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.
Manchester's own Marcus Rashford MBE has helped launch an initiative to help improve young people’s confidence around money.
The new programme, Thrive, is launching this Easter at the Norbrook youth club in Manchester and will include workshops designed to help young people talk about money and improve their confidence around money issues.
The youth club is home turf for the Manchester United star as it is the club he attended as a teenager. However, this is not the only place Thrive is being launched as similar programmes are taking place across the country. Read more: Ralf Rangnick's surprise Marcus Rashford decision confirmed what Manchester United fans think Rashford has teamed up with the National Youth Agency and NatWest Thrive for the programme.
The partnership of NatWest, Marcus Rashford and the National Youth Agency’s aims to help the 67 per cent of young people who say they worry about money.
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