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Wayne Rooney

Statistics for Manchester United
559
Career Appearances
Pixel art portrait of Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney (England) made 559 appearances for Manchester United between 2004-2005 and 2016-2017, scoring 252 goals.

Forward b. 24 Oct 1985 (age 40) Croxteth, Liverpool, England 1.78 m (5′10″)

England · Left Manchester United in 2017

Stats
252 (26 pen)
Goals
497
Starts
62
Sub Apps
13
Seasons
3
Red Cards
2004-2005 → 2016-2017
1st top scorer in club history 6th most appearances
Squad Numbers
8 2004-2005 → 2006-2007
10 2007-2008 → 2016-2017
Honours at Manchester United
17 trophies

Counts seasons in which Wayne Rooney made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Wayne Rooney’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Advanced Stats
145
Assists*
46,651
Minutes*
0.0
xG ⓘ*
0.0
xA ⓘ*
* Assists, minutes, xG and xA are available from 2016–17 onwards. Career totals above are incomplete for this player.
Detailed Stats
6.7
Avg Rating ⓘ
61
Chances Created
Defending
39
Tackles
3
Blocks
19
Clearances
29
Dribbled Past
Duels
108
Won
217
Lost
88
Ground Won
20
Aerial Won
Discipline
21
Fouled
39
Fouls Committed
Stats available from 2010–11 onwards.
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
2016-2017 39 25 14 8 (1p) 10 2,459 0.0
2015-2016 41 38 3 15 (2p) 5 3,492 0.0
2014-2015 37 37 0 14 (2p) 6 3,123 0.0
2013-2014 40 37 3 19 (3p) 20 3,344 0.0
2012-2013 37 31 6 16 (2p) 15 2,846 0.0
2011-2012 43 41 2 34 (9p) 9 3,672 0.0
2010-2011 40 36 4 16 (3p) 14 3,298 0.0
2009-2010 44 42 2 34 (4p) 6 3,708 0.0
2008-2009 49 39 10 20 13 3,622 0.0
2007-2008 43 39 4 18 13 3,657 0.0
2006-2007 55 51 4 22 15 5,314 0.0
2005-2006 48 44 4 19 12 4,311 0.0
2004-2005 43 37 6 17 7 3,805 0.0
Compare

Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
5 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Alex Ferguson 402 360 42 195
David Moyes 39 36 3 17
Ryan Giggs 1 1 0 2
Louis van Gaal 78 75 3 29
Jose Mourinho 39 25 14 8
Record by Opponent
90 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Aston Villa 25 14 21 3 1
Newcastle United 21 13 14 6 1
Arsenal 30 12 16 7 7
Fulham 20 12 16 2 2
Manchester City 25 11 13 3 9
West Ham United 20 11 14 3 3
Tottenham Hotspur 18 11 9 6 3
Wigan Athletic 16 10 15 0 1
Portsmouth 13 10 10 0 3
Chelsea 30 9 9 12 9
Bolton Wanderers 11 9 10 1 0
Sunderland 16 7 12 3 1
Hull City 10 7 7 2 1
Liverpool 23 6 13 4 6
West Bromwich Albion 15 6 10 3 2
AC Milan 6 6 3 0 3
Everton 20 5 11 3 6
Middlesbrough 12 5 6 5 1
Stoke City 12 5 7 3 2
Reading 8 5 6 2 0
Blackburn Rovers 14 4 8 4 2
Birmingham City 10 4 6 4 0
Roma 6 4 4 1 1
Fenerbahce 3 4 2 0 1
Sheffield United 3 4 3 0 0
Southampton 12 3 8 2 2
Swansea City 10 3 5 2 3
Norwich City 7 3 5 0 2
Queens Park Rangers 6 3 6 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 3 4 0 1
Watford 3 3 2 0 1
Athletic Bilbao 2 3 0 0 2
Club Brugge 2 3 2 0 0
Crystal Palace 11 2 9 2 0
Burnley 6 2 3 2 1
Bournemouth 3 2 2 1 0
Aa Aalborg 2 2 1 1 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 2 2 0 0
Dynamo Kiev 2 2 2 0 0
Otelul Galati 2 2 2 0 0
Gamba Osaka 1 2 1 0 0
Bayern Munich 4 1 1 1 2
Celtic 4 1 2 1 1
Charlton Athletic 4 1 4 0 0
Derby County 4 1 3 0 1
Barcelona 3 1 0 1 2
CSKA Moscow 3 1 1 2 0
Cardiff City 2 1 1 1 0
Porto 2 1 1 1 0
Rangers 2 1 1 1 0
SC Braga 2 1 2 0 0
Debreceni Vsc 1 1 1 0 0
Exeter City 1 1 1 0 0
Feyenoord 1 1 1 0 0
Ipswich Town 1 1 1 0 0
LDU Quito 1 1 1 0 0
Preston North End 1 1 1 0 0
Schalke 04 1 1 1 0 0
Leicester City 6 — 3 2 1
Benfica 4 — 2 1 1
Villarreal 4 — 0 4 0
Lille 3 — 2 0 1
Olympique Lyonnais 3 — 2 1 0
Ajax Amsterdam 2 — 2 0 0
Blackpool 2 — 2 0 0
CFR Cluj 2 — 1 0 1
Copenhagen 2 — 1 0 1
Inter Milan 2 — 1 1 0
Olympiakos Piraeus 2 — 1 0 1
Olympique Marseille 2 — 1 1 0
Real Madrid 2 — 0 1 1
Real Sociedad 2 — 1 1 0
Sparta Prague 2 — 1 1 0
Wolfsburg 2 — 2 0 0
Zorya Luhansk 2 — 2 0 0
Basel 1 — 0 0 1
Besiktas JK 1 — 1 0 0
Burton Albion 1 — 0 1 0
Cambridge United 1 — 1 0 0
Celta Vigo 1 — 0 1 0
Crawley Town 1 — 1 0 0
Leeds United 1 — 0 0 1
Northampton Town 1 — 1 0 0
PSV Eindhoven 1 — 0 1 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 1 — 1 0 0
Southend United 1 — 0 0 1
Sporting Club Lisbon 1 — 1 0 0
Valencia 1 — 0 1 0
Yeovil Town 1 — 1 0 0
Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 — 0 0 1

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Wayne Rooney with 251; the official career total is 252. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
8 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
23 Jan 2010 Hull City PL W 4–0 4 7', 82', 85', 90'+3
26 Aug 2015 @ Club Brugge EC W 4–0 3 20', 49', 57'
10 Sep 2011 @ Bolton Wanderers PL W 5–0 3 20', 25', 68'
28 Aug 2011 Arsenal PL W 8–2 3 41', 64', 82' pen
2 Apr 2011 @ West Ham United PL W 4–2 3 65', 73', 79' pen
28 Nov 2009 @ Portsmouth PL W 4–1 3 25' pen, 48', 54' pen
28 Oct 2006 @ Bolton Wanderers PL W 4–0 3 10', 16', 89'
28 Sep 2004 Fenerbahce EC W 6–2 3 17', 28', 54'
Minutes marked pen were scored from the penalty spot.
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
24 May 2017 EL Ajax Amsterdam W 2–0 Sub
21 May 2017 PL Crystal Palace W 2–0 S
17 May 2017 PL @ Southampton D 0–0 S
14 May 2017 PL @ Tottenham Hotspur L 1–2 goal S
11 May 2017 EL Celta Vigo D 1–1 Sub
7 May 2017 PL @ Arsenal L 0–2 S
30 Apr 2017 PL Swansea City D 1–1 goal S
23 Apr 2017 PL @ Burnley W 2–0 goal S
1 Apr 2017 PL West Bromwich Albion D 0–0 Sub
4 Mar 2017 PL Bournemouth D 1–1 S
Red Cards
3 dismissals
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
27 Sep 2014 West Ham United PL 60' Direct Red W 2–1
21 Mar 2009 Fulham PL 88' Direct Red L 0–2
14 Sep 2005 Villarreal EC 64' Direct Red D 0–0

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →