Personal information | |||
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Full name | Max Jimmy Dean [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 2004 | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:23, 7 May 2024 (UTC) |
Max Jimmy Dean (born 21 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.
Dean began his career with Leeds United, [2] signing his first professional contract with the club in March 2021. [3]
On 20 January 2023, Dean signed for League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with his former Leeds United U23 coach Mark Jackson. [4] [5] [6] [7] He made his senior professional debut for the club a day later as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away win against Forest Green Rovers. [8] [9] On 4 February 2023, Dean scored his first senior professional goal in a 2–0 away win over Bristol Rovers. [10]
Following an impressive start to the 2023–24 season, Dean was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for October 2023 having scored four goals in five appearances. [11]
Dean suffered an injury in February 2024. [12] [13] After returning to the first-team, he scored two goals and made two further assists in a 5–0 victory against Walsall on 30 March 2024. [14] [15] With the club reaching the play-offs, Dean finished the season as top scorer with 19 goals in all competitions, and was named Milton Keynes Dons' Young Player of the Year. [16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds United U21 | 2020–21 [17] | ― | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
2021–22 [18] | ― | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
2022–23 [19] | ― | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2022–23 [19] | League One | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
2023–24 [20] | League Two | 29 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 34 | 19 | |
Total | 38 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 20 | ||
Career total | 38 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 23 |
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