Max Alleyne
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File:Max Alleyne 09082025 (3).jpg Alleyne with Watford in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Watford (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Southampton | ||
| 2021–2023 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Watford (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | England U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:18, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne (born 21 July 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Watford, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.
Early and personal life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
International career
[edit | edit source]Having represented England at various age groups, Alleyne is also eligible to play for Barbados.[16]
On 10 September 2024, Alleyne made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 win over Romania at Edgeley Park.[17]
On 29 August 2025, Alleyne was called up to the under-21s.[18] On 10 October, he made his debut in a 4–0 away victory against Moldova.[19]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 7 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2023–24[20] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[21] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Watford (loan) | 2025–26[22] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
[edit | edit source]Manchester City
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bristol
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- England men's youth international footballers
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century Black British people
- English people of Barbadian descent
- Sportspeople of Barbadian descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen