Wayne Rooney

Regarded as being one of the best players in the world at his peak, Manchester United and England record goal scorer Wayne Rooney is an international footballing legend. The list of trophies and records that belong to Rooney are endless. The Manchester United great won the Premier League five times, FA Cup once, League Cup three times, Champions League once and Europa League once. Among a plethora of individual accolades, Rooney has won PFA Players’ Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year, Golden Boy and Premier League Player of the Season.

After emerging as a prospect with great talent at Everton, a young Wayne Rooney moved to Manchester United for a then massive fee of £25.6million in 2004. The ruthless striker won 16 trophies and became one of the only English players to win the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, League Cup, UEFA Europa League, and FIFA Club World Cup. He scored 253 goals for United in all competitions to make him the club’s top goal scorer of all time, with 183 Premier League goals being the second most scored by a player for any single club. Rooney’s mega-haul of Premier League goals make him the League’s second-top scorer of all time. He also has the third-highest number of assists in the English top flight with 103.

After a ground breaking playing career which he finished at Derby Country, the footballing icon became permanent manager of the club. It is likely that Rooney could go on to replicate his incredible playing achievements as a top manager, with his passion for the game still blatantly evident.