Wayne Rooney: Following in the footsteps

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Wayne Rooney: Following in the footsteps of one of the top 20 Premier League goalscorers of all time.

From former Premier League ‘s most expensive youngster to top scorer for Manchester United and England,

here ‘s Derby County manager Wayne Rooney with a remarkable record of scoring goals. And in fact, with 208 goals in 491 appearances, he is second only to Alan Shearer.

90min takes readers in the footsteps of one of the best spearheads in the top-flight elite. The record holder for one of the top 20 goalscorers in the English League.

Wayne Rooney was born into a family of huge Everton fans, so it was like a dream come true when he was approached to join the youth team at just nine years old and he showed An instant goalscorer with 114 goals in 30 appearances for the Under-11s,

he made his senior team debut on September 17, 2002, along with assists. Yost gave Mark Pembridge one goal in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur,

his first to come on October 2, when he scored the double to help A. Everton thumped Wrexham 3-0 in the second round of the League Cup and made Rooney the youngest ever goalscorer for Everton at the time.

On 19 October, five days before his 17th birthday, Rooney scored a last-minute winner against Arsenal, the goal ending their 30-match unbeaten run and leaving Rooney on the scoresheet. He is also the youngest in Premier League history.

He was sought after by many English teams after being awarded the Young Player of the Year award that season.

The youngster’s performances earned him a cap for the national team and also featured in the Euro 2004 tournament, scoring three goals in four games.