Wayne Rooney
Posted on February 4, 2008
Filed Under Manchester United
Name: Wayne Rooney
Age: 22
Current Club: Manchester United
All Previous Clubs: Everton
# Goals Last Season: 23
Position Played: Second Striker
Nationality: British
International Caps: 40
Description: He started playing football as a youth for Everton in 2000 and 2 years later he signed his first professional contract with Everton. From his early debut in the Premier League, Rooney was seen as one of the most exciting prospects of the modern game. In 2003 he was selected for the first time in the England national team at the tender age of 17 and 111 days and he was also selected in England’s team for Euro 2004. There, he put in a lot of highly regarded performances and multiple clubs were fighting for his signature. After Euro 2004 was over, Everton said that he won’t be let go for less than £50 million but Rooney eventually signed with Manchester United for a £31 million transfer fee. At the beginning he was a second striker behind Ruud Van Nistelrooy but since big Ruud left, Rooney has become the main striker and has scored a lot of goals for Manchester United including some very memorable strikes. He played an important role when Manchester United won the Premier League last season and has received numerous awards in his professional footballer career.
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