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.
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020: Hero Marcus Rashford gets MBE after winning historic free school meals fight
thesun.co.ukCARING Marcus Rashford has netted an MBE for his heroic free school meals campaign — but warned Boris Johnson that his fight is “far from over”.
The England and Man United ace, 22, who forced ministers to feed 1.3 million of Britain’s poorest kids over the summer holidays, is urging them to extend the scheme to cover the next half-term.
Rashford said he was “honoured and humbled” to be awarded an MBE — and dedicated it to his mum Melanie. The young England striker is honoured in the Queen’s birthday list for services to vulnerable children.
When schools were forced to close because of Covid, the poorest children had their free school meals extended — but ministers vowed to cut off this vital support over the summer holidays.
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