dailyreddevils:

Happy 30th Birthday to United’s Captain, Wayne Rooney!

Wayne Mark Rooney was born on 25 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool. He joined the Everton Academy when he was 9 years old and 7 years later at the age of 16 he would make his first team debut. scoring a goal that ended Arsenal’s 30 game unbeaten run. This goal made him the youngest Premier League scorer and helped bring him to the attention of Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson. 

Rooney joined Manchester United in 2004 for what was then a record transfer fee for a teenager. His debut came in 

28 Sept 2004 in a Champions League home match against Fenerbahce where he scored a hattrick. 

Since joining United, Rooney has made 492 appearances and scored 236. The 2014/2015 saw Rooney becoming the captain for the Red Devils as well as his national team of England. 

Most recently, Rooney surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton and became England’s top goal scorer as well as their most capped player.