Did Wayne Rooney have a hair transplant?
Said he had a transplant
In short: In June 2011 Rooney said on Twitter that he had had a hair transplant ('I was going bald at 25, why not. I'm delighted with the result.'). Below: what 209 people on reddit believe. Those are opinions, mostly from comparing photos, not facts about him.
What he said on the record
“Rooney confirmed the news via Twitter: ''I was going bald at 25, why not. I'm delighted with the result.''”
“said his head was ''still a bit bruised and swollen.''”
Fox Sports (wire report), Jun 2011About this source: Wire report quoting Rooney's own tweet; The Sun's claim about a Harley Street visit is the paper's, not his.
What people on reddit think
209 people said something about his hair (2012–2026); 154 said how they think he got it:
- a transplant: 92% (142)
- medication only: 6% (10)
- his own, nothing done: 1% (1)
- not sure: 1% (1)
Of the 153 with a definite view, 10 pointed to photos or how his hairline looks, 6 to something he said himself, and 137 gave no reason or another one.
17 brought him up as proof that a transplant can look good, 83 as a warning or a result that went wrong.
Year by year
How many people on r/tressless and r/HairTransplants said something about his hair each year, and what those with a view believed. Each account counts once a year, with its latest view that year.
| Year | People | Said transplant | Said something else | No view |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 39 | 32 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
In their own words
Copied word for word from reddit. Opinions, not facts about him.
“Look at Wayne Rooney for an example of transplants young with no meds”
In Hair transplant without medication (reddit, Sept 2025)“alot of stars did it like salah and rooney look at their results”
“If anything Rooney started to decline *after* he got a hair transplant.”
In Henrikh Mkhitaryan is losing his hair (reddit, Oct 2018)“Rooney has admitted he is incredibly happy with his results”
“I agree that Rooney's hair is not ideal but considering that he was basically bald with thinning side hair at like 24, it's pretty impressive.”
In If celebs with millions are going bald what hope for mere mortals like us (reddit, Apr 2019)“Wayne Rooney continues to bald because his NATIVE hair continued to fall out, not the transplanted hair.”
In I am scared. HT hairs can fall as well. (reddit, Jul 2020)“Rooney is an obvious answer. Had barely any hair in the front his entire 20s, but got a transplant and now has a full head again.”
In have you ever noticed the hairline of football players? (reddit, Sept 2022)“Rooney transplant wasn't Bad at first, but it seems he didnt take fin to mantain hair”
In Kevin McHale - hair transplant? fin/min? thoughts? (reddit, Mar 2023)“if you look at Rooney, he still has a pretty strong hairline from when it was first repaired”
In Lebron hair transplant? (reddit, Jan 2024)“Wayne Rooney was mentioned as he's a classic case of what can happen if DHT blockers are not taken.”
In Anyone here maintained a transplant over 5-10 years? (reddit, Sept 2025)
Where it was discussed most
The threads where the most people talked about his hair.
- Rooney is actually a great example of why fin doesn’t “save” everyone (r/tressless, Dec 2025; 9 people)
- Transplanted hair falling out after 5 years (r/HairTransplants, Aug 2023; 6 people)
- Lebron James and Wayne Rooney's hair transplants -- and what it says about hair transplants in general (r/tressless, Jul 2016; 6 people)
- I don't belive a HT is for life. (r/HairTransplants, Oct 2023; 3 people)
- Footballers and their perfect hair (r/tressless, Aug 2023; 3 people)
- Steven Gerrard has always had an £8 council estate haircut yet has those fucking impenetrable Reganomic hair genes. How does the Norwood Reaper select his victims? (r/tressless, Mar 2022; 3 people)
- Famous men who’ve gotten transplants (r/HairTransplants, Jan 2022; 3 people)
- Wayne Rooney - Norwood 3 at age 7 (r/tressless, Jan 2022; 3 people)
Other celebrities
All celebrities compared: who said it themselves, and who didn’t.
- John Cena · Said he had a transplant
- Elon Musk · Nothing on the record
- Justin Bieber · Nothing on the record
- Steve Carell · Nothing on the record
- Matthew McConaughey · Denied a transplant
- Harry Styles · Nothing on the record
- LeBron James · Nothing on the record
- Jürgen Klopp · Said he had a transplant
- Jimmy Carr · Said he had a transplant
- James Nesbitt · Said he had a transplant
- Calum Best · Said he had a transplant
- Elton John · Said he had a transplant
- Gordon Ramsay · Said something else
- Jude Law · Nothing on the record
- David Beckham · Nothing on the record
- Cristiano Ronaldo · Nothing on the record
- Jeff Bezos · Nothing on the record
- Antonio Conte · Nothing on the record
If you are thinking about one yourself
Celebrities can pay any surgeon and have work redone, so their hair says little about what to expect yourself. The independent doctor directory lists published prices and checked credentials, hair transplant cost adds up a full trip, and before and after shows ordinary patients’ own results at 9+ months.
How this page was made
What he said comes from news archives, interviews and his own posts, archived when we quoted them; clinic marketing, tabloid claims and surgeons’ photo analyses are left out. The reddit part covers every live post and comment in r/tressless and r/HairTransplants that names him. Each account counts once, with its latest view; removed posts are left out and usernames are not shown. Data as of Oct 2026.
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