Hi,
Caterpillar maybe. Looks like something eating it when it was in the developing leaf stage. I have a few leaf roller caterpillars doing damage on my Maples at the moment too ( if I am correct).
But we wait for others opinion as the “more the merrier”
Charles
General damage (across the entire plant) usually indicates environment damage. How does the rest of the tree look? Is the damage only in this one spot?