October 1985:
Born in Croxteth, Liverpool on October 24 to Jeanette and Wayne Rooney Snr
1994:
Joins Everton at the age of nine after breaking goalscoring records with local team Copplehouse Boys
August 2002: October 2002: September 2003: July 2004: August 2004: September 2004: May 2005: February 2006: May 2007: May 2008: June 2008: November 2009: April 2010: February 2011: May 2011: May 2013: June 2014: August 2014: November 2014: September 2015:
Makes his Premier League debut as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 16 and nine months, becoming Everton's second-youngest player after Joe Royle
October 2002:
Becomes the Blues’ youngest ever goalscorer at the time – beating Tommy Lawton’s 70-year record – when he nets a late double in a 3-0 Worthington Cup win at Wrexham (pictured above)
Scores his first league goal, a 30-yard curler at Goodison Park that ends champions Arsenal's 30-game unbeaten run
February 2003:
Becomes England's youngest ever player after making his debut aged 17 years and 111 days in a friendly against Australia at Upton Park (subsequently beaten by Theo Walcott)
Scores his first England goal against Macedonia, making him his country's youngest ever scorer
Named in UEFA's Team of the Tournament after scoring four goals at Euro 2004 in Portugal, where England reach the quarter-finals
Joins Manchester United from Everton, making him the world's most expensive teenager
Scores a hat-trick on his United debut in a 6-2 win over Fenerbahce at Old Trafford in the Champions League
Voted the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Young Player of the Year, an award he retains the following season
Scores twice as United beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 in the League Cup final in Cardiff, giving him his first major trophy
Wins the first of five Premier League titles with United
Wins the Champions League after United beat Chelsea on penalties in the final in Moscow
Marries childhood sweetheart Coleen McLoughlin
Birth of his first son, Kai
Voted the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Player of the Year after a season in which he scores 34 goals in all competitions
Scores a stunning overhead kick against Manchester City at Old Trafford that is later voted the best goal of the Premier League's first 20 seasons
Scores in his third Champions League final appearance, but United are beaten 3-1 by Barcelona at Wembley
Birth of his second son, Klay
Scores his first World Cup finals goal against Uruguay, but England are eliminated in the group phase in Brazil
In the space of two weeks, Rooney is appointed captain of both United and England
Becomes the youngest England player to reach 100 caps
Breaks Bobby Charlton's England goalscoring record by scoring his 50th goal with a penalty in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley.