Max Balard

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Max Balard
Personal information
Full name Maximilien Balard [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 6
Youth career
Hakoah Sydney City East
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 CCM Academy 34 (3)
2020– Central Coast Mariners 75 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024

Max Balard (born 20 November 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Central Coast Mariners. [3]

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Early life

Balard was born in Sydney, Australia to French parents, both of whom hailed from Annecy in Southern France and met in high school. [4] His father was a French youth international rugby player and first came to Australia during his rehabilitation from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). [4]

Balard stayed in Australia until the age of three when he moved to Malaysia, and then Sri Lanka by the age of six amidst the Sri Lankan Civil War. [4] He stayed in other countries during his childhood, namely Vietnam and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates before eventually returning to Australia. [4]

Personal life

Balard attended Freshwater Senior Campus, where he graduated with an ATAR of 94.2. [5] He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2023 with a double degree in Economics and Commerce after 4 years of study. [6] Balard was on a scholarship during his studies which led him into the Elite Athlete Program, whom assisted in organising his exams at the University. [5]

In addition to his native English, Balard also speaks French, and has learned Spanish. [7]

Career statistics

As of 4 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Australia Cup ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners Academy 2019 NPL NSW Men's 2 100——100
2020 NPL NSW Men's 2123——123
2021 NPL NSW Men's 2110——110
Total3330000333
Central Coast Mariners 2020–21 A-League 50——50
2021–22 A-League Men 21041—251
2022–23 A-League Men26010—270
2023–24 A-League Men23110100341
Total75161100912
Career total1084611001245

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

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References

  1. 1 2 "M. Balard: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Max Balard". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maximilien Balard | Central Coast Mariners". www.ccmariners.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Comito, Matt (26 May 2023). "'Bullets flying… I thought they were fireworks': A 'crazy' journey through 4 countries to Gosford". A-League . Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Balard finishes degree after striking balance between football and studies". Central Coast Mariners. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Elite Athlete Spotlight: Max Balard". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Max Balard – the multilingual midfielder with a double-degree and Olyroos ambitions". Professional Footballers Australia. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.


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