Wayne Mark Rooney Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Wayne Mark Rooney /ˈruːni/ (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team. He commonly plays as a forward.Aged nine, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, for whom he made his professional début in 2002 at the age of 16. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. Since then, with Rooney in the team, United have won the Premier League five times, the UEFA Champions League once, the FIFA Club World Cup once and the League Cup twice. In September 2013, Rooney scored his 200th goal for United. He is currently on 219 goals, making him the club's third-highest goalscorer of all time.Rooney made his senior international debut in February 2003 aged 17, becoming the youngest player to represent England (a record since broken by Theo Walcott) and he is England's youngest ever goalscorer. He played at UEFA Euro 2004 and scored four goals, briefly becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship. 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 October 2014, he has won 99 international caps and scored 43 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.In 2009–10, Rooney was awarded the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year. He has won the Premier League Player of the Month award five times, a record he shares with Steven Gerrard. He came fifth in the vote for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or and was named in the FIFPro World 11 for 2011. Rooney has won the 'Goal of the Season' award by the BBC's Match of the Day poll on three occasions, with his bicycle kick against rivals Manchester City winning the 'Premier League Goal of the 20 Seasons' award. A March 2012 report listed Rooney as the fifth highest-paid player in the world, with an annual income of $32.6 million.
Klay Anthony Rooney, Kai Wayne Rooney, Kit Joseph Rooney
Parents
Wayne Rooney, Jeanette Rooney, Wayne Rooney, Coleen Rooney
Siblings
John Rooney, Graham Rooney, Klay Anthony Rooney
Awards
BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, FIFPro World Young Player of the Year, FifPro Special Young Player of the Year
Nominations
FIFA Puskás Award, Best Play ESPY Award, Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Don't think Sven has been a successful manager for 25 years and suddenly doesn't know where to play his players. He's the only one I see who reacts well - he knows it's part of football to have big disappointments.
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Fact
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Became a father for the 3rd time at age 30 when his wife Coleen Rooney gave birth to their son Kit Joseph Rooney on January 24, 2016.
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Starting his first season at Old Trafford. [August 2004]
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Starting his 4th season at Manchester United. [August 2007]
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Starting his second season at Old Trafford. [August 2005]
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Father of the 1st child with a wife Coleen Rooney a son named Kai Wayne Rooney was born November 2, 2009.
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Father of the 2nd child with a wife Coleen Rooney a 2nd son named Klay Anthony Rooney was born May 21, 2013.
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He was awarded the BBC Sports Award for Young Personality Award in 2002.
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Changed to the legendary number 10 shirt at Manchester United from number 8.
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Season 2004/2005 he scored 17 goals for Manchester United. Season after he scored 19 goals.
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Season 2006/2007 he scored 20 goals for Manchester United.
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He and Coleen Rooney got engaged on the 1st October 2003.
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He played for England in the 2006 FIFA World Cup of Soccer.
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Was sent off for England vs Portugal in the 2006 World Cup for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho.
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League Cup Winner 2006.
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Wears the Number 9 shirt when on duty for England.
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Was named the Premiership Player of the Month award for December 2005.
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His first goal in Portugal, against Switzerland, made him the youngest ever player to score in a European Championship he held the record for only 4 days.
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His £3.5 million house has an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, cinema, games room and gym.
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An injury in the first 15 minutes of the quarter-final against Portugal from a challenge saw Wayne breaking the metatarsal bone in his right foot. Unable to continue, his tournament was over.
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He was only nine when he was spotted by an Everton scout while playing for boys' club Copplehouse in the local Walton and Kirkdale Junior League in Merseyside.
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Grew up with his parents Jeanette and Wayne Snr and his younger brothers Graham and John.
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He was named in UEFA's All Star squad of Euro 2004.
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He scored 1 goal against Argentina in a friendly game (England-Argentina 3-2) [November 2005]
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Made his Premiership debut in August 2002 against Southampton FC.
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Was awarded the FIFPRO Young Player Of The Year award in September 2005.
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Scored a hatrick on his debut for Manchester United in the Champions League.
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In July 2004 he promised his team and supporters that he would remain with Everton FC, the following month he joined rivals Manchester United for £20+million.
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He and fiancée Coleen Rooney are referred to as 'The King and Queen of Chavs' for their loutish ways, inept fashion sense and their alarming lack of manners.
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He was the Everton mascot at a Merseyside derby (Everton v. Liverpool) in the 1996/97 season.
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2002 BBC Young Sportsperson of the Year.
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Scored the second goal at Old Trafford which ended Arsenal's unbeaten run of 49 games.
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Scored his first goal in English football against Arsenal in 2000. Becoming the youngest premier league scorer, but by the end of the year the record was broken.
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His fiancée Coleen Rooney was voted worst dressed women in England. [2004]
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Youngest person ever to play, and score, for England
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England international footballer (striker)
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Left Everton FC, whom he had supported since earliest childhood, to join Manchester United for a guaranteed £20 million - possibly rising to £27 million based on appearances and success, plus 25% sell-on clause [August 2004]
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sky Sports World Championship Boxing
2017
TV Series
Himself - Spectator
Confessions of the Paparazzi
2017
TV Movie documentary
Himself
European Qualifiers: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
2016
TV Series
Himself - England
Capital One Cup Tonight
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Manchester United
ITV Sport: Euro 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself - England Captain / Himself - England
Match of the Day: Euro 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself - England / Himself - England Captain
Bobby
2016/I
Documentary
Himself
WWE Raw
2015
TV Series
Himself
Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals
2015
Documentary
Gascoigne
2015
Documentary
Himself
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2015
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Sportsday
2014
TV Series
Himself - Footballer
Match of the Day at 50
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
2014 FIFA World Cup
2014
TV Series
Himself - England
Boys in Brazil: England Squad Playlist
2014
TV Movie
Himself
OMO Detergent Commercial: Vietnam
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Match of the Day
2005-2013
TV Series
Himself
2012 UEFA European Football Championship
2012
TV Series
Himself - England
Soccer Aid
2012
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story
2011
Documentary
Manchester United FC / England National Team Player
Breakfast
2011
TV Series
Himself - Footballer
2010 FIFA World Cup
2010
TV Series
Himself - England
Write the Future
2010
TV Short
Himself
Sport Relief 2010
2010
TV Special
Himself
Live from Studio Five
2010
TV Series
Himself
Match of the Day 2
2004-2010
TV Series
Himself
Goal! III
2009
Video
Himself
Gomorron
2009
TV Series
Manchester United
Big Dunc: The Story of a Goodison Hero
2008
Video
Himself
2006 FIFA World Cup
2006
TV Mini-Series
Himself - England / Himself
Rio Ferdinand's World Cup Wind-ups
2006
TV Mini-Series
Himself
GMTV
2006
TV Series
Himself
Dream Team
2003-2006
TV Series
Himself
FIFPro World Player XI Awards
2005
TV Special
Himself
Soccer AM
2004
TV Series
Himself
2004 UEFA European Football Championship
2004
TV Mini-Series
Himself
On the Ball
2004
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Breakfast
2016
TV Series
Himself
Good Morning Britain
2016
TV Series
Himself - England Captain / Himself
BBC North West Tonight
2016
TV Series
Himself - Captain, Manchester United & England
European Qualifiers: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
2016
TV Series
Himself - England
Granada Reports
2016
TV Series
Himself - Manchester United & England / Himself - England & Manchester Utd / Himself
North West Today
2016
TV Series short
Himself - Captain, Manchester United & England
ITV Sport: Euro 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Captain, England / Himself - England / Himself - England Captain