Max Alleyne

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Max Alleyne
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Alleyne with Watford in 2025
Personal information
Full name Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne
Date of birth (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Watford
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 3
Youth career
–2021 Southampton
2021–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Manchester City 0 (0)
2025– → Watford (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U17 2 (0)
2022–2023 England U18 5 (0)
2023 England U19 8 (0)
2024– England U20 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:29, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:12, 24 March 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.

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Early and personal life

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

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

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] .

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2023–24 [19] ———3 [a] 030
2024–25 [20] ———2 [a] 020
Total———5050
Watford (loan) 2025–26 [21] Championship 300010—40
Career total3000105090
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. ↑ "Max Alleyne". World Football. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Max Alleyne: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Mumford, Jack (13 December 2023). "Who is City's Max Alleyne?". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Wigmore, Tim (25 May 2023). "Mark Alleyne: 'Without BLM, I would not have got another job in professional cricket'" . The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Bailey, Chris (18 July 2023). "Manchester City youngsters aim to shine in pre-season as launchpad to first-team progress". The National. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ↑ House, Alfie (22 November 2021). "Max Alleyne confirms move from Southampton to Manchester City". Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Southampton could get windfall as interest reported Man City starlet". Daily Echo. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Teach, Tom (30 July 2021). "Manchester City agree £1.5million transfer fee for Southampton defender". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Bray, Joe (8 July 2022). "Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Man City Vs Crvena Zvezda". Soccerway. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Manchester City Vs Everton". Soccerway. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Bray, Joe (27 May 2025). "My dad played for England but I'm on a different path - I want to make it at Man City". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official: Alleyne Joins From Manchester City". Watford F.C. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Match Wrap: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Watford". Watford F.C. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  16. ↑ Bray, Joe (13 December 2023). "Who is Max Alleyne? Man City centre-back called up to Champions League squad". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (10 September 2024). "Report: England ELS 2-0 Romania". England Football. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  18. ↑ Englandfootball.com
  19. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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