George Marks (soccer, born 1999)

American soccer player (born 1999)

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George MarksPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1999-11-10) November 10, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth|  Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Height|  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Team information

Current team

|  Charlotte FC
Number|  31
Youth career
2015–2018|  North Carolina FC
College career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–2021|  Clemson Tigers|  69|  (0)
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2017–2018|  North Carolina FC|  0|  (0)
2018|  North Carolina FC U23|  7|  (0)
2021|  North Carolina FC U23|  4|  (0)
2022–|  Charlotte FC|  8|  (0)
2023–|  Crown Legacy|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024

George Marks (born November 10, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC.

## Career

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### Youth

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Marks joined the North Carolina FC academy in 2015, where he played until 2018. He was named as an amateur player with the team during their 2017 season in the NASL,[1] and On December 14, 2017, it was announced Marks had signed a USL academy contract for the 2018 season with the first team in the United Soccer League, allowing Marks to retain his NCAA eligibility.[2]

### College

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Marks attended Clemson University to play college soccer. In four seasons with the Tigers, Marks made 69 appearances, placing him as 3rd in Clemson history for goalkeeper wins (47), 7th in best goals allowed average (0.90 per game) and tied 3rd in most solo shutouts and most minutes. In 2019, he was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Team, Second-team All-South Region, Second-team All-ACC, and CoSIDA Academic All-District. 2020 saw Marks earn Third-team All-ACC honors, All-ACC Academic Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District, and in 2021, Second-team All-ACC, All-ACC Academic Team, CoSIDA Academic All District and Third-team All-South Region.[3] In 2021 Marks also captained the Clemson national championship team and was named Most Outstanding Defensive Player for the NCAA tournament.[citation needed]

### Amateur

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While at college, Marks had two spells with North Carolina FC U23 in the USL League Two. In 2018, he made seven appearances[4] and in 2021 made four appearances.[5]

### Professional

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On January 11, 2022, Marks was selected 57th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Charlotte FC.[6] Marks officially signed with the Major League Soccer side on February 22, 2022.[7] He made his professional debut on April 20, 2022, starting in a 2–1 win after extra-time in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fixture against Greenville Triumph SC.[8][9]

## References

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1. ^ "Players | NASL". www.nasl.com.
2. ^ "George Marks, D.J. Taylor Return to NCFC for 2018 Season". North Carolina FC.
3. ^ "George Marks". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. July 31, 2018.
4. ^ "North Carolina FC U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Statistics". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
5. ^ "North Carolina FC U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
6. ^ "Charlotte FC select Goalkeeper George Marks, Clemson with third round pick in MLS SuperDraft 2022 pres. by adidas". Charlotte FC.
7. ^ "Charlotte FC Signs Goalkeeper George Marks and Defender Koa Santos | Charlotte FC". Charlotte FC.
8. ^ "Greenville Triumph vs. Charlotte - 21 April 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
9. ^ "Starting XI | Charlotte FC at Greenville Triumph | U.S. Open Cup | Charlotte FC". Charlotte FC.

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Charlotte FC - current squad

* 1 Kahlina
* 3 Ream
* 6 Tuiloma
* 7 Paterson
* 8 Westwood
* 9 Świderski
* 10 Biel
* 11 Abada
* 13 Bronico
* 14 Byrne
* 15 Bender
* 18 Vargas
* 20 João Pedro
* 21 Uronen
* 22 Bingham
* 23 Petković
* 24 Lindsey
* 25 Smalls
* 26 Odunze
* 27 Berchimas
* 28 Diani
* 29 Malanda
* 30 Jr. Urso
* 33 Agyemang
* 34 Privett
* 35 Scardina
* 36 Cambridge
* 38 Tavares
* 39 Neeley
* 40 Forbes
* 41 Romero

* Head coach: Smith
* Associate head coach: Joseph
* Assistant coach: Fuchs
* Assistant coach: Kah
* Goalkeeper coach: Hyde

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NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament Most Outstanding Player

Offensive|

* 1959: Dueker
* 1960: Balassi
* 1961: Killen
* 1962: Trigg
* 1963: McBride
* 1964: J. Lewis
* 1965: C. Gentile
* 1966: Hites
* 1967: Werner
* 1968: Morelli
* 1969: Trost
* 1970: Hadican
* 1971: Henderson
* 1972: Counce
* 1973: Counce
* 1974: Davy
* 1975: Atuegbu
* 1976: Atuegbu
* 1977: Young
* 1978: Olavson
* 1979: Ariri
* 1980: Anderson
* 1981: Morrone
* 1982: DiBernardo
* 1983: Stollmeyer
* 1984: Amatasiro
* 1985: Ervine
* 1986: Stone
* 1987: Murray
* 1988: Snow
* 1989: Baicher
* 1990: Moore
* 1991: Reyna
* 1992: Reyna
* 1993: Friends
* 1994: Silvera
* 1995: M. Gentile
* 1996: Van Saun
* 1997: George
* 1998: Korol
* 1999: Lavrynenko
* 2000: D. Lewis
* 2001: Kneipper
* 2002: López
* 2003: Peterson
* 2004: McAthy
* 2005: Garey
* 2006: Perera
* 2007: Tracy
* 2008: Zusi
* 2009: Villanueva
* 2010: Caldwell
* 2011: Speas
* 2012: Neumann
* 2013: Shipp
* 2014: Steeves
* 2015: Morris
* 2016: Harkes
* 2017: Langsdorf
* 2018: Sejdić
* 2019: Dike
* 2020: Roberts
* 2021: Reid
* 2022: Opoku
* 2023: Sylla

Defensive|

* 1959: Knobbe
* 1960: Hennessy
* 1961: Malone
* 1962: Oswald
* 1963: Rupp
* 1964: Hura
* 1965: Gilsinn
* 1966: Ivanow
* 1967: McDermott
* 1968: Jelencovich
* 1969: Leahy
* 1970: Neusel
* 1971: Diane
* 1972: Arena
* 1973: Demling
* 1974: Leiba
* 1975: Arnautoff
* 1976: Arnautoff
* 1977: Tipping
* 1978: Fry
* 1979: Gettemeier
* 1980: Schweitzer
* 1981: Kapp
* 1982: Johnston
* 1983: Schmid
* 1984: Schmid
* 1985: Caligiuri
* 1986: Weadock
* 1987: Genovese
* 1988: Anhaeuser
* 1989: Meola
* 1990: Friedel
* 1991: Causey
* 1992: Causey
* 1993: Bates
* 1994: Peters
* 1995: Lamphear
* 1996: Sancho
* 1997: Reis
* 1998: Garcia
* 1999: Garcia
* 2000: Gbandi
* 2001: Stokes
* 2002: Wells
* 2003: Nolly
* 2004: Nolly
* 2005: Seitz
* 2006: Iro
* 2007: Edwards
* 2008: Gonzalez
* 2009: Restrepo
* 2010: Sarkodie
* 2011: Cowles
* 2012: Soffner
* 2013: Steffen
* 2014: Brown
* 2015: Vincent
* 2016: Epstein
* 2017: Hilliard-Arce
* 2018: St. Clair
* 2019: Nealis
* 2020: Celentano
* 2021: Marks
* 2022: Shealy
* 2023: Boye

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