Aiden Levi Marsh (born 5 May 2003) is an English professional

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who plays as a forward for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

Club career

Marsh began playing football with the youth academy of

before moving to

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...

at the age of 8 where he played as a

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. He returned to Barnsley's academy in 2014. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 11 September 2020. He made his professional debut with Barnsley coming on in the 78th minute for Matty Wolfe in a 0-1

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loss to

Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest ...

on 29 January 2022. On 12 September 2022, Marsh joined

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club

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

on loan until January. On 21 September 2023, Marsh joined National League club

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

on an initial one-month loan deal, which was extended for a further month in October. He made seven appearances for York City before being recalled by Barnsley in November. While on-loan with York, his parent club, Barnsley played

Horsham Horsham () is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

in the

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, drawing the game 3–3. Having returned to Barnsley three days after the cup tie, Marsh featured in the replay which Barnsley won 0-3. As

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rules state that only players who are eligible for the initial FA Cup tie can feature in any replay, on 22 November Barnsley were expelled from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.

International career

Marsh was called up to a training camp for the England U17s in November 2019.

References

External links

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Barnsley FC U23 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Aiden 2003 births Living people Footballers from Barnsley English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Barnsley F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players York City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen