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.
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United have enjoyed more success from their academy than most. Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho are all examples of this.
Rashford has played over 400 times for United since breaking onto the scene in 2016. Garnacho and Mainoo are now key parts of Erik ten Hag's current team with Scott McTominay also a regular under the Dutchman before his recent move to Napoli.
However, there is a list of players who have graduated through the academy at Carrington who have made a career for themselves elsewhere.
Dwight McNeil, Andreas Pereira, Dean Henderson, Michael Keane, Danny Welbeck and Anthony Elanga are all regulars in the Premier League. READ MORE: Manchester United might regret £3.5m saving unless £100m transfer gamble pays off READ MORE: Manchester United have given short-term contract to someone Erik ten Hag might fear Mason Greenwood, who was tipped to follow in the footsteps of Rashford and be a regular in the first team, left the club for Marseille in the summer.
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