Ross Marshall

Ross Marshall
Personal information
Full name Ross Steven Marshall[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Norwich, England[2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Dulwich Hamlet
Youth career
2014 Broxbourne Borough
2014–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2018 → Lowestoft Town (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Braintree Town (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 Maidstone United 21 (1)
2020–2022 Stevenage 20 (0)
2022 → Barnet (loan) 16 (0)
2022–2024 Torquay United 61 (5)
2024– Dulwich Hamlet 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:44, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Ross Steven Marshall (born 9 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dulwich Hamlet. He plays both in central defence and as a defensive midfielder.

Marshall started his career in the academy at Broxbourne Borough before joining Ipswich Town in 2014. Whilst in Ipswich's academy, he had two youth loan spells; firstly at Lowestoft Town in 2018 and then at Braintree Town a year later. Marshall was not offered a professional contract by Ipswich and subsequently signed for National League South club Maidstone United in October 2019. After spending the 2019–20 season at Maidstone, he joined Stevenage of League Two in July 2020.

Career

Early career

Marshall began his career playing in the academy for Broxbourne Borough in the Eastern Junior Alliance before joining Ipswich Town's youth system in July 2014.[4][5] He became a full-time academy player at Ipswich when he signed a two-year scholarship in July 2016.[6] Whilst still in Ipswich's academy, Marshall was loaned out to Lowestoft Town on 16 March 2018, joining on a youth loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[7] At the end of that season, in July 2018, Marshall's scholarship at Ipswich was extended for a further year, running until June 2019.[6] He was sent out on loan to National League club Braintree Town in January 2019, although he did not make any appearances for the club during the loan agreement.[8] Marshall was released by Ipswich after not being offered a professional contract in June 2019.[6]

Maidstone United

Following his release from Ipswich, Marshall signed a one-year deal with National League South club Maidstone United on 11 October 2019.[5] The move meant that he would be playing under the management of Hakan Hayrettin, who had previously managed Marshall during his loan spell at Braintree.[5] Marshall made his Maidstone debut a day after signing, playing the whole match in a 1–1 draw away at Bath City.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home victory over Dulwich Hamlet on 28 December 2019.[10] Marshall went on to make 25 appearances in all competitions throughout the 2019–20 season, scoring once.[2]

Stevenage

After one season at Maidstone, Marshall signed for League Two club Stevenage on 10 July 2020.[3] He made his debut in the club's 3–0 home victory over Oldham Athletic on 19 September 2020, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in the match.[11] Marshall joined National League club Barnet on loan on 18 February 2022, signing an agreement until the end of the 2021–22 season.[12] He made 18 appearances during his loan at Barnet before returning to Stevenage, who made him available for transfer at the end of the season.[13]

Torquay

On 5 July 2022, Marshall signed for National League club Torquay United.

Style of play

He has played as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder during his career.[3][14] Upon signing for Stevenage, manager Alex Revell described Marshall as a "strong, combative defensive midfielder".[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2017–18[2] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[2] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lowestoft Town (loan) 2017–18[15] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19[2] National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Maidstone United 2019–20[2] National League South 21 1 2 0 — 1[a] 0 24 1
Stevenage 2020–21[16] League Two 15 0 1 0 0 0 3[b] 0 19 0
2021–22[17] League Two 5 0 0 0 1 0 2[b] 1 8 1
Total 20 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 27 1
Barnet (loan) 2021–22[2] National League 16 0 — — 2[c] 0 18 0
Career total 60 1 3 0 1 0 8 1 73 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Soccerway – Ross Marshall". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ross Marshall: Stevenage sign midfielder from Maidstone United". BBC Sport. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Maidstone United sign former Ipswich Town midfielder". Kent Online. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Marshall makes Maidstone move". Maidstone United F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Pride of Anglia – Ross Marshall". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Trawlerboys sign duo". Lowestoft Town F.C. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Ross Marshall in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Bath City 1–1 Maidstone United". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Maidstone United 4–1 Dulwich Hamlet". Soccerway. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Stevenage 3–0 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Ross Marshall joins on loan!". Barnet F.C. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  13. ^ Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2021/22
  14. ^ "Ross Marshall becomes latest Boro recruit". Stevenage F.C. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Lowestoft Town – Appearances – Ross Marshall – 2017–2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ross Marshall in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Ross Marshall in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.