Yes I would say so.

Or maybe Liquidambar - what is growing in the vicinity?

There is a large maple tree growing right next to it that we actually have to take down so will be nice to have a little one take its place

Looks like maple to me. Sweet gum leaves are more star-shaped.

Leaves look opposite, so maple, tho not sure of the species. Your location (like we tell everyone) is important for IDing.

Sweet gum leaves are more star shaped

They start out like this on seedlings, transition into the more familiar adult leaf shapes as the plants develop:

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not sure of the species

I'm not immediately sure which likely maple species would have that glossiness in combination with that leaf shape - next I'd like to see a shot showing clearly that the leaves are in fact paired.