Rooney was included in Everton's first team squad for their training camp in Austria in the summer of 2002 and scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 friendly victory over SC Weiz on 15 July.
Rooney termasuk dalam skuat tim pertama Everton untuk kamp pelatihan mereka di Austria pada musim panas 2002 dan mencetak gol pertamanya untuk tim senior dalam kemenangan 3-1 atas SC Weiz pada tanggal 15 Juli.