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Maxi Oyedele
Personal information
Full name Maximillian Oyedele
Date of birth (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Salford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2011 Beechfield United
2011–2012 Burnley
2012–2022 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Manchester United 0 (0)
2023 → Altrincham (loan) 12 (4)
2024 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Legia Warsaw 4 (0)
International career‡
2022 Poland U18 1 (0)
2022–2023 Poland U19 9 (0)
2024– Poland U20 1 (0)
2023– Poland U21 3 (0)
2024– Poland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Maximillian Oyedele (born 7 November 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw. Born in England, he represents the Poland national team.

Club career

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Oyedele joined the Manchester United Academy aged eight from Burnley, impressing through the youth ranks.[1] Having progressed through the ranks, he was a part of the 2021–22 FA Youth Cup winning side, featuring from the bench in the final.[2]

In February 2023, Oyedele, alongside teammates Joe Hugill and Sonny Aljofree, joined National League club Altrincham on loan as part of a new scheme that would see him continue training with the Manchester United youth teams, as well as having the opportunity to gain first-team playing experience.[3] The move proved successful with Oyedele being nominated for the Altrincham Goal of the Season for his strike against Oldham Athletic.[4] Following his return from loan to Manchester United, he was blocked from competing in the Under-19 European Championship, instead being included in the first-team squad for the trip to Norway.[5]

In January 2024, Oyedele joined League Two bottom club Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[6]

On 22 August 2024, Oyedele joined Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a permanent transfer.[7]

International career

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Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, to a Polish mother and a Nigerian father, he is a Poland youth international, having represented Poland at the under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[8]

On 30 September 2024, having played 100 minutes across two matches for Legia,[9] Oyedele received a surprise call-up to the senior team by manager Michał Probierz for the UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Croatia.[10] He made his first appearance and start for Poland against Portugal on 12 October, before being replaced by Jakub Moder after 66 minutes of a 1–3 loss.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 31 October 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United U21 2022–23 — — — — — 2[b] 0 2 0
2023–24 — — — — — 2[b] 0 2 0
Altrincham (loan) 2022–23 National League 12 4 — — — — 12 4
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2023–24 EFL League Two 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Legia Warsaw 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 4 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 — 6 0
Career total 20 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 26 4
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland
2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Manchester United U18

References

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  1. ^ Freeman, Will (11 July 2023). "Who is Maxi Oyedele? Manchester United youngster included in Erik ten Hag's squad vs Leeds United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ "BINNION: 'I KNEW THIS CLUB WAS SPECIAL'". www.manutd.com. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ "UNITED TRIO HEAD OUT IN INNOVATIVE LOAN SCHEME". www.manutd.com/en. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Voting now open for Goal of the Season". altrinchamfc.com. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ "UNITED TAKE 26-MAN SQUAD TO NORWAY". www.manutd.com. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Man United midfielder Oyedele signs on loan". www.fgr.co.uk. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ Ziółkowski, Maciej (22 August 2024). "Oficjalnie. Maxi Oyedele w Legii". legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Kim jest Maxi Oyedele, talent Manchesteru United?". sport.tvp.pl.
  9. ^ Kamieniecki, Piotr (30 September 2024). "Maxi Oyedele powołany do reprezentacji Polski. Wystarczyło... 100 minut w Legii". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Powołania do reprezentacji Polski na październikowe mecze Ligi Narodów" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (12 October 2024). "Maxi Oyedele zadebiutował w reprezentacji Polski. Występ poniżej oczekiwań". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ^ Maxi Oyedele at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Man Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Home side clinch FA Youth Cup in front of record crowd at Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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