But the Manchester United striker rolled back the years when he scored a screamer from 30-yards against Fenerbahce in the Europa League.
The Red Devils lost 2-1 on the night to see their qualification hopes take a significant dent.
And Rooney was largely ineffective against the Turkish giants before deciding to show that he can actually still kick a football – scoring a screamer his 2008 former self would have been pleased with.
Rooney’s technique saw the ball arrow straight into top left corner of the net.
Watch the England captain’s wonder strike above…