Louie Marsh

Louie Marsh
Personal information
Full name Louie Joseph Marsh[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Sheffield, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Number 34
Youth career
2010–2023 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Sheffield United 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2024– England U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Louie Joseph Marsh (born 2 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Sheffield United and the England U20 national team.

Career

Marsh is a youth product of Sheffield United, and worked his way up their youth categories.[3]

On 4 August 2020, he signed a scholarship contract with the club [4] and in May 2022, he was offered another contract.[5] He scored 24 goals in all competitions during the 2022–23 season including 23 in the Professional Development League, garnering him attention from other clubs.[6]

After a prolific start in the Professional Development League for the 2023–24 season which included scoring two consecutive hat-tricks, Marsh started training with the senior Sheffield United side in August 2023 and appeared on the bench for a couple of Premier League matches.[7] He then made his senior and professional debut with Sheffield United as a substitute in a 0–0 (3–2) EFL Cup loss to Lincoln City on 30 August 2023.[8] before joining Doncaster Rovers on loan on transfer deadline day.

He scored his first goal for Sheffield United on 13 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Wrexham.[9]

On the 30th of August 2024, Marsh was called up to the England U20 squad to replace an injury.[10]

On the 6th of September 2024, Marsh made his England U20 debut as a 90th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Turkey U20 (friendly).[11]

References

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2022/23" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Spotlight on latest Sheffield United starlet as he issues timely reminder of talent".
  3. ^ Hemmingham, Nathan (21 February 2023). "'Undoubted quality' - Sheffield United starlet Louie Marsh has bright future". YorkshireLive.
  4. ^ Charlesworth, Ricky (4 August 2020). "Sheffield United reward eight youngsters with maiden professional deals". YorkshireLive.
  5. ^ Holt, Matthew (24 May 2022). "Sheffield United announce end of season retained list as Filip Uremovic departs". YorkshireLive.
  6. ^ Staniland, Jake (30 August 2023). "Louie Marsh attracting several EFL clubs over loan move". Sheff United Way.
  7. ^ "Paul Heckingbottom's challenge to in-form Louie Marsh". Yardbarker. 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Sheff Utd out of EFL Cup on penalties to Lincoln" – via www.bbc.com.
  9. ^ "Sheffield United 4-2 Wrexham". BBC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ Association, The Football. "England Men's Elite League squad named for September internationals". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ^ Sofascore. "Türkiye U20 vs England U20 live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.