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Wayne Rooney’s career in numbers


Wayne Rooney has been left out of the England squad for next month’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland and the international friendly in France.
Here, we look at his career in numbers.

253

53

International goals makes him the top-scoring England player of all-time.

119

Caps put him second only to Peter Shilton in terms of appearances for England.
Wayne Rooney claimed a hat-trick on his Manchester United debut
Wayne Rooney claimed a hat-trick on his Manchester United debut (Phil Noble/PA)

3

Goals Rooney scored on his United debut, a 6-2 Champions League win over Fenerbahce.

198

Rooney’s haul of Premier League goals, putting him second behind Alan Shearer (260).

16

Rooney was 16 years and 360 days old when he netted his first Premier League goal in October 2002 to help Everton beat Arsenal, making him the youngest Premier League goalscorer at the time.
Wayne Rooney is mobbed by team-mates after scoring his first Premier League goal
Wayne Rooney is mobbed by team-mates after scoring his first Premier League goal (Nick Potts/PA)

4

His goal tally at Euro 2004, earning him a place in the team of the tournament.

34

Rooney has twice scored this many goals in a season, in 2009/10 and 2011/12.

72

Number of goals scored in one season for Liverpool Boys when he was 11 years old.
Wayne Rooney is England's youngest goalscorer
Wayne Rooney is England’s youngest goalscorer (Owen Humphreys/PA)

17

He remains England’s youngest goalscorer having scored against Macedonia in 2003 aged 17 years and 317 days old.

30

The fee, in millions of pounds, that Manchester United paid Everton for his services in 2004, then a world record for a teenager.

5

The number of Premier League titles Rooney has won with United.
Wayne Rooney has seen red twice for England
Wayne Rooney has seen red twice for England (Martin Rickett/PA)

2

Rooney and David Beckham are the only players to have been sent off more than once playing for England.

1

Champions League triumph after overcoming Chelsea on penalties in 2008.

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