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The Wayne Rooney Quiz

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What the Wayne Rooney quiz covers

Every question is written and checked by football fans, across the topics that decide a real Wayne Rooney expert:

Career & clubs

Every club Wayne Rooney played for and the moves in between.

Trophies & honours

Leagues, cups and the biggest nights of the career.

Goals & records

The milestones, the tallies and the records set.

International

The national-team story — tournaments, caps and glory.

Iconic moments

The goals and games fans will never forget.

Awards

Ballon d'Ors, Golden Boots and individual honours.

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  1. Which club gave Wayne Rooney his first permanent managerial job, where he kept them in the Championship during 2020-21?

    • Derby County
    • Birmingham City
    • DC United
    • Plymouth Argyle
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    Answer: Derby County

    Rooney moved from player to interim boss at Derby County in November 2020 and was made permanent manager in January 2021, steering the club clear of relegation. He resigned in June 2022 amid the club's administration troubles.

  2. Whose record did Wayne Rooney overtake in 2017 to become United's all-time leading goalscorer?

    • Ruud van Nistelrooy
    • Jack Rowley
    • Denis Law
    • Bobby Charlton
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    Answer: Bobby Charlton

    Rooney's 250th goal, a stoppage-time free-kick at Stoke, edged him past Charlton's long-standing club record of 249; he finished with 253.

  3. Wayne Rooney's iconic 2011 overhead kick came in which competition — a 2-1 win in the Manchester derby that February?

    • Premier League
    • UEFA Champions League
    • FA Cup
    • League Cup
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    Answer: Premier League

    Premier League, Old Trafford, 12 February 2011. Nani's deflected cross from the right. The goal helped Man Utd win the title that season.

  4. After leaving Everton for a second time in 2018, which MLS club did Wayne Rooney join as a Designated Player?

    • New York City FC
    • LA Galaxy
    • DC United
    • Inter Miami
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    Answer: DC United

    Rooney signed for DC United in the summer of 2018, scoring 23 goals in 48 appearances and making the MLS Best XI before returning to England with Derby County.

  5. Who assisted Wayne Rooney's legendary overhead kick vs Manchester City in February 2011 — crossing the ball that deflected up into Rooney's path?

    • Antonio Valencia
    • Giggs
    • Nani
    • Park Ji-Sung
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    Answer: Nani

    Nani's cross was deflected off Zabaleta. With his back to goal, Rooney launched himself and struck it into the top corner.

  6. Bobby Charlton's England scoring record of 49 goals stood for 45 years — who broke it in September 2015?

    • Gary Lineker
    • Rooney
    • Alan Shearer
    • Michael Owen
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    Answer: Rooney

    Rooney broke Charlton's record vs Switzerland (Sept 2015) and ended with 53 goals. Harry Kane later broke Rooney's record in 2023, and has now passed 70 goals for England.

  7. Who was the first South Korean player to score in the Premier League — joining Manchester United and playing alongside Rooney and Ronaldo?

    • Son Heung-min
    • Lee Young-pyo
    • Park Ji-sung
    • Ki Sung-yueng
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    Answer: Park Ji-sung

    Park Ji-sung joined Man United from PSV in 2005, winning 4 PL titles and the 2008 CL. First Asian to win the CL.

  8. How many Premier League title winner's medals did Wayne Rooney collect during his Manchester United career?

    • 5
    • 6
    • 3
    • 4
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    Answer: 5

    Rooney won the Premier League five times with United: 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2012-13.

  9. Which 18-year-old England star announced himself with four goals at Euro 2004 before a broken metatarsal ended his tournament in the quarter-final?

    • Wayne Rooney
    • Steven Gerrard
    • Frank Lampard
    • Michael Owen
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    Answer: Wayne Rooney

    Rooney scored twice against Switzerland and twice against Croatia in the group stage at Euro 2004, then broke a metatarsal in the quarter-final defeat to hosts Portugal. He was named in UEFA's Team of the Tournament.

  10. Wayne Rooney scored a spectacular overhead kick to beat which rival at Old Trafford in February 2011?

    • Chelsea
    • Liverpool
    • Arsenal
    • Manchester City
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    Answer: Manchester City

    Rooney's bicycle kick settled the Manchester derby 2-1 and is regularly voted among the Premier League's greatest goals.

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Wayne Rooney quiz — FAQ

Which clubs did Wayne Rooney play for?
Rooney came through at Everton and made his senior debut there in 2002. He joined Manchester United in 2004, where he spent thirteen seasons and became the club's all-time top scorer, before returning to Everton in 2017. He finished his playing career with DC United in Major League Soccer and then as player-coach at Derby County, retiring in 2021.
What did Wayne Rooney win, and which records does he hold?
With Manchester United he won five Premier League titles, the Champions League in 2008, the Europa League, an FA Cup, four League Cups and the Club World Cup. He is United's all-time record goalscorer with 253 goals, and he was England's all-time leading scorer with 53 goals until Harry Kane surpassed the mark.
Is the Wayne Rooney quiz free to play?
Yes. The Wayne Rooney quiz is completely free and plays right in your browser with no sign-up and no download. If you want more, the Ball IQ app adds over 4,000 football questions, a daily football word game and multiplayer modes.
How hard is the Wayne Rooney quiz?
It scales from easy to hard. Early questions cover the headline facts most fans know, then it works up to deeper detail on his transfers, his Everton return, his MLS and Derby spells and his England career. Every answer is explained, so you learn the story behind each one as you go.
About the Wayne Rooney quiz

Wayne Rooney is the Croxteth teenager who grew into English football's defining forward of his generation, a player whose career ran from a wonder goal at 16 to the top of two record books. He burst out of Everton's academy, moved to Manchester United in 2004 for a fee that made him the most expensive teenager in the world, spent thirteen trophy-laden seasons at Old Trafford, then closed the loop with a final Everton spell before playing out his career at DC United and Derby County. If you can still picture the scruffy kid curling one past David Seaman to end Arsenal's unbeaten run, this quiz is built for you.

The numbers are the kind fans quote from memory. Rooney is Manchester United's all-time leading goalscorer with 253 goals across 559 appearances, a tally that edged him past Sir Bobby Charlton. For England he won 120 caps and scored 53 goals, and for the best part of a decade he stood as his country's all-time top scorer before Harry Kane finally passed the mark. Add it all up and his senior career cleared 360 goals for club and country.

Expect the full spread. There are questions on the record-breaking 2004 transfer to United and the hat-trick debut against Fenerbahce that announced it, on his five Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League, on the overhead kick against Manchester City that still tops best-goal polls, and on the England years from Euro 2004 breakthrough to captaincy. The difficulty scales from gentle openers any fan will nail up to deep cuts on his Everton return, his DC United and Derby County chapters, and his later move into management.

Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you finish knowing more than when you started, and the whole thing is free to play right in your browser with no sign-up. If it leaves you wanting more, the Ball IQ app carries over 4,000 football questions, a daily football word game, and multiplayer modes where you can put your knowledge up against friends.