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Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney returned to Everton Football Club in July 2017, 13 years after he had swapped Goodison Park for Old Trafford.

Having left for Manchester United as a teenager, he rejoined the Blues at the age of 31 as a five-time Premier League winner, signing a two-year contract at Goodison Park.

It was with the Toffees where he burst on to the scene, progressing from schoolboy to superstar in less than 12 months.

The Croxteth-born forward weighed in with eight goals in as many games during the Blues' FA Youth Cup run in 2002 - an achievement which earned a first-team chance at the start of the following season.