George Marsh (footballer, born 1998)

George Owen Marsh (born 5 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.

George Marsh
Personal information
Full name George Owen Marsh[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998
Place of birth Pembury, Kent, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Leyton Orient (loan) 26 (0)
2021– AFC Wimbledon 52 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:30, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Marsh was born in Pembury, Kent, and raised in Hawkhurst, attending Robertsbridge Community College.[2]

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Marsh joined the Tottenham Hotspur Academy in 2015.[2] After making 4 appearances for the U21 team in the EFL Trophy at the start of the 2018–19 season, he made his senior debut on 4 January 2019 in the FA Cup against Tranmere Rovers.[3] He extended his contract with Tottenham for two more years in June 2019.[4]

On 19 August 2019, Marsh went on loan to Leyton Orient until January 2020.[5] The deal was extended until the end of the 2019–20 season on 6 January 2020.[6] Tottenham announced that Marsh will be released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]

AFC Wimbledon

On 6 July 2021, Marsh joined League One side AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer.[8] After 60 appearances in all competitions Marsh confirmed he was leaving Wimbledon upon the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.[9]

Playing style

Marsh has been described by Tottenham Hotspur as "a tenacious, tough-tackling holding midfielder who can also play in the back line".[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2018–19[10] Premier League 001000000[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[11] 00000000—00
Total 001000000010
Leyton Orient (loan) 2019–20[12] League Two 2600000003[lower-alpha 1]0290
AFC Wimbledon 2021-22 League One 28 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 32 0
2022-23 League Two 25 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 0
Total 53 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 62 0
Career total 79030300070920
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Leyton Orient" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "Profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. Matthew Henry (4 January 2019). "Tranmere Rovers 0 - 7 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Marsh pens new deal with Tottenham". Ham&High. 12 June 2019.
  5. "George Marsh: Leyton Orient sign Tottenham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019.
  6. "Marsh extends loan deal". Leyton Orient. 6 January 2020.
  7. "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. "George Marsh: AFC Wimbledon sign former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. Brack, Edmund (9 May 2023). "Midfielder released by AFC Wimbledon". Londonnewsonline.Co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  10. "Games played by George Marsh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. "Games played by George Marsh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  12. "Games played by George Marsh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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