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#3 Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney needs no introduction. After all, he is the 16-year-old who ended Arsenal’s 30-match unbeaten run with a scintillating goal to beat David Seaman.
Aged 18, Rooney signed for Manchester United and the deal made him the most expensive teenager at that time.
Rooney’s debut for United came on 28 September 2004 in a Champions League game against Fenerbahce. The young Englishman marked his debut with a hat-trick and an assist in an eventual 6-2 win over the Turkish giants.
His hat-trick made him the second youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League – a record which he still holds.
Wayne Rooney has evolved from that 18-year-old to the captain of both Manchester United and England. He is also now the leading goal scorer for England and just six goals short of becoming Manchester United’s all-time leading goal scorer.
