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Created page with "'''Wayne Mark Rooney''' (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) is an English professional football manager and former player. He made his professiona..."
'''Wayne Mark Rooney''' (born 24 October 1985 in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England) is an English professional football manager and former player. He made his professional debut with [[Everton F.C.]] aged 16 in 2002, having previously played for the youth team since 1995. He became the youngest goal scorer in Premier League history against Arsenal on 19 October 2002, although that record was surpassed by James Milner 2 months later.<ref>[https://theanalyst.com/2024/11/youngest-premier-league-scorers The Youngest Premier League Scorers]</ref> He made his debut for England in February 2003 as a substitute against Australia (aged 17 years, 111 days), at that time being the youngest England international ever (until [[Theo Walcott]] in 2006).<ref>[https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/feb/12/wayne-rooney-debut-17-years-on-120220#:~:text=On%2012%20February%202003%2C%20Rooney,took%20that%20record%20in%202006. Marking the 17th anniversary of Wayne Rooney's senior England debut back in 2003] </ref> He transferred to Manchester United in 2004 and, as of 2025, he is the all-time top goal scorer for the club, surpassing [[Bobby Charlton]] (who played for the club between 1956-1973) in 2017.<ref>[https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/topTorschuetzen/verein/985 Manchester United Record goal scorers - Transfermarkt]</ref>
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