Factbox on striker Wayne Rooney who set an all-time England scoring record of 50 goals in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.
Born:
Oct. 24, 1985 in Liverpool.
CLUB CAREER:
After coming through Everton’s youth academy, Rooney made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old against Tottenham Hotspur in August 2002. He scored his first Premier League goal for Everton on Oct.19 with a last minute match-winner against Arsenal, five days before his 17th birthday. Manchester United signed the 18-year-old for 25.6 million pounds ($39.42 million) in August 2004. He made his United debut on Sept.28 scoring a hat-trick in …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
