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Max Melbourne
Personal information
Full name Max Melbourne[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2017 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2018 → Ross County (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → Partick Thistle (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Lincoln City (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2022 Lincoln City 21 (1)
2021 → Walsall (loan) 20 (1)
2021–2022 → Stevenage (loan) 7 (0)
2022– Morecambe 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Max Melbourne (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Morecambe, as a left back.

Career

Melbourne joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 9.[4] He moved on loan to Ross County in January 2018,[5] making his senior debut on 10 March 2018.[6] Melbourne subsequently joined Partick Thistle on a six-month loan in July 2018.[7][8] His loan deal ended early, in November 2018,[9] having scored one goal in five games.[10] On 2 September 2019 he signed a loan deal at Lincoln City lasting until 6 January 2020.[11][12]

Melbourne's deal at Lincoln was made a 2+1⁄2-year permanent contract on 10 January 2020.[13]

On 1 February 2021, he joined Walsall on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[14][15] He scored on his debut for the club, at home to Mansfield Town on 9 February 2021.[16]

He returned to the Lincoln City team the following season, starting the season opening against Gillingham.[17] On 31 August 2021 he joined Stevenage on loan until January.[18][19] He was recalled by Lincoln City on 10 January 2022.[20] He scored his first goal for Lincoln on 22 January 2022, an injury time header against Plymouth Argyle.[21] In May 2022 it was announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season,[22] and in June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Morecambe on 1 July.[23]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 2017–18[6] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[10] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ross County (loan) 2017–18[6] Scottish Premiership 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Partick Thistle (loan) 2018–19[10] Scottish Championship 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 1 5 1
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20[24] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 5 0
Lincoln City 2019–20[24] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21[25] League One 8 0 2 0 2 0 4[b] 0 16 0
2021–22[26] League One 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
Total 21 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 30 1
Walsall (loan) 2020–21[25] League Two 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Stevenage (loan) 2021–22[26] League Two 7 0 3 0 0 0 3[b] 0 13 0
Morecambe 2022–23[27] League One 15 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 0
Career total 74 2 5 0 5 0 12 1 96 3
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ Max Melbourne at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Max Melbourne". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Profile". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Liam Fontaine: Ross County sign defender from Hibernian". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ^ "LOAN NEWS: Max Melbourne joins Thistle on loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Partick Thistle agree loan for Max Melbourne from West Brom". BBC Sport. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Max Melbourne". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Imps sign Baggies defender on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Lincoln City: Jake Hesketh & Max Melbourne join Imps on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium". Lincoln City. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Max Melbourne departs on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Walsall sign Melbourne and Osei Yaw". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ "Match Report: Walsall 1-1 Mansfield". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Match report: Gillingham 1 Imps 1". Lincoln City F.C. 7 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Max Melbourne Makes Stevenage Switch". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Stevenage sign Melbourne from Lincoln". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ "Max Melbourne recalled from loan". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Plymouth Argyle 1 Imps 2". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Retained list". Lincoln City F.C. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Morecambe sign ex-Lincoln defender Melbourne". BBC Sport.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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