George Maris

George Thomas Maris (born 6 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League Two club Cambridge United.

George Maris
Personal information
Full name George Thomas Maris[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996[2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
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– Cambridge United 132 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:21, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2014–15[13] League One 2000000020
2015–16[14] League One 1000000010
Total 3000000030
Nuneaton Borough (loan) 2014–15[15] Conference Premier 9000—0090
Guiseley (loan) 2015–16[15] National League 7000—0070
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16[15] National League 13200—00132
Cambridge United 2016–17[16] League Two 23410102[lower-alpha 1]0274
2017–18[17] League Two 401010001[lower-alpha 1]04210
2018–19[18] League Two 39511103[lower-alpha 1]1447
2019–20[19] League Two 30120203[lower-alpha 1]0371
Total 1322051409115022
Career total 1642251409118224
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "George Maris". 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.
  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. "Games played by George Maris in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  14. "Games played by George Maris in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  15. George Maris at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  16. "Games played by George Maris in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  17. "Games played by George Maris in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  18. "Games played by George Maris in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  19. "Games played by George Maris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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