Wayne Rooney achieved the title of Manchester United's top scorer, scoring 253 goals in 559 matches, in his 546th match. The previous record holder was Bobby Charlton, who scored 249 goals in 758 matches.
Rooney, who moved to Manchester United with a high transfer fee of £ 30 million when he was only 18 years old, won all the trophies he achieved throughout his career with the red-black team of which he became a legend.
World-famous football player Wayne Rooney changed a lot after he stopped playing football. The change of the former football player was talked about a lot. Wayne Rooney, who played for many teams throughout his career, currently works as a coach.
He was born on 24 October 1985, in the suburban area of Croxteth, Liverpool, as the first child of Thomas Wayne and Jeanette Marie Rooney (née Morrey). Rooney, who is of Irish descent, was raised Catholic along with his brothers Graeme and John. All three siblings were educated at De La Salle College of Humanities. Rooney's favorite team as a child was Everton, and his childhood hero was Scottish football player Duncan Ferguson.
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Birmingham City. Widely considered one of the best players of his generation, Rooney is the record goalscorer for Manchester United, and was the record goalscorer for the England national team from 2015 to 2023. He has also made more appearances for England than any other outfield player. Rooney spent most of his playing career as a forward, but was also used in various midfield roles.
He started playing football at Liverpool Schoolboys. With 72 goals scored in a season, he held the record in this field until May 2010. He started playing for Copplehouse at the age of nine and managed to score 99 goals in his final season.
There he was discovered by Everton scout Bob Pendleton and signed a contract with Everton on student terms in 1996. At that time, Rooney was also working as a mascot and ball boy for Everton. In the 1995-96 season, he scored 114 goals in 29 matches with the under-11 team.
Rooney, who started playing for the youth team at the age of 15, scored eight goals in eight matches in the 2001-02 season of the FA Youth Cup. In fact, after scoring a goal in the final match against Aston Villa, he reminded once again that he was an Everton fan by showing his T-shirt with the words "Once a Blue, always a Blue" written on it.
He was being paid £80 a week because he could not sign a professional contract because he was under 17. In the summer of 2002, he attended the team's camp in Austria and was promoted to the A team. In the friendly match against Weiz on July 15, which his team won 3-1, he wore the A team uniform for the first time and managed to score his first goal there.
Manchester United
2004-05 season
Rooney was given the number 8 jersey in his first year at Old Trafford. He made his debut for Manchester United on 28 September 2004, in a 6-2 Champions League group match against Fenerbahçe. Rooney, who scored all three goals in the tournament in this match, also made an assist. These goals, which he scored at the age of 18 years and 335 days, made him go down in history as the youngest player to score a hat trick in the history of the Champions League.
At the end of the season, he won the Young Footballer of the Year award in England.
He enjoyed 18 cups
Wayne Rooney won 18 trophies with Manchester United, to which he transferred in 2004.
Manchester representative, who competed in the English Premier League 5 times with Rooney's squad, the first of which was in the 2006-2007 season, won the UEFA Champions League by defeating Chelsea in penalty shoot-outs in the 2007-2008 season.
Rooney, who was part of Manchester United's squad that won the Europa League in the 2016-2017 season, won 5 Community Shields, 4 League Cups, one Federation Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup with his team.
Everton (2nd term)
On 9 July 2017, he signed a two-year contract with his former club Everton, after Manchester United did not request a transfer fee. Rooney was given the number 10 jersey, which became vacant after Romelu Lukaku left the team.
Is Wayne Rooney Married or Does He Have Children?
Wayne Rooney married Coleen Rooney in 2008. Coleen Rooney is a writer and entertainer. The couple has four children named Kai, Klay, Cass, and Kit.
Which Teams Did Wayne Rooney Play For?
Everton
Manchester United
D.C. United
DerbyCounty
England National Football Team
D.C. United and Derby County career
After playing for Everton and Manchester United, Rooney was transferred to the USA's DC United team in 2018.
Rooney, who played 52 matches in two seasons with DC United, completed his US career with 25 goals.
Rooney, the top scorer of Manchester United and the England National Team, signed for Derby County as a player-coach in January 2020.
Rooney, who took over as Derby County's interim coach following the departure of Phillip Cocu in November 2020, was later officially appointed.
Rooney, who played in 35 matches for Derby County, where he ended his football career at the age of 35, scored the opponent's net 7 times.
Rooney, the man of records
Wayne Rooney achieved the title of Manchester United's top scorer, scoring 253 goals in 559 matches, in his 546th match. The previous record holder was Bobby Charlton, who scored 249 goals in 758 matches.
Rooney, who started his Manchester United career with a match against Fenerbahçe in 2004, scored his 50th goal against Bolton in 2007, his 100th goal against Wigan in 2009, his 150th goal against Arsenal in 2011, and his 200th goal against Bayer in 2013. He scored his 250th goal against Leverkusen and Stoke City in 2017.
Rooney, who carried his success in his club to the national team, scored 53 goals for England, for which he played 120 times, leaving Charlton behind, which holds the record with 49 goals in this field.