Max Alleyne

Max Alleyne
Alleyne with Watford in 2025
Personal information
Full name Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne
Date of birth (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 3
Youth career
2013–2021 Southampton
2021–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Manchester City 2 (0)
2025–2026 → Watford (loan) 16 (0)
2026– → Burnley (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U17 2 (0)
2022–2023 England U18 5 (0)
2023 England U19 8 (0)
2024–2025 England U20 6 (0)
2025– England U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:26, 28 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:50, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne (born 21 July 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Burnley, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

Early and personal life

Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne[2] was born on 21 July 2005[3] in Bristol.[4] He is the son of former England and Gloucestershire cricketer Mark Alleyne.[5]

Club career

Alleyne is a centre back.[6] He made his debut for the Southampton under-18 team during the 2020–21 season whilst still 15 years old.[7] He left the Southampton academy to join Manchester City in 2021 for a £1.5 million fee which reportedly also included a sell-on clause up to 20%.[8][9] He signed his first professional contract with City in July 2022.[10]

Alleyne was included in the City first-team squad on 13 December 2023, being named as on the substitutes' bench for the UEFA Champions League match against Crvena Zvezda.[11] On 26 December 2024, Alleyne was included in City's matchday squad to face Everton in the Premier League being an unused substitute in the match.[12] Despite suffering injury on international duty with the England youth side, in May 2025 he was named Manchester City U21 Player of the Year.[13]

On 8 August 2025, Alleyne joined Championship side Watford on a season-long loan deal.[14] On the next day, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute of the opening game of the season, which Watford lost 1–0 against Charlton Athletic.[15]

Alleyne was recalled to Manchester City on 5 January 2026 to provide cover for the long-term injuries sustained by Rúben Dias and Joško Gvardiol.[16] Two days later, on 7 January, he made his first-team debut, delivering an impressive performance in a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium.[17] His breakthrough week continued on 10 January, when he scored his first goal for the club on his FA Cup debut in a third-round tie against Exeter City, which ended in a 10–1 victory.[18]

Alleyne though was heavily criticised for his performance on 20 January 2026 in a Champions's League game at Bodo/Glimt, where bad individual errors led to two goals for the Norwegian side in a 3–1 victory.[19]

On 14 August 2026, Alleyne joined recently relegated Championship side Burnley on a season-long loan deal.[20]

International career

Having represented England at various age groups, Alleyne is also eligible to play for Barbados.[21]

On 10 September 2024, Alleyne made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 win over Romania at Edgeley Park.[22]

On 29 August 2025, Alleyne was called up to the under-21s.[23] On 10 October, he made his debut in a 4–0 away victory against Moldova.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2023–24[25] ————3[a]030
2024–25[26] ————2[a]020
Total ————5050
Manchester City 2025–26[27] Premier League 2021201[b]0—71
Watford (loan) 2025–26[27] Championship 160—10——170
Burnley (loan) 2026–27[28] Championship 200000——20
Career total 20021301050311
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. ↑ "Max Alleyne". World Football. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Max Alleyne: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Mumford, Jack (13 December 2023). "Who is City's Max Alleyne?". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Wigmore, Tim (25 May 2023). "Mark Alleyne: 'Without BLM, I would not have got another job in professional cricket'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Bailey, Chris (18 July 2023). "Manchester City youngsters aim to shine in pre-season as launchpad to first-team progress". The National. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ↑ House, Alfie (22 November 2021). "Max Alleyne confirms move from Southampton to Manchester City". Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Southampton could get windfall as interest reported Man City starlet". Daily Echo. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Teach, Tom (30 July 2021). "Manchester City agree £1.5million transfer fee for Southampton defender". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Bray, Joe (8 July 2022). "Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Man City Vs Crvena Zvezda". Soccerway. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Manchester City Vs Everton". Soccerway. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Bray, Joe (27 May 2025). "My dad played for England but I'm on a different path - I want to make it at Man City". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official: Alleyne Joins From Manchester City". Watford F.C. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Match Wrap: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Watford". Watford F.C. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Manchester City recall centre-back from Championship loan following Josko Gvardiol injury". Yahoo! Sports. 5 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Pep's praise for Alleyne and Khusanov". Manchester City F.C. 7 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Smith, Jonathan (10 January 2026). "City hit double figures in ruthless FA Cup victory". Manchester City F.C.
  19. ↑ Astbury, Matt (21 January 2026). "What went wrong for 'fragile' Manchester City in 3-1 loss to Bodo/Glimt". dazn.com. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "Alleyne is a Claret!". Burnley F.C. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Bray, Joe (13 December 2023). "Who is Max Alleyne? Man City centre-back called up to Champions League squad". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  22. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (10 September 2024). "Report: England ELS 2-0 Romania". England Football. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  23. ↑ Englandfootball.com
  24. ↑ Hunt, Holly (10 October 2025). "Report: England MU19s 4-1 Belgium". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  29. ↑ McNulty, Phil. "Carabao Cup final: Nico O'Reilly double helps Man City beat Arsenal at Wembley". BBC Sport.
  30. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.