Wayne Rooney, whose photo is presented below, is an English footballer playing in the Manchester United club and the national team. His father was a simple worker, and his mother was a school chef. The future celebrity was born in Croxet - a small suburb of Liverpool. Wayne also has two younger brothers.
Childhood and the first football steps
The whole family considered themselves big fans of the local Everton. In this regard, it is not surprising that Wayne's first favorite toy was a ball given by dad. He spent a lot of time playing football with his friends, took part in various children's tournaments. During one of these, the boy was spotted by Bob Pendleton, an Everton scout. At that time he was nine years old. The functionary invited the guy to try his hand at the Junior Kirkdale Football League (U-10). In the first year of performances here, Wayne Rooney scored 99 goals at the gates of his opponents, after which he transferred to the U-11 team. And here he played quite successfully (72 goals).
Everton
At the age of fourteen, the guy began to play in the Everton youth team (U-19). Here during the youth Cup of England he managed to excel eight times in eight matches. Then among the fans of the club there were already legends of a young talent, which even in "adult" games can help the team win. At the same time, Rooney was still in school at that time, so he could not speak in a “base” way. After two consecutive hat-tricks in training games in 2002, the guy was transferred to the first team and took part in the match of the first round of the national championship with Tottenham. For the first time, a football player Wayne Rooney signed for the club at the opponent’s gate on October 1, 2002. It was a cup match against Wrexham. As part of the Premier League, this happened in a game with Arsenal. After the substitution, the young man managed to beat the goalkeeper of the English national team David Seaman and brought victory to his team. He scored Leeds in the next round. At the end of that year, the player was recognized as the best young athlete and received a prize from the Air Force. Then he concluded a full agreement with Everton, designed for four years. Over the next two seasons, Rooney scored 15 goals in 67 games.
Moving to Manchester and debut
The game of the young striker in the “butterscotch” and the England team during the European championship was very impressive for Alex Ferguson. As a result, on August 31, 2004, just a few hours before the transfer window was closed, the player moved to Manchester United. The amount of the transaction including bonuses amounted to £ 27 million. In the shirt of his new team, Wayne Rooney first played on September 28. Then in the Champions League match against Fenerbahce he scored a hat-trick, and his club won 6-2.
"Manchester United"
The first season in Manchester for a football player ended without trophies. Be that as it may, the player scored 17 goals during him, becoming the team’s best goalscorer. The next year, the guy excelled twice as much and continued to establish himself as a team leader. It should be noted that Wayne Rooney, whose height is only 176 centimeters, often scored his head. Among other things, the football player did a lot of other work on the field: he worked on the defensive and gave away assists. The player’s first trophy was the League Cup, won in 2006. After the end of the summer world championship, the player had an assisted drought, because he could not score a goal for thirteen matches. Despite this, the striker quickly got in good shape and finished the season with 23 goals and 11 assists in the asset.
In November 2006, the player signed a new agreement with the club, designed for six years. Over the next three seasons, Wayne Rooney continued to grow professionally. The player received fewer optional warnings from the referees. He scored not only himself, but also created attacks. This was largely due to the fact that the player was more used by the head coach in the midfield. According to the football player himself, he considers the season of 2009-2010 to be the best in his career, when he held 42 matches for the “Red Devils” and scored 34 goals in them. Despite numerous rumors about the player leaving, on October 22, he extended the agreement with the team until 2015. Until now, the footballer remains the leader of Manchester United, which can be further confirmed by the fact that he wears the captain's armband.
England team
During his career, the player has played for the national team of his country in the categories of 15, 17 and 19 years. Wayne Rooney played for the national team for the first time in 2003. Then he appeared as a substitute in a friendly against Australia. At that time, the young man became the youngest performer who ever wore a T-shirt of the English national team. In the month of September, he scored the first goal for England, distinguishing himself at the gates of Macedonia. During the 2004 European Championship, his reputation as one of the most talented and promising young players only gained a foothold. In August 2014, English coach Roy Hodgson appointed Wayne as team captain, and on September 8, 2015, after a Swiss goal, Rooney became the top scorer of his team in history, breaking the record that he had been holding for 45 years.
Interesting Facts
Wayne Rooney's wife is Colin (maiden name is McLaughlin). The couple met while still in high school, and the solemn ceremony of marriage took place on June 12, 2008. Two sons grow in the family (born in 2009 and 2013).
The player’s younger brother, John, is also a professional footballer who has played on teams such as Macclesfield Town and New York Red Bulls.
In 2006, the famous British tabloids published information that the alleged footballer had beaten his future wife Colin in a nightclub. Wayne filed a lawsuit for libel, after which he received from the publications 100 thousand pounds in compensation for moral damage. The player spent all these funds on charity.
In addition to football as a child, Rooney was engaged in boxing. According to him, a day later he alternated classes in these two sports. Along with this, when the guy was fifteen years old, one of the Everton coaches advised him to quit boxing in order to achieve success in football.