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.
straight to your inbox every day for freeShola Shoretire says that he idolises Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood, two Manchester United academy graduates that he hopes to emulate by establishing himself in the first-team squad.Shoretire was included in the United matchday squad for the midweek win over Real Sociedad but did not come off the bench.Three days later, however, he was making his first-team debut after he was introduced in the 89th minute of a 3-1 win over Newcastle United for Marcus Rashford, who had previously opened the scoring with a brilliant solo goal.The 17-year-old is the latest in a long line of United academy graduates to break into the senior set-up, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer afterwards saying giving young players is.
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