Max Melbourne
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Max Melbourne[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 24 October 1998||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Morecambe | 31 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 17 March 2024 (UTC) |
Max Melbourne (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back.
Career
[edit]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] He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2023–24 season.[24]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 April 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[25] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Lincoln City | 2019–20[25] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2020–21[26] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2021–22[27] | 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[26] | League Two | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Stevenage (loan) | 2021–22[27] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Morecambe | 2022–23[28] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Career total | 74 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 96 | 3 |
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Max Melbourne at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Max Melbourne". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Profile". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Liam Fontaine: Ross County sign defender from Hibernian". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "LOAN NEWS: Max Melbourne joins Thistle on loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Partick Thistle agree loan for Max Melbourne from West Brom". BBC Sport. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Max Melbourne". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Imps sign Baggies defender on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Lincoln City: Jake Hesketh & Max Melbourne join Imps on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium". Lincoln City. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Max Melbourne departs on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Walsall sign Melbourne and Osei Yaw". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Match Report: Walsall 1-1 Mansfield". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Match report: Gillingham 1 Imps 1". Lincoln City F.C. 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Max Melbourne Makes Stevenage Switch". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Stevenage sign Melbourne from Lincoln". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Max Melbourne recalled from loan". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Plymouth Argyle 1 Imps 2". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Retained list". Lincoln City F.C. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Morecambe sign ex-Lincoln defender Melbourne". BBC Sport.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crgg23vpwrwo
- ^ a b "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs