Marcus Rashford is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United and the England national team. He played at the UEFA Euro 2016 as the tournament’s youngest player, and also represented England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Rashford has been praised for using his platform to be a political activist and drive societal change. He was recognised as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2020. He is of Kittitian descent, with his grandmother being born on the island of Saint Kitts.
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Marcus Rashford MBE is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United and the England national team. A Manchester United player from the age of seven, Rashford scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016. He also scored in his first Manchester derby match, his first EFL Cup match and his first UEFA Champions League match. He played at the UEFA Euro 2016 as the tournament’s youngest player, and also represented England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Rashford has been praised for using his platform to be a political activist and drive societal change. For his efforts, he was recognised as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2020. He is of Kittitian descent, with his grandmother being born on the island of Saint Kitts. He has two brothers named Dwaine Maynard and Dane Rashford, both of whom went on to represent him professionally. In 2014, The Guardian named him as Manchester United’s best prospect in the 2014 Next Generation, saying that his \”total-football style gives him a fair chance of going all the way\”. —Rashford’s idol Ronaldo hailed him after his breakthrough in 2016. Aged just 18 years and 141 days, he made his mark as the youngest ever scorer in a Manchester derby in the Premier League era. He spent a week training with Manchester City before he joined the academy system at Manchester United at the aged of seven. He was part of the Manchester United under-15 squad which finished second in the 23rd annual Marveld tournament in 2012.
In April 2016, he scored the only goal in the Manchester derby, his team’s first away league win over Manchester City since 2012. He later led the line in the FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace on 21 May, which ended in a 2–1 victory marking United’s 12th FA Cup win and Rashford’s first piece of silverware. On 30 May, he signed a new contract at the club worth £20,000 a week, which would keep him until 2020, with an option to extend it for a further year. He scored his first goal of the season on 27 August 2016, against Watford, in a 3–1 league defeat to Hull City. On 27 September 2016, Rashford was given the number 19 by new manager José Mourinho, marking his place as part of United’s senior squad for the new season. He made his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later, making him the third youngest scorer for United in Premier League history after Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck. In February 2017, he won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award for his eight goals in 18 appearances, despite only debuting in February. In March, he helped United advance to the semi-final of the Europa League, where he scored twice and provided the assist for the other goal against West Ham United. On 13 April 2017, he scored a fantastic curled goal in a second round FA Cup sixth-round replay against WestHam United.
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