Wayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English striker who plays for Manchester United and the England national team.
"Rooney is the biggest England talent I've seen since I arrived in England. There has certainly not been a player under 20 as good as him since I became a manager here." Arsène Wenger on Rooney following his last-minute goal against Arsenal in October 2002 Rooney has since featured at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups and is widely regarded as his country's best player. He has won the England Player of the Year award twice, in 2008 and 2009. As of September 2014, he has won 97 international caps and scored 41 goals, making him England's ninth most-capped player and fourth-highest goalscorer in history. Along with David Beckham, Rooney is the most red carded player for England, having been sent off twice Senior Career "Appearance (Goals)" 2002–2004 Everton 67 (15) 2004– Manchester United 310 (159) National Career 2000–2001 England U15 4 (2) 2001–2002 England U17 12 (7) 2002–2003 England U19 1 (0) 2003– England 97 (41) |
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