Marcus Rashford: The ridiculous statistics…

Matt Stead

We have previously detailed the ridiculous statistics produced by Cristiano RonaldoRomelu LukakuLuis SuarezLeicester, Manchester UnitedPaul PogbaHarry Kane and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Now it’s time for that there boy wonder.

 

* Marcus Rashford has scored on his debut in the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League and League Cup for Manchester United, as well as his debut for England Under-21s and the England senior team.

* He also scored in his first Manchester derby, becoming the youngest scorer in the fixture in the Premier League era.

 

Most Premier League goals as a teenager

Michael Owen – 46
Robbie Fowler – 35
Wayne Rooney – 30
Nicolas Anelka – 19
Francis Jeffers – 17
Alan Smith – 17
Chris Bart-Williams – 14
Romelu Lukaku – 14
Raheem Sterling – 14
Emile Heskey – 13
Robbie Keane – 12
MARCUS RASHFORD (turns 20 in 48 days) – 12
Jermain Defoe – 11
Nick Barmby – 10
Kevin Gallen – 10
Kelechi Iheanacho – 10

 

Age at 10th Premier League goal

Michael Owen – 18y 1m 24d
Wayne Rooney – 18y 2m 4d
Francis Jeffers – 18y 8m 7d
Robbie Fowler – 18y 11m 4d
Alan Smith – 18y 11m 18d
Emile Heskey – 19y 4m 0d
Raheem Sterling – 19y 4m 12d
MARCUS RASHFORD – 19y 5m 6d
Robbie Keane – 19y 6m 7d
Kevin Gallen – 19y 6m 18d
Jermain Defoe – 19y 6m 20d
Nicolas Anelka – 19y 7m 11d
Ryan Giggs – 19y 8m 17d
Chris Bart-Williams – 19y 8m 24d
Romelu Lukaku – 19y 8m 29d
Nick Barmby – 19y 11m 11d
Kelechi Iheanacho – 19y 11m 14d

 

Fewest appearances to reach 10 Premier League goals as a teenager

Robbie Fowler – 18
Robbie Keane – 18
Francis Jeffers – 25
Michael Owen – 26
Alan Smith – 30
Kelechi Iheanacho – 30
Kevin Gallen – 32
Romelu Lukaku – 32
Jermain Defoe – 35
Emile Heskey – 36
MARCUS RASHFORD – 36
Nick Barmby – 37
Nicolas Anelka – 40
Ryan Giggs – 42
Wayne Rooney – 50
Raheem Sterling – 57
Chris Bart-Williams – 60

 

Most Premier League goals for Manchester United as a teenager

Wayne Rooney – 15
Ryan Giggs – 12
MARCUS RASHFORD (turns 20 in 48 days) – 12
Cristiano Ronaldo – 8
Adnan Januzaj – 4
Federico Macheda – 4
James Wilson – 3

 

* Marcus Rashford is the third-youngest England goalscorer of all-time, and the youngest to score in his first senior match.

* Marcus Rashford is the youngest player to represent England at a European Championships, beating Wayne Rooney’s 12-year record by four days.

* Marcus Rashford is the third-youngest Manchester United goalscorer in Premier League history, behind Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck.

* Marcus Rashford is Manchester United’s youngest ever goalscorer in European competition (18y 117d), his brace against FC Midtjylland in February 2016 breaking George Best’s 51-year record (18y 158d).

* Marcus Rashford came runner-up to Portugal’s Renato Sanches in the Golden Boy award for best European player under the age of 21 in October 2016.

* Marcus Rashford made the most appearances of any Manchester United player in the 2016/17 season (53).

* Marcus Rashford has won four trophies in 77 games for Manchester United – one every 19.25 games.