Max Dean (footballer)

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Max Dean
Personal information
Full name Max Jimmy Dean [1]
Date of birth (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 18
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

Leeds United

Dean began his career with Leeds United, [2] signing his first professional contract with the club in March 2021. [3]

Milton Keynes Dons

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]

Career statistics

As of 11 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United U21 2020–21 [17] ―2 [lower-alpha 1] 222
2021–22 [18] ―3 [lower-alpha 1] 131
2022–23 [19] ―1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Milton Keynes Dons 2022–23 [19] League One 91———91
2023–24 [20] League Two 291511004 [lower-alpha 2] 33419
Total38161100434320
Career total381611001064923
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ 3 appearances and 2 goals in the EFL Trophy, 2 appearances and 1 goal in the 2023–24 EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "England - M. Dean - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Money can't buy you Max Dean • The Square Ball". www.thesquareball.net. 8 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Max Dean signs professional deal". www.leedsunited.com. 26 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Teenage striker Dean joins MK Dons from Leeds". BBC Sport.
  5. ↑ "Max Dean signs for MK Dons". www.leedsunited.com. 19 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Jones, Oliver (20 January 2023). "Joe Gelhardt's 'exit' message to former Leeds United teammate amid own departure". LeedsLive.
  7. ↑ "Who is MK Dons' latest signing Max Dean?".
  8. ↑ "Leeds United loan watch as out-of-contract man contributes third game running and Bate continues climb".
  9. ↑ "Sky Bet League One (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  10. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport.
  11. 1 2 "MK Dons' Max Dean scoops the EFL's Young Player of the Month for October". www.efl.com. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Dean set to be sidelined for several weeks with injury".
  13. ↑ "Dean set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines through injury".
  14. ↑ "Comeback Kid Dean wanted to make an immediate impact against Walsall".
  15. ↑ "A song of fire and ice for Dean as he reclaims his Dons throne".
  16. 1 2 "Awards Night 2024". Milton Keynes Dons. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Max Dean in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Max Dean in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Max Dean in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Max Dean in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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