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Wayne Rooney’s England career in numbers

FILE - This is a Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 file photo of England's Wayne Rooney, right, as he controls the ball in front of Slovenia's Branko Ilic, during their Euro 2016 Group E qualifying soccer match at Wembley Stadium, London,  England striker Wayne Rooney announced his immediate retirement from international football on Wednesday Aug. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Bogdan Maran/File)
FILE - This is a Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 file photo of England's Wayne Rooney, right, as he controls the ball in front of Slovenia's Branko Ilic, during their Euro 2016 Group E qualifying soccer match at Wembley Stadium, London, England striker Wayne Rooney announced his immediate retirement from international football on Wednesday Aug. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Bogdan Maran/File) FILE - This is a Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 file photo of England's Wayne Rooney, right, as he controls the ball in front of Slovenia's Branko Ilic, during their Euro 2016 Group E qualifying soccer match at Wembley Stadium, London, England striker Wayne Rooney announced his immediate retirement from international football on Wednesday Aug. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Bogdan Maran/File)

LONDON (AP) – England record-scorer Wayne Rooney retired from international duty on Wednesday to focus on his club career at Everton.

Here is a look at Rooney’s England career from 2003 to 2016 in numbers:

119 – England appearances, the most by an outfield player and six behind goalkeeper Peter Shilton’s all-time record.

71 – England wins in which Rooney appeared. There were 29 draws and 19 losses.

53 – Goals, an England scoring record.

7 – Only seven of his goals have come at international tournaments, four of them as an 18-year-old at the 2004 European Championship.

1 – Only scored once at a World Cup, against Uruguay in 2014.

6 – Major tournaments Rooney played at

17 – Age Rooney made his international debut as a substitute in a friendly against Australia in February 2003.

2 – Red cards, against Portugal at the 2006 World Cup and in a Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro.

6 – Managers Rooney played under at England: Sven-Goran Eriksson, Steve McClaren, Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate.