Max Melbourne
Personal information
Full name Max Melbourne[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 23
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– Morecambe 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Max Melbourne (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Morecambe, as a left back.

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] His loan deal ended early, in November 2018,[9] having scored one goal in five games.[10] On 2 September 2019 he signed a loan deal at Lincoln City lasting until 6 January 2020.[11][12]

Melbourne's deal at Lincoln was made a 2+1⁄2-year permanent contract on 10 January 2020.[13]

On 1 February 2021, he joined Walsall on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[14][15] He scored on his debut for the club, at home to Mansfield Town on 9 February 2021.[16]

He returned to the Lincoln City team the following season, starting the season opening against Gillingham.[17] On 31 August 2021 he joined Stevenage on loan until January.[18][19] He was recalled by Lincoln City on 10 January 2022.[20] He scored his first goal for Lincoln on 22 January 2022, an injury time header against Plymouth Argyle.[21] In May 2022 it was announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season,[22] and in June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Morecambe on 1 July.[23]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2017–18[6] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[10] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Ross County (loan) 2017–18[6] Scottish Premiership 6000000060
Partick Thistle (loan) 2018–19[10] Scottish Championship 3000101[lower-alpha 1]151
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20[24] League One 2000003[lower-alpha 2]050
Lincoln City 2019–20[24] League One 6000000060
2020–21[25] League One 8020204[lower-alpha 2]0160
2021–22[26] League One 7100100081
Total 211203040301
Walsall (loan) 2020–21[25] League Two 201000000201
Stevenage (loan) 2021–22[26] League Two 7030003[lower-alpha 2]0130
Morecambe 2022–23[27] League One 150001010170
Career total 7425050121963
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Max Melbourne at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Max Melbourne". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Profile". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Liam Fontaine: Ross County sign defender from Hibernian". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "LOAN NEWS: Max Melbourne joins Thistle on loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Partick Thistle agree loan for Max Melbourne from West Brom". BBC Sport. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Max Melbourne". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Imps sign Baggies defender on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Lincoln City: Jake Hesketh & Max Melbourne join Imps on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium". Lincoln City. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Max Melbourne departs on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Walsall sign Melbourne and Osei Yaw". BBC Sport.
  16. ↑ "Match Report: Walsall 1-1 Mansfield". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Match report: Gillingham 1 Imps 1". Lincoln City F.C. 7 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Max Melbourne Makes Stevenage Switch". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Stevenage sign Melbourne from Lincoln". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ "Max Melbourne recalled from loan". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 1 Imps 2". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Retained list". Lincoln City F.C. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  23. ↑ "Morecambe sign ex-Lincoln defender Melbourne". BBC Sport.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Max Melbourne in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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