Max Melbourne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Melbourne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1998[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penybont | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025–2026 | Gateshead | 14 | (0) |
| 2026– | Penybont | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:58, 16 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Max Melbourne (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Penybont.
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] Melbourne scored his first Thistle goal in a 5–0 away win against Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[9] His loan deal ended early, in November 2018,[10] having scored one goal in five games.[11] On 2 September 2019 he signed a loan deal at Lincoln City lasting until 6 January 2020.[12][13]
Melbourne's deal at Lincoln was made a 2+1⁄2-year permanent contract on 10 January 2020.[14]
On 1 February 2021, he joined Walsall on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[15][16] He scored on his debut for the club, at home to Mansfield Town on 9 February 2021.[17]
He returned to the Lincoln City team the following season, starting the season opening against Gillingham.[18] On 31 August 2021 he joined Stevenage on loan until January.[19][20] He was recalled by Lincoln City on 10 January 2022.[21] He scored his first goal for Lincoln on 22 January 2022, an injury time header against Plymouth Argyle.[22] In May 2022 it was announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season,[23] and in June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Morecambe on 1 July.[24] He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2023–24 season.[25]
He returned to football in August 2025, signing with Gateshead.[26] In June 2026 he signed for Penybont.[27]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[11] | 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[11] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2019–20[28] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lincoln City | 2019–20[28] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21[29] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[30] | 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[29] | League Two | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2021–22[30] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Morecambe | 2022–23[31] | 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "KDM Evolution Trophy Results | SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
- ↑ "Max Melbourne". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 "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. 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.
- ↑ "Morecambe release 16 players after troubled League Two season". 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "max melbourne. (@m_melbourne3) on X".
- ↑ "Penybont FC - We're delighted to announce the signing of..."
- 1 2 "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- 1 2 "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.
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