Wayne Rooney – Man Utd – Striker
Wayne Rooney
Birthdate: 24 Oct 1985
Birthplace: Croxteth
Position: Striker
Appearances: 189
Goals: 77
Joined United: 31 Aug 2004
United Debut: 28 Sep 2004 v Fenerbahce (H)
International: England
Wayne Rooney is a player in a hurry. He burst onto the Old Trafford stage in September 2004, just as he had burst into the Premier League with Everton, and has become arguably United’s most important player.
Much was expected of the England’s 18-year-old hero of Euro 2004 when he swapped Everton, his boyhood club, for the Reds in August of that year. Yet becoming the world’s most expensive teenager – £20m rising to a possible £30m – did little to faze him.
In his very first game at Old Trafford he produced a stunning display to blast an unforgettable debut hat-trick past a shell-shocked
Fenerbahce.
It was a fairytale start to his United career and very much a sign of what was to follow. By the end of the 2004/05 campaign he’d amassed 17 goals in 43 appearances and was rightly named PFA Young Player of the Year.
Rooney’s second season at Old Trafford saw him again take huge strides. He ended the season with 19 goals in 48 matches and was voted both Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year by fans and PFA Young Player of the year (again) by his fellow professionals.
The young striker openly aims to better his goals tally each season, and the 2006/07
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