Wayne Rooney’s 15 most iconic career moments as he joins PL Hall of Fame

Wayne Rooney was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame earlier this week.

The award honours retired players who have achieved exceptional levels of success during their time in the English top-flight.

And if anyone should be inducted to the group, which features stars like David Beckham, Eric Cantona and Roy Keane, the former Manchester United striker should be in there too.

While the 26-year-old holds the record as the Red Devil’s all-time leading goal scorer, he is also the Premier League’s second-highest scorer with 208 league goals to his name, trailing Alan Shearer, who tops the chart with 260 goals.

And the man from Merseyside has scored some cracking strikes during his stints at Everton, Manchester United, Derby County and in the MLS with DC United.

Inspired by FourFourTwo, we thought we’d throwback to some of the striker’s greatest moments during his club and international careers.

While it’s not been easy narrowing down Rooney’s greatest moments to the list below, we’ve shortlisted 15 highlights from his career that show just how much of an incredible footballer the Liverpudlian was.

15. His assist for DC United

While we all know him for his insane goalscoring records, Rooney’s ability to pick out an assist from anywhere on the pitch was sublime, and he evidenced this in his later playing years, putting in this insane cross-field pass while playing for DC United.

14. His assist for Robin van Persie

But he did something very similar against Aston Villa back in 2013, where he teed up Van Persie with an amazing lob pass that the Dutchman volleyed into the back of the net.

13. His Champions League goal vs Barcelona

While the game ended on a sour note for Manchester United, Rooney’s equaliser in the