Ben Marsh, a midfielder, was an invitee to the Wanderers\u2019 training camp after an impressive 2024 season with local club Suburban FC and Wanderers U21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marsh, 16, was named the Wanderers U21\u2019s 2024 Young Player of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been really pleased with Ben\u2019s progress since he joined our Wanderers program over the last couple of seasons and this is a commitment in both directions,\u201d sporting director Matt Fegan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBen has shown a maturity beyond his years and a great desire to challenge himself consistently in a professional environment which will be important traits as he pushes his game forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”8″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fegan said that as a club the Wanderers want to progress more players from our region along our pathway and Marsh\u2019s progress is testament to the work being done through our u21 program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe challenge is there for Ben now to follow in the footsteps of other local players who earned first team minutes,\u201d said Fegan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe will have the club\u2019s full support in his ongoing development in a patient, deliberate manner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A member of Nova Scotia\u2019s Canada Games program, Marsh was selected to the Wanderers U21 squad for the 2024 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”78″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”218″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the opening match of the 2024 International Summer Series, Marsh, then 15, scored the winning goal against Ipswich Town U21 in St. John\u2019s, Newfoundland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re excited to have a young man like Ben in our team and watch his growth as a player,\u201d Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe has a good nose for goal, can play multiple positions, and we\u2019re glad to have a local player with his potential as a member of the first team squad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marsh is the latest Nova Scotian to earn a contract with his hometown club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He follows in the footsteps of local products including Christian Oxner, Scott Firth, Kieran Baskett and Yorgos Gavas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marsh grew up attending Wanderers matches and has selected the number 39 because former Wanderer Stefan Karajovanovic was his favourite player when he was younger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”190″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”126″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”115″] [adrotate banner=”111″] FALL RIVER: A Fall River soccer player has been signed to a development contract by the Halifax Wanderers. Ben Marsh, a midfielder, was an invitee to the Wanderers\u2019 training camp after an impressive 2024 season with local club Suburban FC and Wanderers U21. Marsh, 16, was named the Wanderers U21\u2019s 2024 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[8173,8174,2,332,334,278],"class_list":["post-53732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-ben-marsh","tag-development-contract","tag-fall-river","tag-halifax-wanderers","tag-soccer","tag-suburban-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/16x9-1-1024x576.jpg\")