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Marcus Rashford is an English professional footballer, who was born on 31st of October, 1997 in Manchester, England. He currently plays for Manchester United in the Premier League. He made his club career debut with Manchester United in the year 2016 in a 5-1 victory. He scored twice on his debut game in the second half marking his presence.
Here are some of the interesting achievements and awards that Rashford holds:
1.Youngest Manchester United player to reach 15 European goals:
Marcus Rashford became the youngest Manchester United player to score 15 goals in European competitions at the age of 23 years and 24 days. He accomplished this feat after scoring against RB Leipzig in a 5-0 victory in October 2020.
2. Fewest minutes played to score a hat-trick in Champions League
Marcus Rashford set yet another record in the 5-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig. He was not only the first player off the bench to score a hat-trick in the second half, but he was also the fastest. The striker only needed 27 minutes to score all three goals, which is the shortest time in the competition’s history.
3. Received High Sheriff award:
Marcus was awarded a High Sheriff Special Recognition Award on 27 May, to acknowledge his outstanding contribution to the community of Greater Manchester during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
4. Youngest English player to score on his international debut
Rashford scored on his Premier League, European, and League Cup debuts, as well as his England international debut. Rashford scored for England in a 2-1 friendly win over Australia on May 27, 2016.
Rashford’s goal made him the youngest English player to score on his debut, at the age of 18 years, 6 months, and 26 days.
5. Footballer of the year 2020:
He ended up winning the ‘Footballer of the year’ award in 2020 for the impact he had on and off the field, from helping various communities through his charitable work to convincing Borris Johnson to implement the COVID summer food fund.
Rashford has been an inspiration to many, whether it’s his talent on the field or his hard work off the field, he is a person everyone looks up to. His achievements and records speak for himself.
We hope to see him break records and achieve the impossible as his career progresses.