Max Dean (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Jimmy Dean[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 2004 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 13 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Max Jimmy Dean (born 21 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.
Career[edit]
Leeds United[edit]
Dean began his career with Leeds United,[2] signing his first professional contract with the club in March 2021.[3]
Milton Keynes Dons[edit]
On 20 January 2023, Dean signed for League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with his former Leeds United U23 coach Mark Jackson.[4][5][6][7] He made his senior professional debut for the club a day later as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away win against Forest Green Rovers.[8][9] On 4 February 2023, Dean scored his first senior professional goal in a 2–0 away win over Bristol Rovers.[10]
Following an impressive start to the 2023–24 season, Dean was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for October 2023 having scored four goals in five appearances.[11]
Dean suffered an injury in February 2024.[12][13] After returning to the first-team, he scored two goals and made two further assists in a 5–0 victory against Walsall on 30 March 2024.[14][15]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 13 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United U21 | 2020–21[16] | ― | 2[a] | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021–22[17] | ― | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 2022–23[18] | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2022–23[18] | League One | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24[19] | League Two | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 30 | 17 | |
| Total | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 21 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours[edit]
Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Month: October 2023[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "England - M. Dean - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Money can't buy you Max Dean • The Square Ball". www.thesquareball.net. 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Max Dean signs professional deal". www.leedsunited.com. 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Teenage striker Dean joins MK Dons from Leeds". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Max Dean signs for MK Dons". www.leedsunited.com. 19 January 2023.
- ^ Jones, Oliver (20 January 2023). "Joe Gelhardt's 'exit' message to former Leeds United teammate amid own departure". LeedsLive.
- ^ "Who is MK Dons' latest signing Max Dean?".
- ^ "Leeds United loan watch as out-of-contract man contributes third game running and Bate continues climb".
- ^ "Sky Bet League One (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "MK Dons' Max Dean scoops the EFL's Young Player of the Month for October". www.efl.com. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Dean set to be sidelined for several weeks with injury".
- ^ "Dean set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines through injury".
- ^ "Comeback Kid Dean wanted to make an immediate impact against Walsall".
- ^ "A song of fire and ice for Dean as he reclaims his Dons throne".
- ^ "Games played by Max Dean in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Max Dean in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Max Dean in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Max Dean in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.