Personal information | |||
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Full name | Max Paul Dickov [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England [2] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Manchester City | ||
Oldham Athletic | |||
Oldham Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | AFC Macclesfield | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Poynton | 12 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Stockport Town | 26 | (14) |
2022–2025 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
2025– | Mansfield Town | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018 | England Schoolboys | ||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:40, 19 August 2025 (UTC) |
Max Paul Dickov (born 27 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.
Dickov is a product of the Manchester City and Oldham Athletic academies and began his senior career with spells at non-League clubs AFC Macclesfield, Poynton and Stockport Town. He began his professional career with Brentford B in 2022 and transferred to Mansfield Town in 2025.
Along with his brother Sam, Dickov entered the Manchester City Academy at the age of seven. [4] Following his release in 2011 and two spells with Oldham Athletic, [3] [4] Dickov turned down the opportunity of scholarships and instead played the first senior football of his career with Cheshire League clubs AFC Macclesfield and Poynton. [5] [6] He moved on to North West Counties League First Division club Stockport Town in 2020. [7] Dickov scored eight goals in 9 appearances during the COVID-19-affected 2020–21 season, [8] [9] before scoring and six goals in 19 appearances prior to his final appearance for the club midway through the 2021–22 season. [10]
On 29 June 2022, Dickov transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, [11] effective 1 July 2022, [3] on a free transfer. [12] He had spent a large amount of the second half of the 2021–22 season on trial with the team. [11] Dickov was a member of the 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning squad and at the end of the season, [13] the one-year option on his contract was taken up, with a further one-year option attached. [14]
Dickov made a first team friendly appearance during the 2023–24 pre-season and signed a new one-year contract at the end of the campaign. [15] [16] He was a member of the 2024–25 Professional Development League-winning squad and was released when his contract expired at the end of the season. [17] [18] Dickov was deployed as a utility player during his time at the club, [19] featuring as a full back, [20] wing back, [21] winger and midfielder. [4] [22]
On 16 August 2025, Dickov signed a one-year contract with League One club Mansfield Town on a free transfer. [23]
Dickov was capped by England Schoolboys. [3]
Dickov's father Paul is a former Scottish international footballer and his brother Sam combines an off-field role with Manchester City with that of an amateur footballer. [4] [7] [24] [25] Dickov attended Wilmslow High School. [26]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AFC Macclesfield | 2017–18 [5] | Cheshire League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Poynton | 2019–20 [5] | Cheshire League Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 [c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Stockport Town | 2020–21 [8] | North West Counties League First Division | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 [d] | 0 | 9 | 8 | |
2021–22 [10] | North West Counties League First Division | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 [e] | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||||
Mansfield Town | 2025–26 [27] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
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