Everton FC signed Rooney on schoolboy terms at the age of ten. He was part of the youth squad, and after scoring in an FA Youth Cup match, he revealed a T-shirt under his jersey that read, "Once a Blue, always a Blue."

Wayne grew up supporting local club Everton, and his childhood hero was Duncan Ferguson.

In addition to Everton, Rooney also supports Celtic.

He made his professional debut in 2002 and his first goal made him the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at the time.

Rooney became the youngest player to play for England when he earned his first cap in a friendly against Australia on February 12, 2003, at seventeen.

In June 2011, he visited the Harley Street Hair Clinic and had a hair transplant.