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'''Marcus Rashford''' (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].
'''Marcus "The Boy" Rashford''' (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].


==Club career==
==Club career==

Revision as of 17:13, 3 April 2016

Marcus Rashford
Personal information
Full name Marcus Rashford[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Wythenshawe, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 39
Youth career
2003–2005 Fletcher Moss Rangers
2005–2016 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Manchester United 4 (3)
International career‡
2012–2013 England U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 2 (0)
2016– England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016

Marcus "The Boy" Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United.

Club career

Manchester United

Born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Rashford began playing football for Fletcher Moss Rangers at the age of five and joined the academy system at Manchester United at the age of seven.[4][5]

2015–16 season

Rashford was named on the first-team bench for the first time on 21 November 2015 for a Premier League game against Watford, which Manchester United won 2–1.[6] On 25 February 2016, Rashford was a late addition to the Manchester United starting line-up for their UEFA Europa League round of 32, second leg tie against Midtjylland after Anthony Martial was injured in the warm-up; Rashford marked his first-team debut with two goals in the second half of a 5–1 win.[7] Rashford's goals made him Manchester United's youngest ever scorer in European competition, beating a record previously held by George Best.[8][9] Rashford made his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later; he again scored twice and provided the assist for the other goal in a 3–2 home victory, making him the third youngest scorer for United in Premier League history after Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck.[10] On 20 March, Rashford scored the only goal in the Manchester derby, his team's first away league win over Manchester City since 2013.[11] Aged just 18 years and 141 days, Rashford made his mark as the youngest ever scorer in a Manchester derby in the Premier League era,[12] and the first Manchester-born player to score in the derby since Danny Welbeck did in 2013.

These performances led to calls for him to represent England at UEFA Euro 2016. Manchester United academy coach Nicky Butt dismissed these calls, calling them premature and possibly harmful for the player's development.[13]

Career statistics

As of 20 March 2016
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2015–16[14] Premier League 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 8 5
Career total 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 8 5

References

  1. ^ "Clubs announce updated 2015/16 BPL squads". Premier League. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Marcus Rashford". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Player Profile - Marcus Rashford". premierleague.com. Premier League.
  4. ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (26 February 2016). "Marcus Rashford rejected Liverpool to join Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media.
  5. ^ "Marcus Rashford could have joined City instead of Manchester United". Mail Online. 26 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Watford 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ Johnston, Neil (25 February 2016). "Manchester United 5–1 FC Midtjylland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. ^ George Bellshaw (26 February 2016). "Marcus Rashford: 5 things you need to know about Man Utd's new hero – Metro News". Metro.
  9. ^ "Manchester United's Marcus Rashford Enjoys Dream Debut". Reuters. 25 February 2016 – via The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 28 February 2016.
  11. ^ Steinberg, Jacob (20 March 2016). "Manchester City v Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  12. ^ Jackson, Jamie (20 March 2016). "Louis van Gaal eyes fourth place after Manchester United close in on City". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  13. ^ Ornstein, David (14 March 2016). "Euro 2016 too early for Man Utd's Marcus Rashford - Nicky Butt". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Games played by Marcus Rashford in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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