Marcus Rashford

CTL-E-5890 · Person · other · 1997–present

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Combined Graph record U-07138 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5890.

Marcus Rashford, born on 31 October 1997 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, is an English forward for Manchester United and the England national team. A United academy product from the age of seven, he scored twice on his first-team debut against Midtjylland in February 2016 and twice more on his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later, then scored on his England debut that May, becoming the youngest English player to score in his first senior international match. With United he has won the Europa League, FA Cups and EFL Cups. Off the pitch, his 2020 campaign on child food poverty — drawing on his own childhood experience of food insecurity — persuaded the UK government to extend free school meal vouchers over the summer holidays, and he was appointed MBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours. After a loan at Aston Villa in 2025, he spent 2025–26 on loan at Barcelona, winning La Liga, and returned to Manchester United in summer 2026 after Barcelona declined its purchase option.

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• Also known as: Marcus Rashford MBE

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Sources

• Associated Press, via Sportsnet (November 2021) — received his MBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle for the campaign that persuaded the government to provide free meals to disadvantaged children during the pandemic; benefited more than 1 million children in England; drew on his own experience growing up in a low-income household — https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/marcus-rashford-honoured-mbe-fighting-child-poverty/ (primary source · build store)
• Associated Press, via NBC Sports (10 October 2020) — named an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for the children's meals campaign; June 2020 government U-turn on summer meal vouchers — https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/queen-honors-marcus-rashford-with-mbe-childrens-meals-campaign (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia (via SportsLib mirror) — forward for Manchester United and England; academy from age seven; two goals on first-team and European debut vs Midtjylland (February 2016) and on Premier League debut vs Arsenal; scored on England debut May 2016; two FA Cups, two EFL Cups, Community Shield and Europa League with United; loans to Aston Villa (2025) and Barcelona, winning the 2025–26 La Liga title — http://sportslib.net/football/feed_fbvods.php?idx_no=1226 (build store)
• SportsRation (2026) — bid farewell to Barcelona at the end of the season-long loan and returned to Manchester United for pre-season after Barcelona decided not to activate the purchase option; 49 appearances, 14 goals in 2025–26 — https://sportsration.com/marcus-rashford-bids-farewell-to-barcelona-after-loan/ (build store)

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