George Maris

George Maris

Personal information
Full name	George Thomas Maris[1]
Date of birth	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mansfield Town
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2014	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Barnsley	3	(0)
2015	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	9	(0)
2015	→ Guiseley (loan)	7	(0)
2016	→ Lincoln City (loan)	13	(2)
2016–2020	Cambridge United	132	(20)
2020–	Mansfield Town	159	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 (UTC)

George Thomas Maris (born 6 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.

Career

Maris began his career at Barnsley at under-15 level, signing his first professional contract on 29 May 2014 after a 20-goal season for the under-18s.^[3]

On 30 January 2015, he went on a one-month youth loan to Nuneaton Town in the Conference Premier.^[4] He started on his senior debut the following day, in a 1–0 loss at Forest Green Rovers.^[5] On 28 February, he played in their 1–0 win over Welling United two days after his loan had expired; this resulted in Nuneaton receiving a three-point deduction.^[6] He played nine matches in total, without scoring, in a season which ended with relegation.

Maris was first included in a Barnsley matchday squad on 25 April 2015, for their League One fixture against fellow Yorkshiremen Bradford City at Valley Parade; he replaced Luke Berry for the final 13 minutes of a 1–0 loss.^[7] Eight days later he made his first professional start at Oakwell, as his team concluded their season with a 5–0 rout of Rochdale.^[8]

On 1 February 2016, Maris was signed on loan for the rest of the season by Lincoln City.^[9]

On 3 June 2016 Maris signed a one-year deal with League Two club Cambridge United.^[10] He made his debut for the club against Barnet F.C on 6 August 2016, a 1–1 draw at the Abbey Stadium. Maris scored his first goal for the club away at Wycombe Wanderers in a 2–1 loss 19 November 2016. He later signed a contract extension for a further two years in April 2017.^[11]

He was offered a new contract by Cambridge United at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[12]

On 28 July 2020, Maris signed a two-year contract with League Two side Mansfield Town after joining the club for an undisclosed fee.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 02 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2014–15[14]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2015–16[15]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Nuneaton Borough (loan)	2014–15[16]	Conference Premier	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
Guiseley (loan)	2015–16[16]	National League	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2015–16[16]	National League	13	2	0	0	—		0	0	13	2
Cambridge United	2016–17[17]	League Two	23	4	1	0	1	0	2[a]	0	27	4
	2017–18[18]	League Two	40	10	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	42	10
	2018–19[19]	League Two	39	5	1	1	1	0	3[a]	1	44	7
	2019–20[20]	League Two	30	1	2	0	2	0	3[a]	0	37	1
	Total		132	20	5	1	4	0	9	1	150	22
Mansfield Town	2020–21[21]	League Two	40	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	44	1
	2021–22[16]	League Two	37	3	3	0	1	0	2[b]	0	43	3
	2022–23[22]	League Two	34	4	2	0	1	0	4[a]	1	41	5
	2023–24[23]	League Two	32	9	1	0	4	0	3[a]	0	40	9
	Total		144	17	9	0	7	0	9	1	169	18
Career total			308	39	15	1	11	0	18	2	352	42

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs

Honors

Mansfield Town

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2023–24^[24]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Mansfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. "George Maris Decedat:28 octombrie 2020". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "George Maris signs first professional contract for Barnsley Football Club". Barnsley F.C. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
4. "Nuneaton Town sign Barnsley's Maris and Notts' Whitehouse". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
5. "Forest Green 1-0 Nuneaton". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
6. Poole, Alan (7 April 2015). "Nuneaton Town facing relegation after points deduction". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
7. "Bradford 1-0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
8. "Barnsley 5-0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
9. "Barnsley: Lincoln City sign George Maris on loan for rest of season". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
10. "Cambridge United swoop for George Maris and David Gregory". Cambridge News. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. "George Maris: Cambridge United midfielder signs new deal". BBC Sport. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
12. "David Forde: Cambridge United release former Millwall keeper". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
13. "Rollin Menayese and George Maris: Mansfield Town sign Bristol Rovers defender and Cambridge United midfielder for undisclosed fees". BBC Sport. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
14. "Games played by George Maris in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
15. "Games played by George Maris in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
16. George Maris at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
17. "Games played by George Maris in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
18. "Games played by George Maris in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
19. "Games played by George Maris in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
20. "Games played by George Maris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
21. "Games played by George Maris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
22. "Games played by George Maris in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
23. "Games played by George Maris in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
24. https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2024/april/boss-character-was-central-to-promotion/ ^{[bare URL]}

External links

• George Maris at Soccerway