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 Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 68
Youth career
–2021 Southampton
2021–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Manchester City 3 (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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:02, 7 January 2026 (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 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]

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]

International career

Having represented England at various age groups, Alleyne is also eligible to play for Barbados. [19]

On 10 September 2024, Alleyne made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 win over Romania at Edgeley Park. [20]

On 29 August 2025, Alleyne was called up to the under-21s. [21] On 10 October, he made his debut in a 4–0 away victory against Moldova. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2023–24 [23] ———3 [a] 030
2024–25 [24] ———2 [a] 020
Total———5050
Manchester City 2025–26 [25] Premier League 101110—31
Watford (loan) 2025–26 [25] Championship 160—10—170
Career total170112050241
  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. ↑ "Manchester City recall centre-back from Championship loan following Josko Gvardiol injury". Yahoo! Sports. 5 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Pep's praise for Alleyne and Khusanov". Manchester City F.C. 7 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Smith, Jonathan (2026-01-10). "City hit double figures in ruthless FA Cup victory". Manchester City F.C.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (10 September 2024). "Report: England ELS 2-0 Romania". England Football. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  21. ↑ Englandfootball.com
  22. ↑ Hunt, Holly (10 October 2025). "Report: England MU19s 4-1 Belgium". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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