Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
A Manchester United player from the age of seven, he scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 and his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later.
He also scored in his first Manchester derby match, his first EFL Cup match and his first UEFA Champions League match. With United, Rashford has so far won the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Europa League.
Marcus Rashford honoured at SPOTY for raising awareness of child food poverty
mirror.co.ukMarcus Rashford has been honoured with the Panel Special Award at the BBC Sports Personality show this Sunday evening in recognition of his work to tackle child food poverty.
The Manchester United forward, 23, successfully campaigned for the government to extend the free school meals scheme over the summer during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Englishman's efforts also helped FareShare - the charity which tackles food poverty and waste - feed over 4.2million people.
Rashford was not shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, as the judging panel agreed his efforts should be recognised with a special award. "Marcus' endeavour to give a voice to those who find themselves in a situation that he too is familiar with has been
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