Max Melbourne
English footballer
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Max Melbourne (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Gateshead.
| 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 | Gateshead | ||
| 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– | Gateshead | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:09, 6 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
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]
Career statistics
- 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[27] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lincoln City | 2019–20[27] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21[28] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[29] | 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[28] | League Two | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2021–22[29] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Morecambe | 2022–23[30] | 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.
- Appearances in EFL Trophy.
