Wayne Rooney (Croxteth, Liverpool, England, October 24, 1985) is an English footballer. He plays in the forward position and his current team is Manchester United of the English Premier League. Rooney began his sporting career at Everton F. C., after joining his youth team at the age of 10. He made his professional debut in 2002 after his promotion to the first team. A few days before his 17th birthday, "Bad Boy" made history. Against Arsenal FC and from thirty meters away, the striker put him above the goalkeeper of the "Gunners" and thus became the youngest player to score in the Premier League. That record was broken by James Milner in December 2003.
Two were the years that dressed the blue jacket of the smallest set of the city, since the important by far is the Liverpool. In the 2002-2003 season, "Bully" made 6 goals and in the next, 2003-2004, scored 9 goals. In all, Wayne Rooney scored 15 goals in 67 games he played, in addition to a pair in both items for the English League Cup.
The "Little Malcriado" - as he is one of his many nicknames - grew, grew and traveled. Being already a figure of the European soccer, in the middle of 2004 moved to another great city. He settled in Manchester and joined the ranks of United, a team he still defends. The sale occurred in exchange for a sum close to 40 million Euros and has a contract until 2012.
As soon as he arrived at Old Trafford, history did not start in the best way in terms of titles. But with the running of the games and tournaments, Wayne Rooney began to show his true level, the one that took him from Everton to Manchester United and the team showed he could win.
The first season, 2004-2005, "Baby Rooney" played 41 games and scored 17 goals, between championship and cup. In 2005-2006, there were 44 matches and 19 goals. In 2006-2007, he participated in 50 meetings and 23 entries. In 2007-2008, they were 37 games and 18 goals. In 2008-2009, he scored 36 goals and played 17 games.
In terms of local titles, the first to reach was the English League Cup in 2006. In 2007 was the Premier League and Community Shield, awards he repeated in 2008. In the present 2009, he won the Cup of the English League and Premier League. Internationally, he was a champion in 2008 of the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.
