EARLY DAYS
Born on Oct. 24, 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool to Jeanette Marie and Thomas Wayne Rooney.
Began playing for Liverpool Schoolboys and scored 72 goals in a season, a record which stood till 2010.
EVERTON
At the age of nine, he played for Copplehouse boys’ club before he joined Everton.
Scored over 100 goals for Under-10s and 11s and moved up to U-19 at the age of 15.
Led Everton to the FA Youth Cup final in 2002, netting eight goals in the tournament.
Became the second-youngest first-team player in club history behind Joe Royle when he made his senior debut against Tottenham Hotspur on Aug. 17, 2002.
Became the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history, five days before his 17th birthday, when he came off the bench to score the match-winner in Everton’s 2-1 victory over Arsenal.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Rooney arrived at Old Trafford on a six-year deal for a transfer fee of 25.6 million pounds in August, 2004.
Scored a hat-trick on his United debut in a 6-2 win over Galatasaray in the Champions League.
Won the PFA young player of the year award after finishing as United’s top league scorer in the 2004-05 season with 11 goals.
Won his first league title with United in 2006-07 season after netting 14 goals.
Scored 18 goals in a memorable 2007-08 season for United when they lifted the Champions League title after beating Chelsea in the final. They also edged out the London side to lift the Premier League trophy.
Won third consecutive league title in 2008-09 season
Finished the 2009-10 season with career-best tally of 34 goals and was rewarded with PFA player of the year award.
Won two more league titles in 2010-11 and 2012-13.
Was named club captain by manager Louis van Gaal before the start of 2014-15 campaign
Led the United side to FA Cup victory in May 2016.
Became only the third player to achieve 100 Premier League assists during United’s 3-1 win over Swansea City in November, 2016.
Surpassed Bobby Charlton to become the club’s leading scorer after netting his 250th goal to secure a 1-1 draw at Stoke City in January, 2017.
Won the Europa League title in May, 2017, beating Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 in the final.
ENGLAND
Earned his first cap against Australia in 2003 at the age of 17 years and 111 days to become the youngest player to play for the national side.
Named in UEFA’s team of the tournament after scoring four goals in four games at the 2004 European Championship.
Took over as England captain under manager Roy Hodgson in August, 2014.
Broke Charlton’s England goalscoring record, netting his 50th international goal from a penalty in a Euro 2016 qualifying fixture against Switzerland in 2015.
Became the country’s most-capped outfield player of with his 116th appearance in England’s 1-0 win over Slovakia in September, 2016.
(Compiled by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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