (2011).
Won award: Manchester Goal of the Season (2010–11).
Won: FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2011).
Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2010–11).
Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Manchester United (2010–11).
Won award: Manchester Goal of the Season (February 2011).
Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2010).
Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2009–10).
Won Premier League Player of the Season (2010).
Won award: Manchester Goal of the Season (January 2010).
Awarded PFA Players' Player of the Year (2010).
Won award: Manchester United Players' Player of the Year (2009–10).
Won award: PFA Players' Player of the Year (2009–10).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (January 2010).
Won: FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2010).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Season (2009–10).
Awarded FWA Footballer of the Year (2010).
Won award: FWA Footballer of the Year (2009–10).
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2009–10).
Won: Football League/EFL Cup with Manchester United (2009–10).
Won award: Manchester Goal of the Season (2009–10).
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2009–10).
Where he is knighted, and a tabloid shows his face carved into the Cliffs of Dover with the headline "JUST ROO IT
Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Manchester United (2008–09).
Won award: England Senior Men's Player of the Year (2009).
Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2008–09).
Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2007–08).
Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Most Valuable Player of the Final (2008).
Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Manchester United (2008).
Won award: England Senior Men's Player of the Year (2008).
Won: UEFA Champions League with Manchester United (2007–08).
Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (2008).
They married on 12 June 2008 after six years of dating.
UEFA Super Cup where United lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg and was unable to make an impact
Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2007).
Runner-up: FA Cup with Manchester United (2006–07).
Won: FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2007).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (October 2007).
Won award: Most assists in the Premier League (2006–07).
Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2006–07).
Carried one of Hatton's belts into the ring in his world light-welterweight title fight against José Luis Castillo in Las Vegas
Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2005–06).
Won award: Alan Hardaker Trophy (2006).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (March 2006).
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2005–06).
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2005–06).
Won: Football League/EFL Cup with Manchester United (2005–06).
Won award: PFA Young Player of the Year (2005–06).
It was at a time when I was very young and immature and before I had settled down with Coleen." In April 2006, Rooney was awarded £100,000 in libel damages from tabloids The Sun and News of the World, who had claimed that he had assaulted Coleen in a nightclub.
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (February 2005).
Won award: FIFPro Young Player of the Year (2004–05).
Runner-up: FA Cup with Manchester United (2004–05).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (December 2005).
Won award: PFA Young Player of the Year (2004–05).
Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2004).
Awarded Alejandro buceta (2004).
Won award: Golden Boy Award (2004).
Played for Manchester United F.C. (2004–2017) — 393 appearances, 183 goals.
In 2004, Rooney admitted to soliciting prostitutes in Liverpool, while dating his then-girlfriend. "I was young and stupid.
Rooney's cousin, Tommy Rooney, played for Macclesfield Town in 2004.
Rooney admitted to soliciting prostitutes in Liverpool, while dating his then-girlfriend
Joined Manchester United in 2004.
Won the Bravo Award with Everton (2003).
Awarded Bravo Award (2003).
Won award: Youngest player to score a goal for the England national team (September 2003).
Won award: Bravo Award (2003).
Played for England men's national association football team (2003–2018) — 120 appearances, 53 goals.
Joined England in 2003.
Won award: BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year (2002).
Third place: UEFA European Under-17 Championship with England U17 (2002).
Won award: UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player (2002).
Played for Everton F.C. (2002–2004) — 67 appearances, 15 goals.
Joined Everton in 2002.
Played for England national under-19 association football team (2002–2003) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
Played for England national under-17 association football team (2001–2002) — 12 appearances, 7 goals.
Born 1985-10-24.
Career landmark: Participated in 2014 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2012 (tournament / event).
Studied at De La Salle Academy.
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2004 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 2006 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 2010 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2016 (tournament / event).