Max Aarons
![]() Aarons playing for Norwich City in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maximillian James Aarons[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 January 2000||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2014 | Luton Town | ||
2016–2018 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Norwich City | 77 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | England U19 | 7 | (0) |
2019– | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 26 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:59, 20 November 2019 (UTC) |
Maximillian James Aarons (born 4 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Norwich City. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a left-back.
Club career
Aarons began his career at Luton Town, and moved to join Norwich City's academy in 2016.[3] He signed a three-year professional contract with the Canaries in June 2018,[3] before making his debut in an EFL Cup game against Stevenage on 14 August.[4] His first senior goal also came in the EFL Cup, as he concluded a 3–1 win over Cardiff City two weeks later.[5] Aarons made his first league appearance on 2 September, starting in the East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town, a 1–1 draw.[6] On 10 October, he extended his contract at the club until June 2023.[7]
In March 2019 he was selected to the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season,[8] and was also awarded the 2018–19 EFL Young Player of the Season award.[9] He was promoted with Norwich to the Premier League after a 2–1 victory over Blackburn Rovers.
International career
After breaking into the Norwich City first team at the start of the 2018–19 season, Aarons earned a call-up to the England under-19 team in September 2018.[10]
On 30 August 2019, Aarons was included in the England U21 squad for the first time [11] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.[12]
Personal life
Aarons is of Jamaican descent.[13] He is the cousin of Newcastle United player Rolando Aarons.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 July 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City | 2018–19[15] | Championship | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | |
2019–20[16] | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
Career total | 77 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 83 | 3 |
Honours
Norwich City
Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Year: 2018–19[18]
- EFL Team of the Season: 2018–19[19]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19 Championship[20]
References
- ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 19th MAY 2018" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Max Aarons". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Max Aarons signs first professional contract". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Norwich City vs Stevenage on 14 Aug 18 – Match Centre – Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Cardiff City vs Norwich City on 28 Aug 18 – Match Centre – Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich Town vs Norwich City on 02 Sep 18 – Match Centre – Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Max Aarons rewarded with new deal at Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "EFL awards: Che Adams, Teemu Pukki & Billy Sharp on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Davitt, Paddy. "England calling for Max Aarons". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (26 October 2019). "Norwich's Max Aarons: 'When I came here it almost felt like home'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Freezer, David. "Rapid rise continuing for Canaries prospect Aarons after derby debut". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Max Aarons in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Max Aarons in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
- ^ "Live blog: EFL Awards 2019". EFL.com. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Max Aarons, Jamal Lewis and Teemu Pukki named in EFL Team of the Season". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Championship: Norwich and Leeds dominate PFA selection of team of 2018–19". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Hammersmith
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- English people of Jamaican descent
- English football defender, 2000s birth stubs