Max Alleyne
English footballer (born 2005)
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Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne (born 21 July 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City.
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Alleyne with Watford in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Coalpit Heath Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 68 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Southampton | ||
| 2021–2023 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Manchester City | 2 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Watford (loan) | 16 | (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 23:48, 17 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:18, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
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]
International career
Having represented England at various age groups, Alleyne is also eligible to play for Barbados.[20]
On 10 September 2024, Alleyne made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 win over Romania at Edgeley Park.[21]
On 29 August 2025, Alleyne was called up to the under-21s.[22] On 10 October, he made his debut in a 4–0 away victory against Moldova.[23]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2023–24[24] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[25] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Manchester City | 2025–26[26] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Watford (loan) | 2025–26[26] | Championship | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Manchester City