Wayne Rooney is not a footballer.
Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . Wayne Mark Rooney ( [ ˈruːni ] born 24 October 1985 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team . Aged nine , Rooney joined the youth team of Everton , for whom he made his professional debut in 2002 at the age of 16 . In September 2013 , Rooney scored his 200th goal for Manchester United . In 2009 -- 10 , Rooney was awarded the PFA Players ' Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year .