Ipswich Town teenager Jamie Mauge has completed a loan move to Needham Market and marked the occasion with his first appearance for the Southern League Premier Central outfit.
The 18-year-old attacker was named in the starting line-up and played 67 minutes as the Marketmen edged out local rivals Leiston 1-0 in a Suffolk derby.
Mauge is returning to familiar surroundings at Bloomfields, having joined Ipswich from Needham Market’s academy in September 2021. Since then, he has established himself as a regular figure in the Blues’ Under-21 side. This season he has scored five times in all competitions for the development squad managed by John McGreal and Chris Casement, who currently lead the Premier League 2 standings.
A flexible forward, Mauge is the son of former Plymouth Argyle and Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder Ronnie Mauge. He also gained senior experience last season during a loan spell with Bury Town.
He now joins Tom Rothery’s Needham Market side, who are currently occupying a play-off position in the seventh tier of English football.
Ipswich Town players currently out on loan
Conor Chaplin at Portsmouth
Chieo Ogebene at Sheffield United
Aro Muric at Sassuolo
Ali Al-Hamadi at Luton Town
Jacob Mazionis and Tommy Taylor at Cheltenham Town
Cieran Slicker at Barnet
Ashley Boatswain at Woking
Steven Turner at Wealdstone
Woody Williamson at Eastbourne Borough
Abube Onuchukwu at Chelmsford City
Rio Morgan at King’s Lynn Town
Jamie Mauge at Needham Market
Nelson Eze at Dartford
Jackson Nsofor at AFC Sudbury
Stevy Brouwers and Will Unadike at Heybridge Swifts