Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maxwell James Haygarth [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England [2] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Altrincham | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Brentford (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Linfield | 9 | (1) |
2024– | Altrincham | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:40, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
Maxwell James Haygarth (born 21 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for National League club Altrincham.
Haygarth is a product of the Manchester United academy and began his senior career with Brentford in 2021. After failing to break into the first team squad and a period as a free agent, he transferred to Linfield in 2023, for whom he appeared sparingly before his release in early 2024. Three months later, he entered non-League football with Altrincham.
A winger or midfielder, Haygarth entered the Manchester United academy at age 9 and progressed to sign a scholarship in 2018. [4] [5] Despite suffering from recurring injury problems, [6] he made appearances for the club's U18 and U23 teams and departed Carrington in January 2021. [7]
On 16 October 2020, Haygarth joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on loan until January 2021. [6] He won his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match against Nottingham Forest on 12 December 2020 and made his debut as a substitute for Emiliano Marcondes late in the 3–1 win. [8] On 4 January 2021, Haygarth transferred to the club on a permanent basis and signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract, with the option of a further year. [7] He made two FA Cup appearances in January 2021, but was not involved in Brentford's successful 2021 playoff campaign, [8] which clinched promotion to the Premier League. [9]
Haygarth trained with the first-team squad during the 2021–22 pre-season and was named in each matchday squad during the period. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] His only senior call-up of the 2021–22 regular season came on 20 November 2021, when he remained an unused substitute during a 3–3 Premier League draw with Newcastle United. [8] Following 28 appearances for the B team in just under two seasons with Brentford, Haygarth was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2021–22 season. [13]
Following trials with English Football League clubs Luton Town, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City, [16] Haygarth joined NIFL Premiership club Linfield on trial in late December 2022. [17] On 7 January 2023, it was announced that he had signed a contract running until the end of the 2022–23 season. [17] Haygarth made 10 appearances and scored one goal, [18] which came two minutes after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute on his debut, with the final goal in a 6–1 victory over Glenavon. [19]
Haygarth signed a new one-year contract in June 2023. [20] Following just one County Antrim Shield appearance during the first half of the 2023–24 season, [21] his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 5 January 2024. [22]
On 12 March 2024, Haygarth joined National League club Altrincham on a contract running until the 2023–24 season. [23] [24] He made just one appearance before the end of the campaign, [8] which culminated in defeat in the National League play-off semi-finals. [25] Haygarth was invited to return to the club for the 2024–25 pre-season and he signed a new contract in June 2024. [24] [26]
Haygarth has been described as "a technical operator in the middle of the park or attack, who is capable of making a real impact on matches". [4]
While a player with Brentford, Haygarth lived in Windsor. [27]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2020–21 [28] | ― | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Brentford | 2020–21 [28] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2021–22 [29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Linfield | 2022–23 [18] | NIFL Premiership | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2023–24 [21] | NIFL Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Altrincham | 2023–24 [8] | National League | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2024–25 [8] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
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