Overview
- Rooney, 16, disclosed Thursday on Instagram that he will miss the rest of the 2025/26 season and target a return for pre-season.
- His absence removes him from Manchester United U18s’ FA Youth Cup push and the U18 Premier League Cup final, with the squad set to continue those runs without him.
- The injury update arrived two days after he helped the U16s win the Premier League Shield 2-0 over Burnley at Carrington, where Wayne and Coleen Rooney watched from the stands.
- This season he earned promotion to the U18s, scored, and made his Old Trafford debut in January in the FA Youth Cup.
- Off the pitch he has a scholarship and recently signed with Triple S Sports ahead of pro eligibility next season, and after an earlier 2025 setback he now shifts to rehab as United’s academy pursues more silverware across age groups.