Wayne Rooney is an athlete.
In English football , the Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBC 's Match of the Day , in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season . Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team 's goal , and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals . 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 . Rooney has won the Goal of the Season award by the BBC 's Match of the Day poll on three occasions , with his bicycle kick against rivals Manchester City winning the Premier League Goal of the 20 Seasons award .