Marcus Rashford
Born: 31st October 1997
Birth Place: United Kingdom
Known for: Football and Charity work
Rashford won the ‘Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year’ award in the 2015–2016 season.
Rashford received a Pride of Britain Award in 2020 for his campaign to extend the free school meals (FSM) scheme over the summer.
Rashford was recognised as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2020 for his work for social change.
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Early Life
Marcus Rashford was born in England. His Dad is Robert and his Mum is Melanie. He has two brothers and one sister. His grandmother was born on Saint Kitts, which makes part of his family from the Caribbean.
When Marcus was five, he started playing football for a small club called Fletcher Moss Rangers. He was very good, and a scout saw him. At seven, he joined Manchester United’s youth academy, where young players train to become professional footballers.
Football Career
Marcus played his first big match for Manchester United’s main team in 2016. He scored two goals! He was very young but made history by being the youngest Premier League player to score twice on his debut, and the youngest player for United to score in a European competition.
He has played for England in big tournaments too, like Euro 2016 and the World Cups.
Current Team
Marcus doesn’t play for Manchester United at the moment. He is currently playing for Barcelona (in Spain) on loan. That means he belongs to Manchester United but is playing temporarily for Barcelona.
Social Change Activist
In 2019, Rashford started charity work by providing food for homeless people. In 2020, Rashford led a successful campaign to force a government to change their minds about free meals during the school summer holidays. This is to help parents that receive welfare support.
Due to his work on this important campaign, Rashford was awarded an MBE for his work.
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