George Owen Marsh (born 5 November 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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, for club

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

Early and personal life

Marsh was born in

Pembury Pembury is a large village in Kent, in the south east of England, with a population of 6,128 at the 2011 census. It lies just to the north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The village centre, including the village green and High Street area is a ...

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, and raised in

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, attending

Robertsbridge Community College Robertsbridge Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Robertsbridge in the English county of East Sussex. It was established in 1955 as Robertsbridge County Secondary School, and was renamed Robertsbridge Community Coll ...

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Marsh joined the Tottenham Hotspur Academy in 2015. After making 6 appearances for the U21 team in the

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in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, he made his senior debut on 4 January 2019 in the

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against

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

. He extended his contract with Tottenham for two more years in June 2019. On 19 August 2019, Marsh went on loan to

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

until January 2020. The deal was extended until the end of the 2019–20 season on 6 January 2020. Tottenham announced that Marsh would be released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.

AFC Wimbledon

On 6 July 2021, Marsh joined

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side

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...

on a free transfer. March debut for the club occurred on the opening day of the season away against Doncaster Rovers which Wimbledon won 2–1. After 60 appearances in all competitions Marsh confirmed he was leaving Wimbledon upon the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.

AEL Limassol

In July 2023, Marsh joined

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side

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

on a two-year deal.

Larne

In August 2024

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of the

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in Northern Ireland reported they had signed March after he had departed AEL Limassol. He was assigned the shirt number 15.

Dagenham & Redbridge

In June 2025, Marsh returned to England, joining recently relegated

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side

on a two-year deal.

Playing style

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

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, George 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Pembury Footballers from Kent English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players AEL Limassol players Larne F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players English Football League players Cypriot First Division players NIFL Premiership players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century English sportsmen