Wayne Mark Rooney (lahir 24 Oktober 1985; umur 31 tahun) adalah seorang pemain sepak bola. Berposisi sebagai penyerang. Ia saat ini bermain di Klub Manchester United dan tim nasional Inggris. Pada saat berumur sembilan tahun, Rooney bergabung dengan tim muda dari Everton, dan ia membuat debut profesional pada tahun 2002 pada usia 16 tahun. Ia menghabiskan dua musim di klub Merseyside tersebut, sebelum pindah ke Manchester United seharga £ 25.600.000 di jendela transfer musim panas 2004. Pada tahun yang sama, Rooney memperoleh julukan "Wazza". Sejak itu, dengan Rooney berada dalam tim, United telah memenangkan Liga Premier lima kali, Liga Champions sekali, Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA sekali dan Piala Liga dua kali. Pada Maret 2014, Rooney mencetak gol ke-212 untuk United, membuatnya menjadi pencetak gol tertinggi ketiga sepanjang masa bagi klub.Rooney membuat debut internasional senior pada tahun 2003, menjadi pemain termuda yang mewakili Inggris (rekor dipatahkan oleh Theo Walcott). Dia pernah menjadi pencetak gol termuda Inggris. Ia bermain di UEFA Euro 2004 dan mencetak empat gol, menjadi pencetak gol termuda dalam sejarah Piala Eropa. Rooney tampil di Piala Dunia 2006 dan 2010 dan secara luas dianggap sebagai pemain terbaik untuk negaranya. Dia telah memenangkan Inggris Player of the Year dua kali, tahun 2008 dan 2009. Pada Juni 2014, ia telah mengemas 95 caps internasional dan mencetak 40 gol, membuatnya menjadi pencetak gol kelima tertinggi Inggris dalam sejarah. Seiring dengan David Beckham, Rooney adalah pemain paling sering dikartu merah untuk Inggris, yang telah diterima sebanyak dua kali.
Pada 2009-10, Rooney dianugerahi PFA Players 'Player of the Year dan FWA Footballer of the Year. Dia telah memenangkan penghargaan Premier League Player of the Month lima kali, rekornya berbagi dengan Steven Gerrard. Dia masuk nominasi kelima dalam pemungutan suara untuk 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or dan masuk di FIFPro Dunia 11 untuk 2011. Rooney telah memenangkan 'Gol of the Season' penghargaan oleh BBC Match of the Day dari jajak pendapat pada tiga kesempatan, dengan tendangan sepeda melawan rival Manchester City dan memenangkan penghargaan 'Gol Premier League of the 20 Seasons'. Sebuah laporan pada Maret 2011 tercatat Rooney sebagai pemain sepak bola dengan bayaran tertinggi ketiga di dunia setelah Lionel Messi dan Cristiano Ronaldo, dengan pendapatan tahunan € 20.700.000 (£ 18 juta) termasuk penawaran dari sponsorship.
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team. He has played much of his career as a forward, and he has also been used in various midfield roles. He is the record goalscorer for the England national team and for Manchester United. Aged nine, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, for whom he made his professional debut in 2002 at the age of 16. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. Since then, with Rooney in the team, United have won the Premier League five times, the UEFA Champions League once, the FIFA Club World Cup once, the FA Community Shield four times, the Football League Cup thrice, the FA Cup once and the UEFA Europa League once. In September 2013, Rooney scored his 200th goal for Manchester United. He is currently on 253 goals in all competitions which makes him the club's top goalscorer of all time. His 198 Premier League goals make him the competition's second top scorer of all time, behind Alan Shearer. Rooney holds the record for most goals for one club in the Premier League, with 183 for Manchester United. Rooney made his senior international debut in February 2003 aged 17, becoming the youngest player to represent England (a record since broken by Theo Walcott) and he is England's youngest ever goalscorer. He played at UEFA Euro 2004 and scored four goals, briefly becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship. Rooney has since featured at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups and is widely regarded as his country's best player.
He has won the England Player of the Year award four times, in 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015. With 53 goals in 119 international caps, Rooney is England's all-time record goalscorer and second most-capped player, behind Peter Shilton. Along with David Beckham, Rooney is the most red carded player for England, having been sent off twice. In 2009–10, Rooney was awarded the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year. He has won the Premier League Player of the Month award five times, a record only bettered by Steven Gerrard. He came fifth in the vote for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or and was named in the FIFPro World 11 for 2011. Rooney has won the Goal of the Season award by the BBC's Match of the Day poll on three occasions, with his bicycle kick against rivals Manchester City winning the Premier League Goal of the 20 Seasons award.
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