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.
Matteo Darmian claims that Marcus Rashford can reach the levels of Paris Saint-Germain ace Kylian Mbappe and challenge for the Ballon d'Or.
Rashford is United's top scorer this season, with 19 goals in all competitions before a back injury cut short his season prior to the postponement of the Premier League campaign.
Darmian left United in the summer transfer window to return to Italy with Parma but has fond memories of playing alongside Rashford. "I still remember Marcus Rashford’s first session with the senior squad like it was yesterday," he told The Guardian. "I immediately thought: ‘wow, this is an incredible player’.
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