Ross Marshall

Ross Steven Marshall (born 9 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for National League club Torquay United. He plays in both 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. He became a full-time academy player at Ipswich when he signed a two-year scholarship in July 2016. 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. At the end of that season, in July 2018, Marshall's scholarship at Ipswich was extended for a further year, running until June 2019. 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. Marshall was released by Ipswich after not being offered a professional contract in June 2019.