Max Bardell

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Max Bardell
Personal information
Full name Max James Bardell [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 40
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
0000–2019 Manchester City
2019–2023 Derby County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Derby County 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Max James Bardell (born 14 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Derby County.

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Career

Bardell started his career at the academies of Huddersfield Town & Manchester City, before joining the Derby County academy in 2019 on a scholarship. [2]

During the 2019–20 season, Bardell played 18 times for the under-18s in, including two appearances in Derby's run to the play-off rounds in the UEFA Youth League. [2] [1] For the 2020–21, in second year of his scholarship, Bardell captained the under-18 side, [2] as well as making his first appearances for the under-21s. [2] [1]

In January 2021, Derby's first team squad suffered a Covid-19 outbreak which forced the first-team players and staff to miss the clubs third round FA Cup tie at Chorley and the clubs under-21s and 18s players and staff would replace them. [3] On 9 January, the game took place with Bardell playing 73 minutes at right back, the youthful Derby side lost 2–0, [4] but Bardell won praise for his performance. [5]

In the summer of 2021, Bardell signed his first professional contract with Derby County, after completing his two-year scholarship. [6] During the 2021–22 season, Bardell became a permanent member of the clubs under-21s, but a hamstring injury limited appearances. [2] He featured in two first match day Championship squads as an unused substitute in February 2022. [7] [8]

The 2022–23 season was another injury affected one for Bardell, [2] he was restricted to four under-21 appearances. [1] Bardell made his second appearance for the first team in a 5–0 FA Cup First Round replay win over Torquay United in November 2022, [9] Derby described this as his "official" debut. [2] On 18 January 2023, Bardell signed a contract extension, extending his stay at Derby until June 2025. [10]

Personal life

Born in England, Bardell is of Irish descent. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 November 2022 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2020–21 [13] Championship 001000—10
2021–22 [14] Championship000000—00
2022–23 [15] League One 0010000010
2023–24 [15] League One0000000000
Career total0020000020

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    11. ↑ Gaine, Bill (10 January 2023). "A 'Granny Rule XI' We'd Love To See Playing For Ireland Some Day". Balls.ie.
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    14. ↑ "Games played by Max Bardell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    15. 1 2 "Games played by Max Bardell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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