1985: Born October 24, Liverpool.

2002: August 17 - Makes Premiership debut in Everton's season-opening 2-2 draw at Southampton.

October 1: Scores first goals at senior level with two in 3-0 Worthington Cup win at Wrexham.

October 19: Nets first Premiership goal with stunning late winner as Everton overcome champions Arsenal at Goodison Park.

December 26: Receives first red card of his Premiership career at Birmingham.

2003: January 17 - Signs new deal to stay at Everton until the end of 2005-06 season.

February 12: Rooney becomes youngest player to win a full England cap when he appears as a second-half substitute against Australia.

April 2: Named in starting line-up for crucial Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey at the Stadium of Light and shines as England win 2-0.

September 6: At 17 years and 317 days, becomes England's youngest goalscorer with equaliser in England's match in Macedonia.

2004: June 24 - Substituted after 27 minutes of Euro 2004 quarter-final against Portugal with what turns out to be a cracked metatarsal. The player had earlier scored four goals in the competition.

August 27: Hands in transfer request to Everton.

August 31: Arrives at Manchester United training ground for medical and the club confirm they have completed his signing for £27million just over four hours short of the deadline.

September 28: Scores a stunning hat-trick - his first senior treble - in a 6-2 victory over Fenerbahce in the Champions League, on his United debut.

2005: April 24 - On the day he scores a stunning winner against Newcastle, named PFA Young Player of the Year.

2006: February 26 - Scores twice as Manchester United beat Wigan 4-0 in Carling Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Rooney's first senior trophy.

April 23: Named PFA Young Player of the Year for the second successive year.

April 29: Carried off during defeat at Chelsea and subsequently ruled out for six weeks with a broken fourth metatarsal in his right foot - with the start of the World Cup less than six weeks away.

June 8: Eriksson insists the last say on the player's fitness ``is Rooney's and mine''.

June 10: With Rooney on the bench but unused, England beat Paraguay 1-0 in their opening game.

July 1: Sent off in the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal after appearing to stamp on the groin of Ricardo Carvalho and then push Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.

July 7: Suspended for two matches following his sending-off against Portugal in the World Cup quarter-final and fined £2,400.

August 4: Dismissed in pre-season friendly with Porto, picking up three-match domestic ban.

August 20: Started the Barclays Premiership season with two goals in 5-1 rout of Fulham - before starting ban.

November 25: Signs a two-year extension to his existing United contract in a deal designed to keep him at Old Trafford until 2012.

2007: May 5: Wins first Premiership winners medal after the Red Devils are confirmed as champions.

August 12: Limps from the field shortly before half-time in the season opener against Reading. The club later confirmed the striker had suffered a hairline fracture of the left foot.

August 13: United confirm Rooney will miss two months of football as he recovers.

November 9: Ruled out of action for four weeks with an ankle injury, keeping him out of England's qualifier with Croatia.

2008: November 30: Scores 100th club goal of his career in Manchester derby.

December 15: UEFA decide not to take disciplinary action against Rooney over an apparent stamp on Aalborg's Kasper Risgard.

2009: October 11: Pulls out of England squad for World Cup qualifier against Belarus after suffering a calf strain against Ukraine.